Christian Aid has doubled the number of students it is looking for to take part in its highly successful Pressurepoints scheme this year. Now in its second year, the scheme is looking to recruit 30 student reps in higher education to help raise a social conscience in colleges and universities across the UK .
The international development agency is looking for enthusiastic, politically aware individuals who believe that global poverty is unjust and preventable.
'We were overwhelmed by students' interest and commitment to this scheme last year. That is why we have decided to increase the places from 15 to 30 for this academic year,' said Chris Mead, Higher Education programme Manager. 'The scheme offers students who are interested in development or campaigning as a career after university, or who are simply interested in global issues, a great opportunity to gain valuable work experience and get paid at the same time.'
Under the Pressurepoints scheme Student Reps will be paid £5.35 per hour and will be expected to commit approximately 20 hours a month.
They will receive training, an annual budget to organise educational, fundraising or campaigning events, a personal mentor and access to a wide range of Christian Aid resource materials.
Working in more than 50 countries worldwide, with more than 600 local partners, Christian Aid is an organisation with plenty to say about development and justice.
Student Reps will campaign on issues such as trade justice, climate change and HIV/AIDS as well as raise awareness of the work of Christian Aid. They can choose to run a planned on-campus project or devise one of their own. Examples of planned activities include:
The Student Reps will also be asked to write articles for their student newspaper and the award-winning campaigning website www.pressureworks.org. They will also promote Christian Aid events, carry out research amongst fellow students, write and hold workshops/presentations and inform student societies and course tutors about available Christian Aid resources.
Student Reps will liaise with their mentor to devise a work plan for the year, ensuring that targets and workloads are realistic so that training needs can be identified and addressed.
Students who are interested in working with Christian Aid but can not commit to a programme of activities for a full academic year can become a voluntary Project Organiser. This is not a paid position but the student will still receive training, support and an events budget.
For further information and an application form please email students@christian-aid.org or visit www.pressureworks.org/campus
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