Membership
OngoingMembers carry the Foundation. You take part in decisions, help shape which programmes we run next, and are expected at the general meetings. Most members came to us as volunteers first.
Careers
Five ways to join: membership, volunteership, internship, fellowship, and presenting workshops.
Nobody at Youth Worldwide Foundation draws a salary. That is worth saying first, because it changes what this page is. These are not jobs. They are five different sizes of commitment, from turning up at one event to running a programme for a year.
What we look for
Not a particular degree, and not experience in development work. What actually predicts whether someone lasts here is simpler than that. You do what you said you would do, by the day you said you would do it. You are willing to be in a room with people whose lives look nothing like yours and listen rather than arrive with a plan. And you can take a piece of work being handed back to you.
What you get
Real responsibility earlier than you would get it anywhere else, because there is nobody else to do it. A named supervisor for internships and fellowships. A reference at the end that describes what you actually did, which is more useful than a certificate. And a network of people who have been through the same thing and answer their phones years later.
How it works
Every route starts with the same form. We read them all. If it looks like a fit we will call you, and for internships and fellowships there is a conversation before anything is agreed. If we do not have a place for you right now we will say so rather than leave you waiting.
The five routes
Whichever one fits, the application is the same form. Tell us which and we will come back to you.
Volunteership
A few hours a week, or one eventThe most direct way in, and the one we need most. Mentor a student, help at a winter distribution, run a stall at a campaign. No particular background needed. You do need to turn up when you said you would.
Internship
Three months, part timeA supervised placement on a live programme, for students and recent graduates. Real responsibility, a named supervisor, and a reference at the end that says what you actually did.
Fellowship
Six to twelve monthsFor people ready to lead rather than assist. A fellow takes a programme or a campaign and runs it, with the Foundation behind them. Fewer places than the other routes, and a harder conversation to get in.
Workshop presenter
Per sessionCome and teach something. Online safety, CV writing, interview practice, menstrual health, whatever you know well enough to stand in front of a room and explain. We will find you the room and the students.
Register for an event
Put your name down for any of these and we will contact you with the details. If the date is not fixed yet, registering means you hear first.