Our Volunteer Program
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Your time is valuable and we are thrilled you are considering volunteering with us!
BE-GA is structured to operate through the work of volunteers. Our volunteers are fundamental to the success of our organization. They manage the backpack build, teachers supply drive distribution, donations, and remind us every day that our mission could not be achieved without them. Whether you can volunteer virtually or physically, with a group of friends, family or colleagues, whatever your commitment, every hour of assistance helps us to fulfill our mission.
our ultimate goal is to provide the best possible volunteer experience and prepare our volunteers to become outspoken education advocates in our community.
What you do matters!
Benefits of Our Volunteer Work
Volunteering brings tremendous impact that goes far beyond the mission of the organization and our volunteers are not exempted from experiencing the benefits of volunteer work;
Making a difference: Providing a service to those in need brings a sense of accomplishment, pride, and happiness.
- Learning new skills: Work done at volunteer organizations often differs greatly from work done in private businesses. By taking advantage of community service opportunities, one has the chance to learn more about other industries while gaining communication and teamwork skills.
- Building community: Volunteering is an excellent way to build team spirit, foster relationships among group members, or make new friends.
- Boosting your resume: People love to work with good people! Volunteer experience may boost your chances of landing a job or getting into your preferred college/University outside Nigeria.
If you are interested in volunteering, please take a minute to complete the volunteer interest form. It’s amazing what we can do when we work together.
Required Volunteering Hours
Bridging Education Gap awards community service Certificate to volunteers who have successfully completed 120 hours of community service with the organization
If needed, BE-GA may provide a temporary document or a reference letter confirming volunteer hours or experience to volunteers who have completed over 67% of the mandatory 120 hours required for a BE-GA community service certificate.
How to register and become a volunteer
- Fill out the volunteer registration online form to get started.
- Once filled and submitted, an on-boarding confirmation email will be sent to your registered email.
- Further information on the volunteering procedures and volunteer guidelines will be sent to your registered email as part of the on-boarding process.
If you have any questions about volunteering, please contact via email: [email protected] or call 09165257676
Volunteering Opportunities
Virtual Volunteering
1. Partnership and Fundraising
2. Communications ( apply to get more details )
3. Multimedia, Web development/Graphics
4. Grants writing
5. Program creative and Contributors
6. Research
7. Internship ( apply for more details. Click here to apply)
Please note: The mode of activity execution and tracking of virtual hours would be communicated at the point of virtual volunteers’ onboarding
Physical Volunteering
- Photography
- Videography
- Beneficiary selection and management
- Teachers and school management
- Community Management
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Assessment
- Impact club Mentor
FAQ on Volunteering
Fill out the volunteer form, check your inbox ,promotion, spam folder ,open the instant email address sent by Lagos Food Bank, click on ‘’YES SUBSCRIBE ME’’ to this mailing list ,read instruction underneath the bottom. This will take 48hours to get full confirmation.
Yes, round neck polo is N4,000, VIP shirt is N10,000, kindly pay into our Access Bank Account Bridging Education Gap Initiative 1604719389
No, it does not, you are already donating your time.
Click here to read the eligibility criteria for a reference and certificate issuance.
No, to purchase new TSHIRT, KINDLY pay before outreach, because t-shirt payment are no longer accepted on outreach day, only t-shirt pick up.
Check your promotion folder, spam mail.
You might have entered your information’s wrongly, Kindly register again.
The minimum age is 12 years however, all volunteers under 15 would need to be accompanied by an adult.
Yes, please send in your resume to [email protected]
Yes with a professional camera, that will be great. At the end of the event, please share the images taken with us via Google drive or Wetransfer and to [email protected] CC [email protected]
Yes, it is. To participate in our outreaches, you have to wear BE-GA branded T-shirt. The T-shirt is sold for N4,000 or N10,000 depending on the quality within your budget.
Registered volunteers over a period of time, are eligible for a certificate and reference letter from Bridging Education Gap
To volunteer in with us you must be at least 12 years old. Youth 12 – 17 years old are required to volunteer with an adult, youth 18 years old and up can volunteer on their own.
We do not pay our volunteers.
No! A volunteer is not allowed to be a beneficiary. However any volunteer willing to be a beneficiary will cease to be a volunteer to get relief as a beneficiary.
Volunteers should wear close-toed shoes and clothes appropriate to work in a warehouse or remote community setting. No sandals/flip-flops, extremely short skirts or low-cut shirts. Individuals wearing opened toed shoes will not be allowed to participate in outreaches or community inspections.
Yes, we have a WhatsApp community for BE-GA volunteers for easy communication. We also encourage you to follow us on instagram, twitter, facebook and linkedin : @bridgingeducationgap for updates.
Yes, you can. We welcome all types of donations both financial and listed items on our backpack or teacher supply list.
Yes donations can be dropped off with the BE-GA team. Kindly call 09165257676 for donation pickup/drop off.
We welcome new Donors; kindly send a mail to [email protected] and CC: [email protected]
Yes, this is part of our major goal from 2023.
Bear in mind that when you visit a slum, you should expect the characteristics of a slum like dirt, rowdiness, touts etc. On our part, we do everything possible to nip all forms of disturbance in the bud and since inception we have not recorded any violent cases.
Yes, for preparations and if he/she is a registered volunteer who confirmed attendance for the event.
No, you do not have to. Purchasing of the BE-GA t-shirt is one off (you can decide to purchase more at your own will)
Yes, you can come with your donations on the outreach morning. Kindly keep the items in a safe place till the team arrives. Please bear in mind that items donated on the outreach day will be distributed at the next outreach.
In Nigeria, most NGOs face the following challenges: Lack of Trust, Lack of funding and Lack of volunteers due to the bad antecedent of NGOs in Nigeria wherein it is used as an avenue to make fast money. A lot of good hearted people have lost trust and confidence in any start up NGO in Nigeria and this makes it very difficult for the good ones to thrive. The lack of goodwill affects funding and the support of the civil society at large towards NGOs. At BE-GA, we chose to be transparent about our finances, donors and operations and this has helped us a great deal.
Yes, we would be delighted to reference your volunteering experience with us provided you have met certain conditions. To qualify for a reference, you must have rendered over 120 hours of community service and been an active volunteer for a minimum of 3 months.