Hello! This is Migration to Asia Peace.😊
We are looking for volunteers to join MAP in the first half of 2024 (from February to the end of June)! We are waiting for volunteers who will work in MAP’s 3 areas and 8 programs.😀 Please refer to the images and text below, and we hope many of you who are interested will apply.❤️
■ Areas of recruitment
[Migration: Counseling and support for refugees on health, livelihood, legal matters and education / Publishing Refugee News] ① Support for the scholarship program for refugee youth and young adults: Good Samaritan Scholarship ▶Purpose: To support the running of a program designed to strengthen the capacity of refugee youth and young adults through higher education and vocational education. ▶Activities: Program operation and communication support ▶Preferred: English speaking ▶Number selected: 2
② Coordinating mental health and psychosocial support for refugees: MHPSS ▶Purpose: To receive counseling requests from refugees and provide timely and appropriate mental health and social support. To connect refugees with counseling centers and medical institutions, and to provide medical interpretation and translation and support for medical costs. ▶Activities: Connecting refugees with counseling centers and medical institutions, managing schedules, and supporting communication among refugees, counseling centers, medical institutions and organization staff ▶Preferred: English speaking ▶Number selected: 1
③ Support for running the program that pays childcare, nursery and medical costs for refugee children ▶Purpose: To receive requests from refugee families with children and provide support for childcare, nursery and medical costs. To promote the healthy growth of refugee children. ▶Activities: Home visits, program operation support, and communication support among refugee families, childcare institutions and organizations ▶Preferred: English speaking ▶Number selected: 1
④ Support for running basic Korean language education for refugees: We Peace Korean Language School (We Peace) ▶Purpose: To support the running of a Korean language education program for refugees. To empower refugees by providing specialized Korean language education tailored to them. ▶Activities: Managing class schedules and supporting communication among refugee participants, education volunteers and organization staff ▶Preferred: English speaking ▶Number selected: 1
⑤ Support for improving refugees’ access to information: Refugee News ▶Purpose: To produce Refugee News in multiple languages so that refugees can access accurate and useful information at the right time, and to distribute it through the organization’s website, social media and the MAP text message alert service. ▶Activities: Researching and writing news content, translating or connecting with translation volunteers, and designing web posters ▶Preferred: English speakers, research and writing skills, and web poster design skills (Canva/Miricanvas) ▶Number selected: 2
[Peace: Refugee rights advocacy and awareness-raising projects for the native-born public in Korea] ① Coordinating peace and human rights education with refugees: Dialogue with Refugees ▶Purpose: Refugees visit schools, public institutions and other places to tell their own life stories directly. The ultimate goal of this activity is to confront prejudice in society and to increase mutual understanding and respect between refugees and citizens. ▶Activities: Managing educational scripts and schedules, connecting with interpreters or interpreting volunteers, and promoting the program ▶Preferred: English speaking ▶Number selected: 1
② Support for running the academy that builds the capacity of those who assist refugees: Peace Academy ▶Purpose: To strengthen the capacity of those who assist refugees, and to lay the foundation for cooperation and solidarity with refugees and refugee communities, by running a program that trains refugee activists and webinars that build the capacity of refugee protection practitioners. ▶Activities: Program operation and communication support, and technical support for running webinars ▶Preferred: English speaking, and webinar operation skills (Zoom and others) ▶Number selected: 1
③ Displaced and Public Relations ▶Number selected: 2
Displaced: We publish “Displaced”, a newsletter issued every two weeks to encourage public attention and action on refugees and involuntary migration. In the field of involuntary migration, it delivers accurate and timely news from a refugee-rights-friendly perspective. ▶Activities: Researching, writing and producing content ▶Preferred: Research and writing skills
Public Relations: We produce content on the organization’s activities and issues and share the news with citizens to expand solidarity. ▶Activities: Planning, uploading and managing content ▶Preferred: Social media and WordPress skills, and video editing skills
[Activity period] – One day a week (7 hours); the day (Monday to Friday) and time (10:00 to 18:00) will be arranged by agreement – An orientation for volunteers is planned for the first week of activity
[Activity location] – Location: Organization office (Dongguk University Station, Jung-gu, Seoul), 3rd floor, Uri Hamkke Building, 27-17 Dongho-ro 24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul * In special circumstances, online activity is possible as an exception. * A volunteer service certificate is provided, and lunch is provided for in-person activity.
[How and when to apply] – You can reach the form through the website (Sharing Activities – Volunteer Recruitment) / the blog (Notices) / the Linktree link in the Instagram profile
① Application link: 2024 First-Half Volunteer Recruitment
② Application period: January 5 to January 21, 2024
■ Recruitment schedule January 21: Application deadline January 22: Announcement of document screening results January 23 to 26: In-person interviews for applicants who pass document screening (Place: MAP office, 3rd floor, Uri Hamkke Building, 27-17 Dongho-ro 24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul) January 26: Announcement of final selection
■ Inquiries: Tel. 02-2038-0231, Email: map@mapcast.org
[MAP’s main activities] Migration: Counseling and support for refugees on health, livelihood, legal matters and education / Publishing Refugee News [Support for the scholarship program for refugee youth and young adults / Coordinating mental health and psychosocial support for refugees / Support for running the program that pays childcare, nursery and medical costs for refugee children / Support for improving refugees’ access to information / Support for running basic Korean language education for refugees]
Asia: Solidarity with refugee rights networks in Korea and across Asia [Following and advocating on statements, commentaries and press releases on refugee rights / Taking part in research and lectures on refugees and migrants]
Peace: Refugee rights advocacy and awareness-raising projects for the native-born public in Korea [Coordinating peace and human rights education with refugees / Displaced / Peace Academy / Public relations]
*Detailed information on each activity is available through the website, Facebook and Instagram. www.mapcast.org facebook.com/map.asiapeace map_instagram 📍 Room 303, 3rd floor, Uri Hamkke Building, 27-17 Dongho-ro 24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
