Showing posts with label Volunteer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Volunteer. Show all posts

Friday, March 27, 2009

Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network

If you would like to spend a fantastic 2 weeks, learning from those who are very calibre, do consider joining Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network (SEALNet). The deadline is coming very soon. Heard that Malaysia deadline might be postponed till 3rd April, but do apply now!

The organizing committee is also looking for anyone (especially those who are familiar with Kuala Selangor) to help out with logistic etc. Last year, Nicholas Pang, Gianne and Pui Yee did a great job in Kota Kinabalu!

Another area the organizing committee is looking at would be to get sponsorship to sustain the cost of the event. If anyone can donate/sponsor to them, do let me know. Will link you with them.

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Application deadline for Project Malaysia is THIS FRIDAY (March 27th, 11:59 PM PST [March 28th, 2:59 PM M'sia/SG])!!

Apply now!Application deadline for all other projects is next Friday, April 3rd

CONNECT to a worldwide network of service leaders

Join the Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network (SEALNet) for 2 weeks as we tackle issues in 7 nations through 8 summer projects!

Cambodia: Reviving traditional arts (August 10 - August 25)
Cambodia: Advocating volunteerism (August 16 - August 28)
Indonesia: Water sanitation (July 1 - July 14)
Laos: Social entrepreneurship for English education (August 23 - September 3)
Malaysia: Environmental awareness (May 30 - June 13)
Philippines: Health education (August 23 - September 6)
Thailand: Active education (August 23 - September 6)
Vietnam: Waste management (August 23 - September 5)

*Project descriptions can be found at: here .

Team members will spend the two weeks mentoring local high school students, teaching leadership lessons, working to address an issue that affects the community, and contributing to helping our local partner organizations.

Apply today! Go to: here

Application Deadlines
*March 27, 2009 for Project Malaysia
*April 3, 2009 for all other projects

SEALNet is an international non-profit organization that was founded at Stanford University in 2004. Our mission is to promote a spirit for service in Southeast Asia and to create a cross-cultural network between students and professionals interested in Southeast Asian developmental issues. Our goal is to empower students to create positive change both by participating in service leadership projects and by inspiring other students to become leaders in their own communities. To date, we have completed a total of 15 projects in 6 different countries!

Check out our video library: here.
For more information, go to here or email recruit@sealnetonline.org.
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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Volunteer at UNICEF

Anyone free to help UNICEF?

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Hi there,

Calling for anyone with a bit of time to spare living around KL/PJ. UNICEF Malaysia is urgently looking for 2-3 volunteers to come by sometime this week to help us with some spring cleaning in the office store.

Do drop me an email or sms me. Your help would be very much appreciated! Thanks :)

Cheers,
Markus


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UNITE FOR CHILDREN
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UNICEF MALAYSIA
www.unicef.org/malaysia

Markus Ng Chung Yau
Communication Assistant
UNICEF Malaysia
Tel: (+6.03) 2095 9154
Fax: (+6.03) 2093 0582
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Would encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I would be more than happy to post it to share!

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Global Peace Festival 2008

Thanks to my blog reader for this call-up to look for volunteers for Global Peace Festival 2008.

Quoting from the description of Global Peace Festival, it is as follow:-
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The Global Peace Festival (GPF) Malaysia celebrates a common vision for national unity and social integration. We are bringing together the government, NGOs, civil society and individuals to install moral and ethical values through expanding the 'Culture of Heart'.

In honour of 51 years of nationhood, the Global Peace Festival will engage people from all over the country. It will showcase multicultural Malaysia to the world through the arts, sports, service, education and interreligious harmony.

This GPF is a platform from which they can share their ideas and endeavours, and create the opportunity to celebrate their achievements, develop partnerships and launch new initiatives together.

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Dear friends, this October will have a Nation Celebration-Global Peace Festival in Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on 17-19th.
This grand festival need a lot of man power, so that we need you...
Wont you like to contribute and be a part in Global Peace Festival 2008?
Do you wish to be a volunteer in our Global Peace Festival in Malaysia?
Please login to
http://www.gpfmalaysia.org/index.php?option=com_alfcontact&Itemid=123
to fill in the volunteer form for the Global Peace Festival 2008.
There oso incluled the details about "What Can You Do?"...
Do invite your friends to join together!

Let's join and involve in the Global Peace Festival 2008...
Aju!


There is also an article about this event

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Volunteer in Rural China

Call for Application: VOLUNTEER IN RURAL CHINA

2008 summer, May 26 . June 28 | Learn, Inspire, Teach, and Serve in Rural China

Apply at Dream Corps | deadline: March 02, 2008

Dream Corps, an innovative nonprofit student organization, is recruiting 30 to 40 highly motivated volunteers who are interested in education oriented community building projects in rural areas and urban migrant communities in China during summer 2008.

This program is an exciting opportunity for students, researchers, and young professionals interested in international development, rural education, and the non-profit sector in China. Although spoken Chinese is not strictly required, it is highly preferred.

Additional information about the programs can be found at Dream Corps or contact info08@dreamcorps.info with any questions.


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