2011 Placements Launch

2011 Placements

3 month placements: 15 placements available

6-12 month placements: 9 placements

Enable volunteers to make effective contributions to

a development organisation and its beneficiaries

Offer valuable experience in the development sector

Requirements

• Wide range of projects – required skills & experience vary

• Eligibility: prioritise less than 4 years’ technical experience

• Check the required and desired skills & experience lists

• You can apply for up to three placements

• Apply online before midnight on 28 February 2011

• Interviews 9-10, 16-17 April and training 19-25 June

Tell me more…Support

• Mandatory EWB-UK training course 19–25 June

• Support from EWB-UK placement manager throughout

Preparation

• You will be responsible for agreeing project goals and practicalities (flights, visas, immunisations)

• Most placements require thorough research and preparation in advance – we’re here to help!

Return

• A debrief and help with an evaluation

• Invited to share your experience (presentations, press)

Costs• EWB-UK believes in giving young people opportunities

to get involved in international development work.

• We will cover as much of the cost of your placement as we can – but you will need to contribute also.

• Volunteers going on 3 month or 6 month placements are asked to contribute up to £600.

• Volunteers going on 12 month placements are asked to contribute up to £900.

Important Note

All placements are subject toalteration or cancellation

at the discretion of EWB-UK

All EWB-UK placements are conditional on the following:

1. Successful identification of suitable candidate

2. Favourable country security assessment

3. EWB-UK securing the necessary funds for its share of

the cost of the placement

How to apply…

Stage 1: Online Application

• Applications open until midnight on 28 February

• Visit www.ewb-uk.org for full info & application

Stage 2: Interview

• Interviews on 9–10 or 16–17 April

• You must attend an interview

• The interviews will be held in central London

What we look for…

Candidates will be selected for:

• their technical suitability for the placement• their non-technical suitability for the placement, • their interest in global issues • their potential future contribution to development

All based on evidence given on the application form and at the interview

What we look for…

You will be asked to provide evidence of:

Your ability to work independently

Your ability to work as part of a small team

Your ability to instil change within an

organisation

Your ability to communicate

Interest in International Development

Experience of living or working overseas

Experience of voluntary work

3 monthplacements

SELCO

SELCOBangalore, India

Develop a paddy de-husker tool1 volunteer for 3 months

A 3-month placement working with social enterprise and Ashden Award winner SELCO in their Innovations department to research, develop and trial a prototype food dehydrator and a paddy de-husking tool.

SELCO

SHELTER ASSOCIATES

Shelter AssociatesPune, India

GIS Mapping1 volunteer for 3 months

A placement designed to improve the data entry, analysis and display capabilities of a slumredevelopment charity to help their GIS andslum assessment work. Volunteers will use webdevelopment skills to build systems and updatecurrent software.

SHELTER ASSOCIATES

MSABI

MSABIIfakara, Tanzania

Design of Donation Management Software1 volunteer for 3 months

Research and design an online, transparent, freeand robust donation management softwarepackage for a small NGO specialising in water,sanitation and hygiene projects.

MSABI

REDES

REDESEl Salvador

Investigation into improved housing and sanitation in El Salvador2 placements for 3 months

Assessment and evaluation of permanent housing and sanitation systems in various communities in El Salvador in order to make recommendations on technical or social improvements to future projects.

REDES

RASD

Rural Agency for Sustainable DevelopmentUganda

Assessment of coffee growers’ productivity and potential to improve agricultural output and value of product2 volunteers for 3 months

A 3 month placement working with a small indigenous NGO that promotes rural development in Mukono district, Uganda, helping to create a demonstration plot for sustainable coffee production and carrying out a feasibility study into its export potential.

RASD

TONIBUNG

Micro-hydro Feasibility Assessment 2 volunteers for 3 months

Micro hydro feasibility assessment, and completion of feasibility studies. Flow measurement using specific equipment, and associated software.

