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How to Develop a Career in International Development

20% + of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the non-profit sector. Find out more

Career Changer - Tyler

"I began to feel a strong disconnect between my work and my personal values before making the decision to make a career change."

Career Changer - Katy

"Volunteering prompted me to want to work with people who needed training and who would really benefit from having my skill set passed on to them. There is no way I would have got my subsequent job in Malawi without undertaking my volunteer role first."

Latest news

CIPFA's PF Magazine features AfID 'remote volunteers'

06.07.2021

Charity begins at home: An organisation providing voluntary accounting support to charities in developing countries says remote volunteering could be here to stay.

Covid-19 update from AfID: June 2021

04.02.2021

While our overseas volunteer programme remains suspended at present, we are continuing to arrange crucial remote technical support to non-profits during the pandemic, with experienced finance and accounting professionals successfully providing assistance via email, telephone and video conferencing.