To ensure the work of our volunteers is effective and continues to build the capacity and sustainability of our partners in appropriate manner, each organisation is asked to complete a short survey at the end of the assignment.
What our Partners say about... The Impact of AfID Assignments
99.3% said their Finance staff are now more confident and better able to perform their duties
(Based on 144 surveys)
99.2% said communication has improved between Finance, Programme and Management staff
(based on 131 surveys)
100% said Management & Programmes staff have an increased financial awareness and understand internal controls and procedures (based on 138 surveys)
97.4% said Donor relationships have strengthened (based on 78 surveys)
99.2% said the need for good financial management is now seen to be an essential part of the organisation’s success (based on 139 surveys)
What our Partners say about... The Support provided by AfID
99.3% said AfID explained the nature of the volunteering programme in sufficient detail
99.3% said the finance staff was briefed about the volunteers' arrival and the nature of AfID's volunterring programme
97.3% said that a member of the management team was able to communicate with the volunteer before the assignment
90.6% said they were aware about volunteers covering full cost of the placement (Flight, accomodation, food and other expences)
99.3% said the volunteer’s skills were well-matched to the needs of the organisation
95.3% said finance staff found the assignment appropriately timed
98.7% said the volunteer fitted in well with the team
99.3% said the volunteer added value in the time that he/she was there
93.3% said AfID provided adequate and timely support in the event of any difficulties
100% said they would recommend AfID’s volunteer programme to other NGOs
What our Partners say about... The Assignment Focus Areas
Each partner was asked to list where they felt the volunteer focussed their time whilst on assignment.
Based on 155 post assignment partner surveys.
Based on 155 post assignment partner surveys.
