ALTRUIS Foundation Indonesia (AFI) is published on July 17, in 2012, is non-profit organization designed to recruit qualified European and world-wide donors or university students and graduates for taking a part of our internship and voluntary programs with our hosting organization located in Sukabumi - West Java - Indonesia. The projects not only assist and support the building of an under developing education community for regional inland or urban schools while learning and understanding this solidarity through our cross-cultural activities, but also make a wider opportunity for global interns or volunteer organizations in corporate with the humanity projects for sustainable education projects in our local community. Our Internship - voluntary projects is a fantastic and realistic opportunity to be responsible interns or volunteers or donors, make a positive and comprehensive humanity contribution.

Highlights: Our voluntary – internship projects arise from the needs of the local community. Most projects are organized by ALTRUIS Indonesia and partner organization in Indonesia. Interns or volunteers work with us and our partners: non-profits, non-governmental organizations, or environmental and educational groups within local communities. In Internship – voluntary Projects, our organization expanded its hosting organization to include a wider range of institutions or schools in almost parts of the location. Either interns or volunteers would reach much easier relatively to obtain new challenges because they are firstly guided to familiarize them selves with the culture, lifestyle, language, people, food, attitude, habits, environment and work scope prior to get in charge of. After initiating orientation days, intern or volunteer, for example, will teach/tutor English or be an instructor or assist in keep with intern or volunteer’s proficiency at a local school or local business partner projects. Intern or volunteer will be placed in a our local host organization either inland or urban community, where intern or volunteer will have the possibility to give a positive input into the interactive life being able to help sustainably comprehensive development to their careers or humanity projects for better future.

Qualifications:
English Teaching, Communications and Interpersonal Skills, Intelligence, Enthusiasm, Flexibility, Leadership, High-Energy Level, Maturity.

Experience Required:
no

This Program is open to:
American, European, Canadian, Australian and Worldwide Participants.

Who can volunteer or intern with us?
People having a wide opportunity and commitment to help the development of educational and business projects for cross - locally cultural community in Indonesia. We take kindly volunteers to welcome from least 18 years old. Therefore, should you travel and reach much easier relatively to obtain new challenges with our internship-voluntary project, we advise you to have commitment to our project or we firstly guide you to familiarize your ability with the different culture, lifestyle, language, people, food, attitude, habits, environment and work scope prior to get in realistic and fantastic charge of.

Where do we work?
We are located in Sukabumi – West Java approximately 120 km from Jakarta, or about two and a half hour journey by car. This place is very easily accessible from Jakarta, Bogor and Bandung. Sukabumi is a cute city and one of regencies in West Java. Sukabumi is one of the largest areas in West Java, with the capital city of Pelabuhan Ratu and it has 47 sub districts. Most of our projects are located in Sukabumi but we are in the process to widen new projects across the Indonesian archipelago.

Work: That Voluntary assignment not only has to be teachers on our teaching projects, but also your role in our organization practices and communicates what ability and experiences you have in accordance with the taken field. You could help our organization promote local products to your clients or our business partner in your country or to around the world through work mechanism you have understood of communication, collaboration, and professional development. Promote intercultural understanding and international friendship through the project activities. At the schooling projects, volunteers only assist the implementation of Educational Programs for students and help their learning progress. Provide support for students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities. Typical work might provide activities for orphanage schools or working in a community garden or workshop. Volunteers can expect to work about 5 to 6 hours a day.

Placements: Placements are most of our projects, about 80%, short-term (2-3 weeks). There are also medium-term projects (1-3 months) and permanent projects (6 -10 months), offered all year depending on the project. If the placement length changes from what is listed, the longer or shorter length will be indicated in your suggested program. The Placement does not change no matter how long the placement may be agreed to be by the volunteer of ALTRUIS Indonesia and their Host.

Workcamps: Also known as short-term projects. Volunteers live and work within partner organization for local business or school with people from 3 or more countries for a 2-3 week service project. Together volunteers also meet the needs of the local community while living like family and creating life-long, global friendships.

Medium-term: Volunteer on a project for 1-3 months within a local business community or school. You may have 1 or 2 other international volunteers or local volunteers with you during the project. This is a more individualized experience.

Individual Service Adventure/Gap Year Experience: This could be a combination of short-term projects to allow you to visit or focus on one location and
culture.

Weekends usually involve cultural excursions or other group activities. Most projects welcome all types of motivated volunteers and do not require specific experience or skills to participate. We want our projects to be as accessible to all that want to spend time helping the world! Some projects especially have an additional fee payable on arrival to help subsidize the cost of the program for our partner organization. Volunteers arrange and pay for their own transportation for the project.

