You can volunteer to raise funds and travel to Africa on one of our projects. We have lots of ideas for fund-raising and are always at hand to help and advice in many ways. 

How it works:

We are looking for volunteers to raise funds on our behalf and come with us to Ethiopia for a stay of 10 days in January 2012. We have more specific information on our individual programmes under our PROJECTS section and you can read about our past work in SUCCESS STORIES.

Each volunteer must complete an application form and submit a deposit of €500 to secure their place on their chosen project. Once their references are checked and everything is in order, they receive their letter of acceptance which will help them in their fund-raising along with a list of necessary Visa and Vaccination requirements.

About 6 weeks prior to departure, a Volunteers Meeting is held and all the volunteers are expected to atten to meet their team and previous volunteers. Details of the journey and what to expect, what to bring and how to prepare are discussed and the experiences of previous volunteers are shared.

We are currently working with COMHLAMH, formalizing our Volunteering Policy and Guidelines and aim to sign up to their Code of Good Practice for Sending Organisations by the end of the year. We have formally adopted the Dochas Code of Conduct on Images and Messages.

We set a fund-raising target for each project (€4000) which covers travel expenses, transfers, hotel, meals & water. The balance goes directly towards the capital costs of the Playing for Life projects.

We are at hand to help you with your fundraising with advice, posters, buckets, t-shirts etc and have a page of fundraising idea's following this.

Click here for an application form: Playing for Life Volunteer Application Form.pdf