SCI SOLIDARITY FUND FOR DISADVANTAGED VOLUNTEERS 2024
The SCI Solidarity Fund enables and encourages disadvantaged volunteers to join in the SCI International Volunteer Projects Programme (Workcamps’ attendance and short-term volunteering projects – for more information about this click here).
The Solidarity Fund will allocate small bursaries to successful applicants to cover:
- Travel and Visa costs to the workcamp/project location,
- Miscellaneous Hosting costs.
The main aim of the Fund is:
- to encourage active participation of disadvantaged volunteers to their local branch or group of SCI;
- to give more visibility to SCI globally and locally and to share our vision with a wider audience;
- to improve the mutual respect and understanding within the organisation.
Disadvantaged can include people who are:
- Ethnic and racial minority group members;
- Immigrants;
- Refugee/Asylum seekers;
- Long term unemployed (more than 6 months);
- People with disabilities.
Applications
- The application form can be downloaded here
- Applications must be sent to the SCI branch, Group, partner or contact organisation, which in Great Britain is https://ivsgb.org/contact/ (or to find your organisation click here)
- The application has to contain details of the project the participant intends to volunteer in (Code/Dates etc.) + their motivation to join the project.
- Has to contain brief details of the applicants current or previous volunteering experiences.
- Must be sent at least 4 weeks before the project starts.
- Must include the costs which the applicant estimates s/he needs to join the project e.g., travel, visa, escort/social companion costs etc
- The applicant must outline the costs s/he can cover themself.
- Applications are encouraged for volunteers to join in projects in their own country of residence.
- The applicant must complete a report of the project within 1 month of completion and send it to both their sending and hosting organisation