Accommodation: Provided accommodation for volunteers consist of Boarding House or host family without charge. Recommended arrivals for airport pickup from Jakarta or Bandung airport. All flight times acceptable. Facilities of 1 bed room, bath room, food 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner), Internet access by wireless, Washing and Ironing, phone (if needed), TV, Transportation to work place, as well as cooking and cleaning responsibilities. Our hosting organization will locate intern or volunteer housing, identifying transportation options to/from the location, providing social and community activities, and other miscellaneous benefits. In areas where host employer does as much as possible to assist the volunteers or interns in locating suitable housing, you may also receive assistance in finding your own accommodation and food that suits your budget. It is either collected by ALTRUIS Indonesia on behalf of the host organization or paid in cash (in the specified currency) upon your arrival as set out in your detailed program.

Additional terms: The Volunteer’s CV or Resumé Form is the one of the key ways that we get to know you, and helps us select suitable placements for you. Once you have agreed upon a placement, your CV is sent to your potential host to introduce you before you arrive. In many cases volunteers ‘live in’ with host families. The personal information helps hosts to recognize your suitability as a volunteer, and helps them to assign tasks that you are most likely to enjoy. Therefore, it is very important that you provide as much personal detail as possible to include information about your hobbies and interests, your background, education and aims for the future, etc. This will help us (and your hosts) to gain a better understanding of your personality and skills, and so to select suitable placements for you.

Others: Travel Costs: Participants could be relatively responsible for all travel costs. This includes travel to a location within your placement country that is serviced by public or private transport. This is where you will normally be met by your placement host. If a special meeting is needed (ie Airport Transfers), then the host may require their costs to be covered by the incoming volunteer.

Travel Insurance: To meet ALTRUIS Indonesia’s obligations to our Placement Hosts, ALTRUIS Indonesia’s volunteers are required to have Health and Accident Travel Insurance that will cover medical and evacuations costs.

Incidentals: Volunteers should ensure that they have adequate funds as general spending money, as well as access to reserve funds in case of emergency. The Suggested Program can only recommend what you should take with.

About Indonesia
With around 252 million inhabitants Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world, it stretches from the skyscrapers of Singapore over to the volcanic beaches of Pelabuhan Ratu and to the western shores of Australia. Indonesia is the worlds biggest archipelago and consists of more than 17.000 island (around 6000 are inhabited). A country as diverse as its people with around 30 mayor ethnic groups, incredible landscapes and around 746 different languages or local dialects spoken.

252 million people
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world with over 252 million people and the world's largest Muslim population

746 languages
Bahasa Indonesia is the national language of Indonesia and is used in schools and other state-run enterprises, as well as in the media. However, Indonesia has over 746 indigenous languages, meaning that many Indonesians are bilingual, speaking their indigenous language at home and Indonesian at work or school.

6 religions
In general, most of Sukabumi society is religious and very concern to their customs and respect to the ancestors as their grip in socializing and communicating with the environment. Religion is a very important and serious matter in Indonesia, where every citizen must officially subscribe to one of six (Islam, Protestantism, Catholism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism) recognized religions. Two individuals of different religions may not marry, unless they convert so that they share the same religion. It will happen almost daily that people will ask you about your religion.

Climate
Split by the equator Indonesia has an almost entirely tropical climate with an average temperature of 28°C. The humidity is quite high and ranges between 70 and 90 percent. Indonesia has two seasons, dry and wet. The wet season runs from October to April with most of the rain coming between December and February. Rain is not uncommon outside of the wet season, although most of it comes at night or in the very early morning.

Diversity
Indonesia's motto is "Unity in diversity", in fact there are over 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia, each with their own customs and traditions. This makes Indonesia extremely culturally diverse place.

Nature
ALTRUIS Foundation Indonesia (AFI) is under a Constitution of Public Notary approved by Indonesian Law No.69, 2012 of the Republic of Indonesia, a non-profit organization completely independent and not affiliated with any religious organization or groups, governments or other institutions that might be under influence our strategy.

We are solely funded by the participant fees which we advise to donate for organizational operation to support and help or local traditional creative works as a part of our projects to help local - under developing education. It is also used for volunteers’ needs to cover administrative and development costs, the recruitment process, assistance with immigration and legal matters, airport take and pick-up arrangements included the placement process. We strive to keep these donors fund practically to enable more people to actively participate in ALTRUIS Indonesia Internship - Volunteering Placement Programs.

Politics
Indonesia is a presidential republic and has been independent since 1945, after being colonized for more than 300 years. Independence Day is celebrated on 17th August every year, with flag-raising ceremonies, neighborhood competitions and games for children.

What is voluntary - Internship project about?
Voluntary - Internship project is a way of good communication to make a worthwhile contribution to another country while simultaneously broadening your own academic or life experiences. We ALTRUIS Foundation Indonesia (AFI) have the strong commitment to create sustainable development projects for local communities and create unforgettable and realistic, unique experiences for our volunteers - interns. Voluntary – Internship project is more than just a simple travel, it is a commitment to our projects and to people who are less fortunately than you.

