Long Term Development

Long term development organisations focus on empowering local people. This often involves some kind of skills transfer, and will require specific educational or professional qualifications. When you search our database, all organisations classified as belonging to this category will:

  • Be not-for-profit;
  • Require that volunteers have specific educational/professional qualifications;
  • Include capacity building as a volunteer activity. This involves the transfer of required skills and knowledge to individuals and groups.

Herding the Cattle, Kenya © Moira Lawson

 
 

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