The United Nations Youth Volunteers is a program which the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) has created, in collaboration with Sophia and other Japanese universities, to dispatch students to developing countries as volunteers. Students will work at the United Nations, local government, or NGOs in developing countries for about 5 months and obtain credits by completing the mission. This program will be conducted as a pilot for the first two years with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Details will be announced soon).
Application Procedure & Deadline
Should submit application form (typewritten) by 17:00 on May 8 (Wed) to the International Liaison Office (1st Floor, Bldg-No.2).
※ Page 2 of application form (statement of purpose, etc) should be written in English.
Click below for more information about this program.
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Recruitment Announcement on Sophia University-United Nations Youth Volunteers 2013
※updated as of April 18, 2013
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Application Form
Description of Assignment (DoA)
※Followings are part of information on location and organization where students are expected to be dispatched at present. The information is subject to change.
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Knowledge Management and Communications Support Officer (Bangladesh）
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Informational and Advocacy Officer (Namibia)
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Youth and Volunteerism Programme Liaison (Timor Leste)
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Youth Volunteering Specialist (Location/Country: TBD)
CONTACT: International Liaison Office (1st Floor, Bldg-No.2)
