Global
Community Development Programme
Volunteering
Abroad
or
The
Global Community Development Programme (GCDP)
encourages
cross-cultural
positive impact
and
personal
development
of participants through working abroad for social and community development
projects and issues.
A GCDP is an internship that is hosted by an AIESEC
entity under a project or a non-AIESEC organization e.g. NGO, organizations or schools in another
country. We want the intern to be interested in cross-cultural understanding, personal
development and the opportunity to contribute to social change.
Benefits
for participants of GCDP:
·
Cross-cultural
experience;
·
Self-development
and
skill
enhancement
by undertaking the program;
· Participation in the most
cultural
learning experience
AIESEC offers;
· Increasing the
social
responsibility
by participating in projects based on
global
issues
.
Details
and logistics:
·
Duration:
6-8 weeks;
·
No
salary
provided;
·
Accommodation
and
food
provided;
·
Flight
ticket, visa, insurance
and
additional
living costs
are not covered;
·
Contract
fee:
100
€
Who
are we looking for:
· Students and recent graduates (up to 2 years after)
under 30 years of age;
· Understanding the value of internship:
cross-cultural positive impact and personal development;
· Goes through the selection process conducted by
AIESEC;
· Fluent English;
· Willing to take other AIESEC programs
(Preferred).
What I
w
ill do
This is a great opportunity to take time off
between studies and explore the world while helping other countries grow and develop by sharing
your knowledge. With the GCDP internship you can take part in short term projects based on the most
popular
Global
issues
such as:
Cultural
Understanding –
Want to know why Japanese bow instead of shaking
hands? Share your cultural awareness and understanding with people worldwide. Run trainings,
organize global villages, show your unique culture and explore others.
Social
Development –
Help others. Lend a helping hand in countries,
where men and women are not equally treated, where children are cut off from their childhood or
where disabled people are hidden from the society. Be part of an NGO or an
AIESEC project and make the difference in alerting social issues.
Education
– Play your part in education for the betterment of
tomorrow! Design and execute learning programs for educational institutions and universities all
around the world. Help youth from all over the world to exlore IT-literacy, financial literacy,
entrepreneurship etc.
HIV/AIDS
–
Be part of project by increasing HIV/AIDS awareness
in countries that are battling with the spread of the virus. Organize and conduct learning
events and campaigns in African countries, Asia, etc. Share your ideas with people from other
countries!
Environmental
Sustainability –
Help raising environmental awareness. Be part of
projects, organize environmental campaigns and activities in countries all over the
world!
TOP-10
AIESEC Countries
for
Volunteering Abroad
Last year AIESEC realized more than
8500
volunteering internships
in more than 110 countries all over the world such as:
· Turkey
· India
· Russia
· China
· Brazil
· Poland
· Malaysia
· Ukraine
· Indonesia
· Mauritius
And many others like: Uganda, Taiwan, Kenya,
Romania, Italy, Ghana, Philippines, Czech Republic, Egypt, etc.
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