With a minimum stay of six months and the possibility to intern for two years or more, the Africa Volunteer Program is a great way to gain experience in a rapidly expanding organization while working to empower communities across Africa .  Tostan encourages applicants, 18 years and older, from anywhere in the world to apply. College/university students, recent graduates, Master's, and Ph.D. candidates are especially welcome.   Placements are full-time, unpaid, and competitive.

Placements

Start Dates

Tostan asks volunteer applicants to respect our desire to welcome and orient new volunteers together, at certain times throughout the year.  For this upcoming year, 2009, we plan to welcome new volunteers on:

·          Completed Volunteer Application
·          Letter of motivation
·          Most current CV or resumé
·          Short writing sample(s): 1-3 pages, non-fiction, on a development- or Africa-related subject of your choice, possibly from past coursework or a published article. N on-Francophones applying to volunteer in a francophone country, please send one sample in English and another in French. F or Francophones, please send a sample in French and another in English.

4)       The Volunteer Coordinator will respond to confirm reception of your application materials, and e-mail promising candidates about setting up interviews about two weeks after the deadline for that round’s applications.

More Questions?

For questions about Tostan's Africa Volunteer Program that are not answered in the documents available on this site, please email volunteer@tostan.org .

Please note that we can only discuss placement opportunities with those who have already submitted an application.