Volunteering with SHUMAS

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SHUMAS Volunteering program
Volunteering with SHUMAS

• Volunteering program
• National and international Volunteers
• The work of a volunteer in SHUMAS

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SHUMAS Volunteering program
1. Volunteering program

• Since the beginning of great importance for
  SHUMAS
• Integration of young people in the working
  process with rural communities
• The volunteers can gain working experiences in a
  big NGO
• Working in different projects
• Developing skills in different fields
• ? leadership
• responsibility
• multitasking

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SHUMAS Volunteering program
2. National and international Volunteers

• -Two different types of volunteers National and
  international volunteers
• -Both are young people who want to gain working
  experiences in a big NGO
• -National volunteers are often from the
  University of Buea or the Polytech in Bamenda
• Work in SHUMAS as an interns during their
  studies
• -International volunteers come either after
  graduating from school and during a break at
  university or they already have a job and use
  their skills for SHUMAS
• -They can experience another culture, get working
  experiences, as well as language skills and can
  also exchange their ideas
• -SHUMAS has volunteers from the GIZ in Germany,
  Manos Unidas in Spain and Aid Camps from Britain

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SHUMAS Volunteering program
Volunteering partners

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SHUMAS Volunteering program

Volunteer involved in water project
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SHUMAS Volunteering program
3. The work of a volunteer

• National volunteers start in the secretariat to
  get used to the various projects of SHUMAS
• After that, they can work for each section,
  depending on interest and skill
• The volunteers from GIZ usually work for one year
  in the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre as a
  centre manager, but there is always the
  possibility to work in the other projects
  additionally, too
• The volunteers from Manos Unidas engage in the
  water project of the Bio Farm
• The volunteers from Aid Camp are involved in the
  construction of schools

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SHUMAS Volunteering program
Aid Camp SHUMAS school construction

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SHUMAS Volunteering program

National Volunteers on World Water Day Celebration
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SHUMAS Volunteering program

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