Intense 10 months, 3 months in Norway, 6 months intense volunteering and 1 month of conclusion.
The program is divided into 3 intense periods, each one of them focused in different areas.
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STUDY
3 MONTHS PERIOD
Period of intense teamwork, investigations, theoretical and practical studies about poverty and the issues in the world today. Preparing you for your upcoming project period in developing countries.
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VOLUNTEER
6 MONTHS PERIOD
Depending on the starting date, you participate in one of the Humana Projects in Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique or India. Working and living with locals you will spend time learning a different reality from your own and gaining a huge difference in perspective.
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CONCLUSION
1 MONTHS PERIOD
It has been an adventurous past few months! Sometimes it goes past so fast that we don’t have time to take a breath, to reflect. So now is your time to meet up with your team and look back on the experiences you have experienced together. Time for sharing and spreading your message on how others can help to change the world!
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1. Why Volunteer with OWI?
One World Institute is a volunteer organization running since 1995 in Norway, with over 23 years of experience in the volunteer field and in partnership with Humana People to people an organization with over 1153 development units in more than 44 countries in 5 continents.
2. Requirements
The requirements are really simple, you need to have 18 years old and conversational level of English.
3. Program costs
The program costs 2700 € (for the periods spent in the school ) which will cover the following things:
- Food & Accommodation
- Program materials
- Activities included in the program
This is what you need to pay yourself, but you will get an additional scholarship from Humana People to People for the project period:
The Humana People to People scholarship of €1,600* covers:
- Flight tickets to the project and back
- Students health insurance for the project destination
- Visa for the project destination
- Necessary travel vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis for the project destination
4. Application dates
New teams start every year in March and October you can apply any time and all the application will be processed in the order they arrive in our system.
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How to get started
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Let's meet & chat!
Select a day and hour that suits you best. We can have a Skype meeting or phone call, to answer all of your questions about the programs.
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Volunteer qualification
You are interested in joining a program. The next step is to send us your motivational letter and CV. We will analyze your profile to see if you match the criteria.
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Final Interview
If we find you are a suitable candidate and you feel this program is for you, then it is time to arrange a date and time for the FINAL INTERVIEW. We will go over some questions and make sure you understand how the institution and programs work.
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Enrollment papers
After passing the final interview, you will receive a confirmation email, including the enrollment papers and a list of required documents you will need to send to finalize the enrollment process. We require you to send the documents back to us in at least a month.