College for International Co-Operation and Development
Volunteer in Africa and India
Are You READY For Big Challenges?
Would you like to take action together with others to make the world a better place, fight off climate change and be part of building a sustainable future?
Do you want to learn about life in other parts of the world through your own experiences?
5 reasons to join CICD:
- To learn about the world and get a new perspective
- To live in community and make new friends
- To do good and be part of changing the world
- To learn many new skills
- To challenge yourself and your boundaries
Dream …. develop …. do!
Join CICD and become an activist for a better world!
By working together with our partners in Humana People to People and the local population in countries such as Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and India you can help to create change for the better.
Alone the world changes you - together we change the world.
Yes! I found it - another kind of school
6 months in Zambia in 7 minutes!
Other activities at CICD
Students Testimonials - Why I joined and what I learned
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Carina Andrade, Development Instructor
When studying at CICD I had the opportunity to develop personal and professional skills in so many ways. -
David Christian, Development Instructor
I am a 42 year old Englishman from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. I went to Mozambique in my project period. -
Alice Fidell, Climate Activist Summer programme
My time at CICD has been an amazing and insightful learning experience, in an inclusive and welcoming community. -
Danail Petrov, Development Instructor
I was part of the Gaia Corse, as well as the Fighting with the Poor 12 month’s course.
From our Blog
By Adrian Alvarez Valenzuela, Poverty Activist team August 2022Adding your grain of sand for a better worldOf course, this has to be necessarily the primary reason not to give up on volunteering. When we think about dedicating our time to volunteerin...
By Brita JensenWhen Tvindkraft was built, it trailblazed the wind industry,This story is about my work at Tvindkraft, the world’s first megawatt modern wind turbine. In 1999 I had been both a team teacher and a subject teacher at DNS (The Internation...
Hello again.It is Mel writing to share with you this year’s personal celebration – 10 years at CICD.10 years ago I was enrolling as a student at CICD. I sent my enrolment papers, had video calls and was accepted into the Gaia programme and the Fighti...
By Melanie Pita, Team teacher Hi, I am Mel and I am a teacher at CICD. Today I will be telling you about some of the studies of the second period of the 12 month programme and the students’ response to this.The Forces that Run the WorldIn the be...
By Silvia Rivas, Poverty Activist team February 2023The process of the programme for a Poverty Activist is the tool that leads you to take action. Action, through knowledge and practice with a perspective of the TOPICS that move the world.When you re...
By Carla Barrado, SpainMy story is worthy of being in a printed book, given the circumstances that encompass it. Each person is unique, and each person has their way of experiencing adventures and opportunities; however, the important thing is not to...