TONIBUNG

SEVA MANDIR

Technical Assessment of water pumps and rainwater harvesting assessment2 volunteers for 3 months

Field based technical assessment to identify alternative fuel powered water pumps (solar, hydro or biofuel) or the use of hydrodams.

SEVA MANDIR

VIGYAN ASHRAM

Engineering Teaching in India2 volunteers for 3 months

Working with an educational organisation to ‘teach through doing’. Teaching the principles of engineering; writing and running classes and projects; presenting alternative approaches to problems and working to transfer knowledge and vocational skills to the rural local community.

VIGYAN ASHRAM

AVS UGANDA

Photo : www.psi.org/

AVSUGANDA

Water and Sanitation Solution Pilot Study1 volunteers for 3 months

Working with a local NGO and a rural communityto scale up pilot Hygiene, Water Supply andSanitation solutions and design and constructsustainable village wide solutions.

AVS UGANDA

6 to 12 monthplacements

SIBAT

Sibol ng Agham at TeknolohivaThe Philippines

Community-based renewable energy systems1 volunteer for 12 months

A 12 month placement with SIBAT, a Filipino non-governmental organisation developing and installing Community-Based Renewable Energy Systems, including micro-hydro systems, solar PV water pumps and wind turbines.

SIBAT

MSABI

MSABIIfakara, Tanzania

Survey and suggest improvement to Rope and Washer pump installations1 volunteer for 12 months

A 12-month placement carrying out a survey of existing rope pump installations, including the different models and design of rope pump used by the community. Once the survey is complete the volunteers will identify areas of improvement where applicable

MSABI

GVEP

Global Village Energy PartnershipKenya

Developing Energy Enterprises Project East Africa1 volunteer for 6 months

A 6-month placement carrying out research, training and case studies in support of GVEP International’s project to increase the availability and quality of energy products and services in Kenya through the development of micro and small energy enterprises.

GVEP

PiD

Partners in DevelopmentMaputaland, South Africa

Sustaining Rope and Washer Pumps1 volunteer for 12 months

A 12 month placement improving the sustainability and reliability of family-centred water supply in the remote parts of Maputaland, South Africa. This involves the continuation of work by previous EWB-UK volunteers to monitor, evaluate, and where necessary improve on the design of rope and washer pumps used in conjunction with shallow wells.

PiD

LIRE

Laos Institute for Renewable EnergyLao PDR

Research into Rural Energy and Water1 volunteer for 6 months

6 month placement which encompasses rural bio-fuel generation, gasification of crop residues, software development for hybrid electricity grids, and development of rural water purification systems. The project will also involve collaboration with a local renewable energy provider, Sunlabob.

LIRE

PRODECI

PRODECINorthern Ecuador

Assistance in the design and construction of clean water supply projects in rural communities of Northern Ecuador2 volunteers for 6 months

A 6 month placement providing engineering assistance for the delivery of clean water supply projects, in sub-tropical rural communities of Imbabura Province, Northern Ecuador.

PRODECI

GREAT LAKES ENERGY

Photo :USAID

Great Lakes EnergyRwanda

Improve the performance of lightning protection of Solar PV systems1 volunteers for 6 months

Improve the performance of lightning protection of solar PV systems and engage in the development of a Maternity Lighting Kit and new GLE solar water heating department. Work also involves capacity building of technical staff.

GREAT LAKES ENERGY

That’s all the placements but there’s plenty of other ways to get involved ….

A four-week interdisciplinary certificate course in NEW DELHI. August 1st-30th 2011

For more details: http://www.ewb-uk.org/programmes/education

The EWB-UK Research Programme offers students the opportunity to pursue real issues and face

real challenges through final year research, PhD or similar study in connection with partner

organisations working in the development sector. 

EWB-UK Research Programme

www.ewb-uk.org/programmes/research

Remember Placement Applications

close 28 February

Questions: placements@ewb-uk.org

www.ewb-uk.org/placements