At a glance
- This is a volunteer opportunity with Projects Abroad. Devxchange will assist you in choosing the right fit, raising funds with your own campaign page, issuing tax receipts to donors if project meets CRA criteria as a charitable activity. Devxchange will also assist you in onboarding with Projects Abroad.
- Learn directly from experienced social workers by shadowing and assisting them, and get an insight into the challenges they face.
- Gain experience working in centres for children with learning disabilities, public schools, or at a local NGO.
- You’ll be given many opportunities to take part in research work, help with campaigns or presentations, and to share your knowledge.
Details
- Gain social work experience in Mongolia by working alongside professionals
- Help run awareness campaigns, projects or workshops
- Research, evaluate, and offer solutions to the challenges facing your placement
Includes/Excludes
Food and accommodation
- Food (three meals a day)
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
- Full induction and orientation by an experienced staff member on arrival
- Transport to and from your work placement
- In-country support and 24-hour back-up from our team of full-time local staff
- Emergency assistance from our international emergency response team
- Project equipment and materials, including access to our database with thousands of resources
- Training and workshops from our experienced local staff
- Regular social events and community activities with other volunteers and interns
- Access to our local office with internet connection
- Certification of project completion
- Access to our alumni services and discounts
- Visa support and advice
- Fundraising support, including your own personalized fundraising website with DevXchange
- Tax Receipts for your donors if activity meets CRA criteria for charitable activity.
- Pre-departure preparation by your own specialist Volunteer Advisor
- Personalized MyProjectsAbroad website, with all the information you need about your project, accommodation and destination
- A free cultural awareness course
- Membership to our volunteer social media groups, to share information and to get in touch
- Support to help you complete registration or internship documents, if applicable
Not Included
- Flights
- Visa Costs (where applicable)
- 10% Admin fee for donations involving tax receipts.
Itinerary
This Social Work internship in Mongolia is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge while helping others. To qualify for this internship, you need to have completed at least two years of completed social work studies.
You will gain invaluable experience while working with professional staff and qualified social workers. You’ll see the skills and techniques practised in a developing country. This will give your current knowledge a global perspective.
This internship will boost your CV and give you a deeper understanding of social work. You’ll also get a deeper insight into the challenges social workers face in developing countries. This will help you stand out in applications, and give you interesting points to talk about in interviews or essays.
This internship is available all year round, so you can join whenever it suits your schedule. You should stay for a minimum of four weeks, but we recommend staying longer to get the most out of your placement.
You will work in centres for children with learning disabilities, in public schools, or with local NGOs, under the supervision of a social worker. Your work will focus mainly on the following tasks:
- Gain social work experience in Mongolia by working alongside professionals
- Help run awareness campaigns, projects, or workshops
- Research, evaluate and offer solutions to the challenges facing your placement
You will start each day of your social work internship in Mongolia with your host family. You’ll eat breakfast with the family and get to know them. Dressed smartly, you’ll make your way to your placement.
Depending on how far your social work placement is, you’ll take a bus, walk, or use a trolleybus. Projects Abroad staff will show you how to use public transport and how to get around during your induction.
A typical day in Mongolia will run from Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm.
At your placement, you will have a supervisor who will guide your tasks. Depending on where you are, you can use the mornings to plan, or you’ll assist your supervisor. You may be asked to:
- Create workshops
- Put together presentations
- Help with awareness campaigns
- Set aside time for quality research tasks
Free time and weekends in Mongolia are yours! Plan to meet and learn more about nomad families, plan a trip to Terelj National Park, or visit the Gobi Desert. You can also explore local attractions in Ulaanbaatar with other volunteers or interns, or relax at your host family home.
Ulaanbaatar
You will work in centres for children with learning disabilities, in public schools, or with local NGOs. The NGOs we work with can be further broken down into:
- A centre for education
- A centre against violence
- An art therapy association
All of these placements are in Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolia is rich in culture and has a fascinating history. We encourage you to learn and experience as much as you can during your internship. During weekends and free time, we encourage you to explore and learn about the history and culture. We suggest learning about the famous Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, and visiting museums and nomad communities.
Food and accommodation
You’ll stay with a host family on the Mongolian Steppe, and live in their ger (a traditional Mongolian hut). They will welcome you into their home, eager to share their customs and have you teach them about your own culture. We believe that this is the best way to immerse yourself in the nomad culture of Mongolia and have a truly unique experience.
Your room will be modest, but comfortable, clean, and safe. Your programme fee includes three meals a day.
Free Time and Leisure Activities
Mongolia is one of the most remote countries in the world. Volunteering here is a chance to experience a completely different way of life.
Our projects are based in Ulaanbaatar, the country’s capital. This city is an eclectic mix of modern and traditional. The Government Palace is a perfect example of this, with it’s old-world style architecture and glowing blue and gold lights.
Even when you’re in the city, you’re never far from the countryside. Just a quick trip can take you out to a nomad settlement, where you can meet travelling families who live in traditional gers. We recommend going on a horse ride or trek to take in the beauty of the endless countryside horizons.
The famous statue of Genghis Khan is a must-see. You can also learn about the country’s history at the National Museum of Mongolia.
We run a range of different projects in Mongolia so there will likely be other volunteers in the country with you. So you can travel alone or explore the country with a group of like-minded new friends.
