AMAIDI For Sustainable Development

Introduction

"Since its inception in India in 2006, AMAIDI has developed partnerships with several community-based projects

and groups around the world, detailing their needs to craft a wide array of volunteering and internship

opportunities for responsible global volunteers. With a large portfolio of projects and organizations,

AMAIDI is able to connect the specific talents and skills of volunteers to the identified needs of

partner organizations. For a one-time service fee of EUR 199, interested voluntourists, travelers who

aim to engage in humanitarian or other volunteer activities, can be perfectly matched with a partner

organization or project that can benefit from their skills. AMAIDI is developing its capacity to provide

all services related to the volunteer work and the needs of the volunteer, and is rendering consultancy to

support local organizations in sustainable program development. Furthermore, AMAIDI is diversifying

its portfolio of development-supporting interventions in the field, including bolstering fundraising

partnerships and other methods of long-term support. This offers our clients (both volunteers and local

partners) a larger launch pad for continued collaboration and organizational sustainability"

Types of Projects

Our volunteers work in all possible areas: women development, microfinance, agriculture, construction, arts and crafts, education (both formal and non-formal), capacity building, admin, IT, management support, vocational training, mentally challenged persons, physically disabled persons etc.

Locations

India is the prime location, as AMAIDI is incorporated there, but other Asian countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Cambodia are upcoming, as well as Central- and Latin-American destinations in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Peru and African countries such as Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Senegal and Ghana.

Timeline

Minimum commitment is a month, although some of our partner orgs do not mind a volunteer - with proper expertise - to come and work for them for lesser time. There's no max, the only restriction is visa-wise.

Accommodations

Volunteers preferably stay at a guesthouse or home-stay close to the project.

Prerequisites

Flexibility, cultural sensitivity, humor and lots of patience, next to eventual expertise that matches the requirements of the assignment given to AMAIDI by her partner org.

Costs

You have to bear the costs of your accommodation and food. There's a one time fee of EUR 199 to be paid to AMAIDI, of which EUR 100 as an advance deposit once the match has been made, the balance amount in cash to AMAIDI's local team after landing in the country of your destination.

To Apply

Check www.amaidi.org for options and send us the online reg form or - if that doesn't work properly - just a motivation letter and a CV (both in English) and we'll take communication from there.. no worries