Volunteer with Us

Volunteers engage in a wide variety of work, depending on their skills and interests.

Canadian Lutheran World Relief offers several ways for Canadians to get involved directly with our work. Volunteer opportunities cover a broad range of programs and needs, and can take place from your home or church, from one of our offices or even overseas.

In Canada

Opportunities to volunteer with CLWR in Canada include providing administrative support in one of our three offices, helping out with Four Corners alternative trade, and becoming an Awareness Builder.

Overseas

Through its International Volunteer Service CLWR facilitates volunteer placements overseas for periods of six months to two years. Volunteer interests and abilities are matched with requests from partner organizations.

Africa

 
Angola

Dan Church Aid

1)Assist demining work

   
Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

Lutheran World Federation - Department for World Service

1)Write project reports, train others in reporting, conduct interviews, analyze data, assist staff in preparing website stories.

   
Maputo, Mozambique

Lutheran World Federation - Department for World Service

1)Financial assistant and trainer to implement financial procedures, maintain daily records, prepare monthly financial reports, and train staff in budget preparation.

2)Program officer to plan, implement, monitor, and report projects in the Mozambique program

3)Technical advisor to assist planning, implementation, and reporting of programs

Note: Work is carried out in English but Portuguese is an asset.

   
Kampala, Uganda

Lutheran World Federation - Uganda

1)Communication and reporting tasks, including preparing reports and funding requests, as well as accompany visitors and delegations to LWF projects.

   

Asia

 
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Lutheran World Federation - Cambodia

1)Hydrologist - Water Policy Reviewer

2)Agricultural economist / consultant to assist farmers transitioning from subsistence farming to agricultural marketing, including forming Farmers' Associations and training staff.

3)Teach, train, and tutor project staff in English (TEFL).

4)Environment consultant to assist with reviewing and developing policies on climate change and environmental issues.

5)Food security and nutrition consultant to review LWF-Cambodia policies and practices related to food security and nutrition, such as agricultural marketing, family gardens, Farmer Field Schools, and people living with HIV and AIDS.

6)Policy Reviewers to assist with updating LWF-Cambodia policies by reviewing, revising, and evaluating policies. Areas of expertise needed include community development, human rights, food security, income generation, health and sanitation, and education.

7)Consultant for integrating youth and women into LWF-Cambodia programming.

   

Middle East

 
Augusta Victoria Hospital, East Jerusalem

Lutheran World Federation - Jerusalem Regional Office

1)Teach English to the administrative staff, focusing on technical writing such as memos, reports, business correspondence and proposals, as well as public speaking.

Note: Requires qualified ESL teacher or equivalent.

2)Assist with writing funding proposals, preparing monthly, annual, and mid-term reports. Report to donors on progress of projects. Write other correspondence and materials as needed.

   
Amman, Jordan

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

1)Coordinate programming with senior citizens.

   
Amman, Jordan

Middle East Council of Churches

1)Support MECC in its work with Iraqi refugees.

 

For more information, please contact:

Robert Granke
Email: rgranke@clwr.mb.ca
Phone: 204.631.0118 or 1.800.661.2597
Fax: 204.694.5460