How are placements allocated?
Once you have received your in-country orientation from your coordinator, you will be introduced to your host organisation. Your coordinator will do his/her best to match your knowledge, skills and experience to organisations who need support in those areas. However, it is important to be open-minded and flexible. Generic or transferable skills, combined with good listening and communication skills and basic organisational competence can count for a lot. Whilst there are opportunities to work directly with the projects’ target populations, most volunteers can also expect to work with the organisations’ staff teams.
