Volunteer Work Nigeria

On March 11th, 2011, a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan triggered a tsunami that created a wave devasstating many of Japan's coastal towns and killed over 19,000 people. Okay, so why are we reminding you about this on a page about volunteer work in Nigeria? Bear with us! After the tsunami and the resulting devastation and chaos, an organisation delegation of volunteer Brits duly arrived in Japan offering to help. When asked what particular skills or knowledge they had to help, they replied they were fluent in Japanese. Staff at the airport pointed out in return there were already 127 million Japanese speakers on the islands and given they had no real other skills should go home as they would only get in the way and hinder the clean up operation.

Now that's a bit like Nigeria today. It has a massive population of 213.4 million (2021) and is on the cusp of becoming one of the world's richest countries as oil revenues from the Niger Delta region begin to flow in (although that wealth is very unevenly spread with Nigeria being ranked in 2021 in 163rd place out of 191 countries and territories when ranked in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and the living standards of a country.) With that population and incoming wealth, despite all the challenges the country faces, it pretty much has the resources to manage them without requiring foreigners to come in and help. That's not to say volunteer assistance isn't welcomed, it's just not always needed and volunteer work should always be about the needs of the client group or individual not creating work to meet the needs of volunteers. As such there are not as many volunteer work opportunities as you may expect in Nigeria.

Please note that many volunteer opportunities in Nigeria were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the permanent closure of some volunteer opportunities and restrictions on others. If you run or know of a volunteer work project in Nigeria let us know by contacting us here. We look forward to hearing from you!

Volunteer Work Nigeria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Volunteer Work Nigeria

Volunteer Work Nigeria

Volunteer Work Nigeria

Volunteer Work Nigeria

 


Small World Nigeria

Small World Nigeria

A local umbrella organisation publishing latest programs for volunteers looking to work in Nigeria.
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Hands at Work

Volunteer Work Nigeria: Hands at Work

Church based volunteer work reaching out to the dying, orphans and widows in Nigeria.
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Volunteer Work Nigeria

Volunteer Work Nigeria

If you are considering undertaking a period of voluntary work in Nigeria check out our profile pages to explore the country before you visit and learn how to make the most of your volunteer work.

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