Location
Multiple Locations +2
- South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Ghana
- Accra
Length
1 to 12 weeks
General grants/scholarships, Payment plans
Health & Safety
Mar 05, 2025
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About Program
The Law and Criminology volunteer work experience programmes are designed to give essential practical on-the-ground work experience to apply to degree-related travel and career progression, whilst giving back to developing communities in Ghana and South Africa. Depending on your chosen location, you could be: learning about criminal law and the criminal justice system; learning how to take on legal cases serving marginalised communities; visiting inmates in prison and learning about their experiences; working with international criminal law organisations to uphold human rights; advocating for policy changes; heading into the community to learn about trends; and more!
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Sustainability
Vocational Impact is committed to international development and working with key community stakeholders to improve the capacity and sustainability of all our project partners. We work in a circular economic way, meaning we invest directly back into the charities we work with.
All our projects are founded, managed and developed by locals. We work with partner organisations that are specialists in the areas they operate. Our partners are selected because of the important work they are doing, and they are run by impressive humanitarians and professionals in their fields. We are committed to providing essential funding to support our partner’s community programmes and development projects, as well as creating reliable and sustainable funding plans.
All our projects are founded, managed and developed by locals. We work with partner organisations that are specialists in the areas they operate. Our partners are selected because of the important work they are doing, and they are run by impressive humanitarians and professionals in their fields. We are committed to providing essential funding to support our partner’s community programmes and development projects, as well as creating reliable and sustainable funding plans.
Ethical Impact
VI invest straight back into the projects we send volunteers to; helping them grow, access skilled local staff, and provide crucial funds for projects like women’s empowerment, child protection, mental health, legal aid, education, healthcare and community development initiatives.
We are passionate about building sustainable and ethical volunteer programmes where our project partners receive educated and eager-to-learn students and professionals, while volunteers will gain valuable work experience, career-enhancing opportunities and life-changing personal growth.
We are a not-for-profit NGO led organisation and our goal is to provide developmental support to our partner projects. We are act on the guidance and needs that our local project partners and communities identify, and we help connect skilled students and volunteers to the projects where they can have the most impact.
We are passionate about building sustainable and ethical volunteer programmes where our project partners receive educated and eager-to-learn students and professionals, while volunteers will gain valuable work experience, career-enhancing opportunities and life-changing personal growth.
We are a not-for-profit NGO led organisation and our goal is to provide developmental support to our partner projects. We are act on the guidance and needs that our local project partners and communities identify, and we help connect skilled students and volunteers to the projects where they can have the most impact.
Program Highlights
- In Ghana, visit prisons, police stations and courts to learn about the prison and penal system
- In South Africa, learn to manage law cases for marginalised groups and the need for the protection and fulfilment of human rights within the criminal justice system
- Advocate for policy changes and human rights
- Experience and immerse yourself in a whole new culture and learn about how cultural contexts effect criminology and law
- Gain invaluable work experience while travelling the world!
