Volunteer!

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

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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

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.