Volunteering with ABV is a challenging and rewarding experience. As a volunteer, you will have established experience and expertise in your particular field. You will also be eager to share this knowledge and experience and have the ability to train others. Cultural sensitivity, patience, tolerance and open-mindedness are also required, along with a sense of humour and adventure.

It is important to note that due to the specialised nature of our work, we do not accept volunteers with less than five years professional experience. ABV encourages less experienced professionals and recent graduates to consider volunteering with agencies more geared towards younger volunteers.

ABV assignments cover almost anything that develops local skills and expertise, so we recruit people with a wide range of skills, such as:

• Finance
• Accounting
• Management & Strategic Planning
• Education & Training
• Marketing
• Agriculture/Horticulture
• Trades/Technical skills
• Health - Planning & Finance
• I.T.- Websites, Databases, Software Training, Systems
• Disability/Advocacy
• Youth Employment
• Manufacturing
• Export
• Textile/Clothing
• Forestry - Sustainability
• Fisheries
• HIV/AIDS
• Shipping