Volunteer in Kenya Application Questionnaire

About You
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Email*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Phone*
Date of Birth*
DD slash MM slash YYYY
Gender*
- Male
- Female
Current occupation/place of study*
Photo
Please upload a clear photo of yourself, which tells us something about you. One without sunglasses, big hats, fake beards, please, we’d like to see your face! If it is a group photo, tell us which one is you. The photo should be in jpeg format and less than 5MB in size.
Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 5 MB.
Please tell us when the photo was taken and what it means to you*
Covering the Costs
How do you plan to cover the costs of your volunteering visit? Do you plan to fundraise (if so, how?) or will you cover the costs yourself. As part of your volunteer pack, there will be a fundraising guide to help you, and we are always happy to support you if needed.
Fundraising
As a volunteer, you will work to not only develop your own skills, but to develop the sustainability of IPI. To assist our projects, we ask that each volunteer raise £100 to support IPI's projects (not included in volunteer costs). A fundraising pack and additional support will be available to you to help you smash your target!
- I am happy to fundraise at least £100 in aid of IPI and understand this is not included in my volunteer costs
- I do not wish to fundraise ontop of paying my volunteer costs
Volunteering Details
When do you intend to volunteer and for how long*
Special needs & dietary restrictions & allergies
- I have special needs, am vegetarian or have other dietary restrictions or allergies
Please describe your dietary restrictions/special needs/allergies*
Referees
Please supply contact details for two referees who are not family members, close friends, or your peers. At least one should be a teacher or employer (former or current). Supervisors, tutors, youth/sports club leaders, or university lecturers would also be ideal.
Referee 1
Name*
First Last
Email*
Relationship to you*
Referee 2
Name*
First Last
Email*
Relationship to you*
Your Background
Please answer all the following questions. Your answers will not prejudice your successful application as a volunteer.
Have you ever been convicted of any crime in any Court of Law in any country in the World?*
- Yes
- No
Please supply details*
Have you a history of any form of mental illness or undertaken psychological therapy or counselling?*
- Yes
- No
Please supply details*
Do you have any medical condition that may require treatment while you are abroad?*
- Yes
- No
This includes epilepsy, diabetes or other physical disability.
Please supply details*
Data Protection*
- I agree to allow Ecologia Youth Trust to share this information with our partner in Kenya on the understanding that any personal information including health or other issues will be treated in confidence by those who need to know and not passed on to any third party. I agree to receive mailings and I will have the option to opt out of mailings that are sent to me in the future.
Introduce yourself
The following questions are a guideline to help you to introduce yourself to the people who live and work at International Peace Initiatives (IPI). They want to get a feeling for you as a person, so write as freely and informally as you can. Before Ecologia Youth Trust can approve your application to volunteer, IPI needs to see your introduction and give us their approval. It is both a courtesy to IPI and a reassurance for our volunteers so that you know IPI welcomes you before you commit yourself.
Have you visited Kenya or other countries in Africa before? If yes, when and for how long? Tell us what you did there.*
Where did you hear about volunteering overseas with Ecologia Youth Trust? If on the recommendation of an individual or former volunteer, please mention the name.*
If you heard about us via a Google ad or through a search engine, please let us know the name of the website where you saw our listing.
What is your main interest in volunteering at International Peace Initiatives (IPI)? What do you want to achieve from your time there and which area(s) of their work are you most interested in assisting with? Tell us about your background, your work experience, and your interests in children and education, grassroots community development, women's empowerment, youth leadership programmes, and/or sustainable eco-agriculture.*
Have you worked with children before? Tell us about it, and what you think you can contribute to the lives of the children at IPI.*
IPI is a partially self-sustaining community and offers a diverse range of activities to the children who live there as part of a large, extended family. We are looking for volunteers who are willing to share their interests, unusual skills and talents – performing arts, music, dance; cooking; building; gardening; sports; almost anything. What can you bring to the IPI family?*
It has been suggested that every person should do something for body, spirit and mind every day. Do you agree? What do you do for your body, spirit and mind?*
If a friend were to describe you, which 5 adjectives would they use?*
Which 5 adjectives would you use to describe yourself?*
What 3 things couldn't you live without (material or abstract)?*
Where do you see yourself in 10 years' time?*
Adaptability
These 20 questions are as much for you to assess your own adaptability, as they are relevant to us. Be honest with yourself!
On a scale of 1-5 (1-not at all, 5-very much), to what extent would you say you are:
Outgoing and sociable?*
Self motivated?*
Self reliant (able to support yourself emotionally)?*
Able to put the needs of others before your own?*
Adaptable to different living conditions from usual?*
Able to cope with lack of privacy?*
Confident in the company of new people?*
Willing to try something new?*
Able to ask if you don’t know the answer?*
Open to fair criticism?*
Open to different cultural values than your own?*
Willing to do manual labour such as help on the farm or with building?*
Willing to help in the kitchen, wash dishes?*
Willing to share?*
Willing to tolerate unfamiliar food?*
Able to cope with mosquitoes? Other bugs?*
Able to adapt to very hot weather?*
Able to work with children?*
How much do you like rural life, living in isolation from the city?*
How comfortable are you to live in a Christian Community?*
These 20 Questions are as much for you to assess your own adaptability, as they are relevant to us. Be honest with yourself, and if you answered 1 more than 3 times, we seriously suggest you re-consider whether volunteering is the right choice for you.
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