Volunteering and Employment

Short-term peace work, internships, study tours and summer schools

Work for Quakers for peace for a year
Each year Quaker Peace & Social Witness recruits one-year peaceworkers to serve at the Quaker UN Office (QUNO) in Geneva as well as at national peace organisations in the UK.

QPSW also recruits annually for one-year Peaceworkers in Burundi.

The Quaker Council for European Affairs also recruits one-year Programme Assistants (normally age 21-30) - visit www.quaker.org/qcea.

Placements are also available in Israel/Palestine.

It is not normally necessary to be a Quaker to do these these jobs; however, a close sympathy with Quaker values and practices is expected.

Information on all these posts will be available on the the vacancies pages, when applicable.

Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel
EAPPI provides protection by presence, supports Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and advocates for an end to the occupation. 

For more information and to download an application pack please check our pages: www.quaker.org.uk/applyeappi

Quaker United Nations Summer School
In July each year Quaker Peace & Social Witness and the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva co-ordinate a two-week study tour for 25 young people who are interested in international issues. The programme involves seminars, workshops and attendance at official meetings, including sessions at the UN, the World Trade Organisation, International Labour Organisation, Quaker House and other organisations. 'What an amazing time! Twenty-five like-minded young people, an inspired programme of lectures, discussions and observations of UN sessions - all in the stunning setting of multicultural Geneva.' Rachel Barker, participant.

For more information, visit http://www.quno.org/.

Study Tour of the European Institutions
Organised by the Quaker Council for European Affairs, this is a week in Brussels and Strasbourg learning about the work of the EU and non-governmental organisations, normally in July each year.

Visit www.quaker.org/qcea for more information.

Volunteering

London

• Alternatives To Violence Project (AVP), E: info@avpbritain.org.uk, W: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/
• Campaign Against Arms Trade, E: sally@caat.org.uk, W: http://www.caat.org.uk/
• Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, E: ccnd@gn.apc.org, W: http://www.cnduk.org/
• Conscience, the peace tax campaign, E: info@conscienceoneline.org.uk, W: http://www.conscienceonline.org.uk/
• Pax Christi (Catholic peace group), E: paxchristi@gn.apc.org, W: http://www.paxchristi.org.uk/
• PeaceDirect (Supports peace organisations overseas), E: francesca@peacedirect.org W: http://www.peacedirect.org/
• Peace News (peace and anti-war monthly newspaper), E: editorial@peacenews.info W: http://www.peacenews.info/
• Voices in the Wilderness (Iraq campaign group), E: voices@viwuk.freeserve.co.uk, W: http://www.voicesuk.org/

Other UK localities 

• Birmingham: West Midlands Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, E: wmcndall@gn.apc.org, W: http://www.wmcnd.org.uk/
• Bradford: Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, E: info@yorkshirecnd.org.uk, W: http://www.yorkshirecnd.org.uk/
• Manchester: Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, E: gmdcnd@gn.apc.org, W: http://www.gmdcnd.org.uk/

See also:

• Peace Brigades International, E: pbiuk@gn.apc.org W: www.peacebrigades.org/britain.html
• Internships in other organisations working to prevent violent conflict - http://www.euconflict.org/
• Network for Peace at http://www.networkforpeace.org.uk/