Volunteer!

For more information on volunteering, email us at info@chiproms.com or complete the volunteer application online.

Application Form

Children of Promise Ministries thrives on the contributions of our volunteers from different fields and nations.  The beneficial relationship between the volunteers and our organization is reciprocal in that volunteers themselves also benefit from their volunteer activities.  Not only is the benefit reciprocal, volunteers in turn contributes to the society and individual lives.  In addition to the volunteers from the host country Nigeria, the children has been exposed to volunteers from Germany, Holland, England, United States of America, Canada, South Africa and Ghana.

Plan to volunteer with us today, not only will the children be glad to have you around but we guarantee you that your volunteer activities will help you further with your interpersonal skills such as understanding people and culture better, motivating others, and understanding life from a child’s perspective.  Volunteering at CHIPROM is definitely a life changing experience if you come with a heart to learn.

Volunteering opportunities ranges from two weeks to one year, depending on the skill and area of expertise or learning for the individual.  Create a meaningful and positive impact in the life of a needy child today!!!!

Volunteers always needed in the following areas:

• Nursery and elementary teachers
• Companions, assisting children to school, medical appointments and recreational activities
• Dentist
• Psychologists
• Registered Nurses
• Music Teachers
• Child Counsellors
• Pediatrician

CHIPROM Volunteers

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER

My name is Salome Buehler, I came from Germany. I like children, visiting different countries and other cultures. I grew up in a very lovely home with all my siblings. It has been my passion to work with orphans and abused children. So I wanted to support children who didn’t grow up in an environment like mine I heard, about CHIPROM and choose to stay six months in Ibadan, Nigeria, arriving in October 2010. The lovely children and the entire mummy’s opened their arms in a warm welcome. The children here are taken very good care of, they get enough food, have a nice home with beautiful rooms for the children and they attended good schools. I helped the mummy to take care of the babies, support the school children with their assignments. We really had a very good time together. We played different games and I teach them how to create boxes and envelopes during creativity time. I realized that in order to give a child a good childhood to remember, we need love, time for special activities, passion for the children and money to buy food, supplies, school materials, clothes etc.

   
Salome Buehler

I also helped the Manager in the office to write letters of support or sponsorship. We visited many companies, it is nice to see how many companies and private persons responded to the needs of the children. I saw so many good changes for the home and the children. CHIPROM is really well organized and everyone who is involved in this orphanage can see how lucky the children are to live and grow in a very nice environment. It is lovely to see how the little ones are growing and the older ones developing are developing in their education and personal lives. All of the children are in my heart, so it is hard to say goodbye I will never forget my experience and CHIPROM. I hope the very best for their life and will be praying for them.

Annemieke Van Der Poel's visit to CHIPROM

A Letter From Ann:

MY TRIP TO NIGERIA

Since the end of March 2008, I have been spending time at the Children of Promise Ministries. At this Children's Transition Home, a whole team of wonderful people are trying to give these children a sense of home. By giving the children a roof over their head and providing them with food, the general welfare of the children is secured. But giving basic care is not what CHIPROM is all about. Of course the basic care is considered very important, but what stands out the most is the love that all the people who are connected to CHIPROM are giving to the children. Saying you love a child is easy, but showing true love to children under these circumstances is something else.

Coming from another country (Netherlands) with a very different culture, I didn't know what to expect. Fortunately within my first few days, the people of CHIPROM have welcomed me with open hands into the CHIPROM family making me feel I belong there. Being there very often, I can say firsthand that even though the children are not their biological children, everyone there treats them as their own and shows his or her love to them. Just hearing the laughter of the children and seeing the smiles on their faces tells you that this is really true.

Because of CHIPROM'S generosity, I have tasted many typical Nigerian foods and have seen many places I otherwise wouldn't have seen at all. Moreover, everyone has tried to teach me to dance Nigerian style and to teach me the Yoruba language. The love they show for the children has reached me too and it has filled my heart with gratitude. I haven't had one moment of regret coming to Nigeria and working at CHIPROM and I hope that many more volunteers will come here to experience the warmth of the people of CHIPROM themselves. The people of CHIPROM don't just make the children feel at home, they also make me feel at home and since my real home is pretty far away, I think that is quite amazing!

Ann

Suzanne (2nd left), a friend of CHIPROM from Canada, visiting with the children with Ann (2nd from Right), taken in May 2008.	Ann with some of the children.	Annemieke Van Der Poel at the front of the children's home concluding her volunteer experience at CHIPROM from Holland.