Volunteer Application

About You

Title *

Full Name *

Do we have your permission to pass on your e-mail address to other volunteers? *

Volunteers find it useful to be put in contact with past, present or future volunteers prior to the start of their placement.

Full postal address *

Country *

Phone number (including country code)

E-mail *

Do we have your permission to pass on your e-mail address to other volunteers? *

Volunteers find it useful to be put in contact with past, present or future volunteers prior to the start of their placement.

Date of birth *

Volunteer area of interest *

Healthcare professionals: Please note that we will need photocopies or scanned copies of your qualifications.

Ideal dates for volunteering with Ripple Africa *

Finish *

Preferred number of weeks *

How flexible are you regarding these dates? *

Very flexible, fairly flexible, or not at all flexible? Please give us as much information as possible as it will help us to plan our volunteer schedule.

Are you aware of the amount of money you will have to pay to volunteer with Ripple Africa? *

Yes or No. If No, please go to the "Costs to Volunteer" page on the website to make sure you know how much you will have to pay before you submit this form.

Because our costs to volunteer are very low compared to other volunteering opportunities, we ask our volunteers to raise a minimum of £1,000, preferably before they start their volunteering experience. How do you intend to do this? *

The Nitty Gritty

Reason(s) for wanting to volunteer *

Previous education, employment, and work/travel *

Experience overseas *

Personal interests *

Future plans *

What are your strengths? *

What are your weaknesses? *

Why do you think you will make a good volunteer? *

Based on the information you have read on the Ripple Africa website, how in particular do you think you could proactively contribute to the community development in Malawi by volunteering with Ripple Africa? *

Proactive, "ideas" type people tend to get the most benefit from the volunteering programme.

Any other relevant information, i.e. dietary requirements, medical conditions, etc.

References

Please give the name, address, and e-mail of one professional referee and one personal referee *

Your professional referee must have worked with you for at least one year. It would also be helpful to know your relationship to your professional referee.

Personal referee *

Your personal referee must have known you for at least five years and cannot a member of your immediate family. It would also be helpful to know your relationship to your personal referee.

Emergency Contact

Emergency contact details *

Please give us the name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and relationship to you (i.e. mother, father, etc.) of the person who should be contacted in the event of an emergency. These details will be shared with our Malawian volunteer team only.

Keeping in touch

Please confirm below how you'd like to hear from us about our work in Malawi.

I am happy to receive emails telling me about Ripple Africa’s projects, fundraising, marketing and campaigns *

I am happy to be contacted by phone to talk about how I can get involved *

I am happy to receive post telling me about Ripple Africa’s projects, fundraising, marketing and campaigns *

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