Available Opportunities:
- Internship with WWF Africa communications : Kenya
Deadline: 25 August 2014 - Assignment with WWF Vietnam
Deadline: 17 August 2014 - Assignment with WWF Paraguay
Deadline: 15 September 2014
WWF recruits volunteers/interns aged 20 to 27 for assignments in Africa, Asia/Pacific & Latin America, as well as at WWF International in Gland, Switzerland.
WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
WWF is running a global volunteer/internship programme for a select number of young people in such places as Madagascar, Malaysia, Kenya, Paraguay, Bolivia, Fiji, Greater Mekong.
Requirements
- A commitment to conservation
- An ability to adapt to changing situations
- An ability to work respectfully in cross-cultural situations
- An ability to take direction from supervisors
- The confidence to provide feedback to supervisors
- A collaborative approach to working with colleagues
- A capacity for ongoing learning
What you’ll learn…
- Gain an insight and awareness of conservation as WWF practices it
- Get an idea of the day-to-day reality & living standards of people in developing nations
- Increase your cross-cultural understanding
- Significantly improve your communication skills
- Enhance your teamwork skills
- Evolve your self-reliance skills
- Improve your innate adaptability
Before Applying: Check out available Volunteer/Internship Openings.
Apply Now for the WWF Global Youth Volunteer & Internship Programme
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the WWF Global Youth Volunteer & Internship Programme