Program Description
The Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) Program provides skilled young Australians the opportunity to volunteer overseas in Asia, the Pacific and Africa. The AYAD international volunteer program is an Australian Government, AusAID initiative supporting the Millennium Development Goals. Our volunteer work is committed to achieving sustainable development through capacity building, skills exchange and institutional strengthening.
The Program achieves these aims by placing skilled young Australians (18-30) on short-term assignments in developing countries in Asia, the Pacific and Africa. AYAD volunteers work with local counterparts in Host Organisations to achieve sustainable development outcomes through capacity building, skills transfer and institutional strengthening.
AYAD assignments cover a diverse range of sectors including Education, Environment, Gender, Governance, Health, Infrastructure, Rural Development and Trades.
Commitment & Duration
Every yea, the AYAD Program places 400 young Australians on short-term assignments (3-12 months) in developing countries across Asia the Pacific and Africa. AYADs work with local counterparts in partner Host Organisations to achieve sustainable development outcomes through capacity building, skills transfer and institutional strengthening.
Who we look for?
To be eligible for the AYAD Program you must be a skilled young Australian (18-30 year old).
As an AYAD you will need the specific skills, experience and personal attributes required to do the assignment for which you apply. Because AYAD assignments are diverse (ranging from project officers to mud crab aquaculturalists and everything in between) that means that each AYAD is unique.
So how do you know if you would make a good AYAD? The first thing to think about is your motivation for becoming an AYAD. Do you have a passion for development? Are you looking for international experience? Are you looking for ways to challenge and stretch yourself and, at the same time, give something back to communities in need?
If you answered yes to any of those questions than the AYAD Program could be for you. The Program is a fantastic opportunity to see what you’re capable of and get some of that much needed experience. It’s also an amazing way to live and work overseas and see how your skills and knowledge can help others
Application Details
Applying is easy, just go to the AYAD website www.ayad.com.au to download an application form. Applications for Intake 34 (mobilising July 2012) close 24th February 2012. Find an assignment to match your skills today!
Contact Details
Website: www.ayad.com.au
Email: info.ayad@austraining.com.au
Phone: 1800 225 592
Location
Address: AYAD Program
Level 1/41 Dequetteville Terrace
Kent Town, SA, Australia 5067
Internationally:
| Bangladesh | Mongolia |
| Cambodia | Nepal |
| China | Papua New Guinea |
| East Timor | Philippines |
| Fiji | Regional Asia (Thailand) |
| Ghana | Samoa |
| Indonesia | Solomon Islands |
| Kiribati | Tonga |
| Kenya | Vanuatu |
| Laos | Vietnam |
Testimonials
This experience impacted me so immensely… moving to a remote location in Africa alone has been the hardest experience of my life. I know that if I could do that, I can do almost anything. I am so proud of being an AYAD, and the experience has encouraged me to be an even more well-rounded young citizen of Australia.
(AYAD Intake 27)
My AYAD experience has provided me with lifelong friendships across Australia and overseas. It has helped me develop professionally through experiencing working in diverse environments with diverse people. I am able to utilise all of those experiences back in Australia as the Government is full of diversity!
(AYAD intake 22)
