Volunteer at IWDA
Women traditionally carry out the bulk of volunteer work. Women and girl volunteers around the world contribute significantly to household and community welfare and economic advancement through work done in the home, such as caring for children and housework, as well as work done in the community and informal sectors. This work is typically seen as an extension of the traditional role of women and is often undervalued and unrecognised – not considered ‘real work’.
IWDA’s volunteer program expresses the agency’s commitment to non-exploitation of paid and unpaid workers by challenging the traditional privileging of paid work and making visible and valuable women’s labour.
IWDA aims to make volunteering a positive experience and Volunteers are invited to attend various events with staff and supporters and their activities are celebrated annually through International Volunteer Week and Volunteer’s Day.
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Read More about our amazing volunteers
Briony Mackenzie, IWDA eGender Intern
“As someone who feels passionately about the enormous potential of women to enact positive social change, it has been really inspiring for me to work with so many fantastic women at IWDA who are committed, as I am, to empowering women to achieve this change.
Through the eGender internship, I’ve had the opportunity to spread our important message by sharing information and resources about global gender and development issues, while keeping abreast of them myself. While it’s clear that there’s still a long way to go before women have equal access to opportunities as men, it has certainly been rewarding to know I’ve already made a contribution towards this goal at IWDA!”
Olivia Ross, Volunteer
“I worked on the Asia Pacific Breakthrough Conference in 2009 as a full-time volunteer for the final five weeks leading up to the conference. I believe that working with the IWDA means that, from the smallest to the largest contributions of time and energy, my efforts are noticeable. The IWDA staff treat volunteers as a member of the team, and the roles we fulfill are integral to the success of the agency’s missions. I personally was able to see my work, hopes and energies translated into a congregation of the world’s top minds working to bring about women’s equality in the Asia Pacific; and I was honoured to be trusted and entrusted with great responsibilities.
Being a volunteer for the IWDA is both uplifting and fulfilling, and without a doubt I feel my contribution mattered to the IWDA, to the staff, to the organisation, and also the women it works ceaselessly to aid.“
