Chapter Member Commits to World Youth OAP

On the 24th of July this year Angela Chapman from Ron Hill Automatics, will be volunteering as part of World Youth Internationals Overseas Action Program to Peru. Angela is passionate about helping underprivileged children and their communities. She is looking forward to the opportunity to better the lives of others as well as develop her own skills and educate others upon her return.

She will work in a hands on role, building sustainable structures in rural villages while living with the local community. She has been assured that there is no need for any previous construction skills as they work hand in hand with local labourers - all she needs is passion, and a commitment to give it a go and get her hands dirty. The construction project will build a structure which the community desperately needs, in the areas of Primary Health Care, Income Generation and Education & Training. Individually, she will also have the opportunity to work within the community in an area she is passionate about such as education, or in an orphanage or street kids home.

All projects selected by WYI are community driven, sustainable development projects. Applications from within the community are submitted to WYI for review and appraisal. If proposals are in alignment with their Development model, they will proceed with the project. For a project to be considered, they must be in the fields of income generation, environmental, or education and healthcare. Project reviews are completed over the following year to ensure the ongoing success of the project. WYI has been offering volunteer placements since 1988 and is proudly a not for profit, non religious and non political Australian based organisation. They have sent away thousands of volunteers and proudly promote that they have had no major injuries or deaths on any of their volunteer placements. WYI is registered with the Education department, is an approved charity, is a signatory to ACFID (Australian Council for International Development) and is AusAID approved. They have flourished as an organisation through word of mouth and rely on their volunteers sharing their experiences and outcomes with their peers.

If you would like to make a donation to the Overseas Action Program, please contact Angela on 07 5443 4444 or via email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For further information on World Youth international please visit their website www.worldyouth.org.au