How to Apply?
If you are interested in Voluntary - Internship Project with ALTRUIS INDONESIA, Please consider and fill in the application procedure for the ALTRUIS Voluntary - Internship Program. You will then receive a response with a full application form within the next 24 hours.

Application Process Involves:
• Completed application form
• CV, including a digital photo of yourself
• Passport copy
• Evidence of visa (if applicable)
(Please be aware that without these documents, you may experience a delay in the application process). • Complete the letter of agreement.

Our Mission is to:
a) To bring Schools / Universities / Companies or small business in West Java – Indonesia together for the advancement of global education, intercultural understanding and friendship.
b) To extend support to any member institution seeking assistance for any justifiable cause.
c) To promote intercultural understanding and international friendship through the activities of its members; to develop regular, on-going in-service opportunities for administrators, teachers and students within the region.
d) To cooperate with other non-member organizations and individuals in the region pursuing the same objectives.
e) To collaborate with similar associations and organizations.
f) To broaden the dimensions of education and cooperative business.
g) To facilitate communication and cooperative action between and among all member schools / Universities / Companies.
h) To promote understanding and international friendship through the activities of members.
i) To encourage the better exchanges (especially in fine and performing arts, environmental issues, sports and forensics).
j) To collaborate on professional development within the AFI region.
k) To support international, national and regional networking.

Our organization
We are a non-profit organization that does not receive government funding or private donations, completely independent and not affiliated with any religious organization or groups, governments or other institutions that might influence our strategy. We are solely funded by the participant donations which we advise from our volunteers / interns / donors. The donations are used for interns - volunteers’ needs to cover administrative and development costs, the recruitment process, assistance with immigration and legal matters, airport take and pick-up arrangements included the placement process. We strive to keep these donors fund practically to enable more people to actively participate in ALTRUIS Indonesia Voluntary - Internship Placement Programs to create and run the projects in which our volunteers – Interns are working.

Global and Local partners
Our voluntary – Internship projects arise from the needs of the local community. Our most projects cooperate with a number of selected local based NGO’s and schools. They are organized by ALTRUIS Indonesia. Our global partners are Bouworde Vlaanderen Belgium, TOPSII Ednovation International as the partner of International Education & Career Services, Corp. – America and the biggest local partners are Yayasan Tileng Foundation (the Natural school Baturraden – Central Java), English Centre Sukabumi for the program of TOEFL (the Test of English as a Foreign Language and official TOEFL score recipient agency in Indonesia for ETS - Educational Testing Service worldwide), Yayasan Almubarokatussaadilah, Jampang Tengah and Yayasan which strive to support the educational projects and communal plantation of young Indonesians by giving them voluntary – internship projects and job trainings. Together with these foundations we have created a number of projects in which our volunteers – interns are working. Our organization also expanded its hosting organization to include a wider range of other institutions / schools / universities and companies in almost parts of the location. Volunteers – interns would reach much easier relatively to obtain new challenges because they are firstly guided to familiarize them selves with the culture, lifestyle, language, people, food, attitude, habits, environment and work scope prior to get in charge of. After initiating orientation days, volunteer / intern, for example, will teach/tutor English or be an instructor or assist in keep with intern - volunteer’s proficiency at a local school or local business partner projects (communal plantation). Volunteer or intern will be placed in a our local host organization, where volunteer / intern will have the possibility to give a positive input into the interactive life being able to help sustainably comprehensive development to their careers for better future.

Our team
Most of our volunteers / interns are abroad for the first time and don't have a lot of experiences, therefore it is very firstly important to guide and familiarize them selves with the culture, lifestyle, language, people, food, attitude, habits, environment and work scope prior to get in charge of. We have special experienced staff available to support our volunteers / interns at any given time. All of our staff is well-trained and available 24 hours a day in case of emergencies. Volunteers – interns are no being on their own at the project site and are always accompanied by a trained member of our staff.

Program Fees and Information
Prices are available for any period between 4 and 6 months
4 weeks (€300), 6 weeks (€350), 8 weeks (€450), 12 weeks (€550), 24 weeks (€1100)

What is included in the program fee?
- Placement in a teaching program
- Orientation upon arrival (2 days)
- Local cultural introduction
- Bahasa Indonesia language lessons (3 x 1 hour)
- Accommodation
- Airport Pickup
- Regular follow-up meetings
- Organizational operation support - Recruitment process - Placement process

Apart from our fees, you must pay for:
Your Journey to Indonesia, Vaccinations and Visas, Health Insurance, Transportation to the projects, Food and other personal expenses

Visa information
In the respect of the visa requirements, let you know additional steps to get Indonesia Visa after you make decision as date of your voluntary – internship arrival schedule, and in the short time we will send you Reference letter of Organization / Foundation and Invitation Letter for you to consulate Embassy of Indonesia in your country to complete.

We are use to accepting Visit Visa of Social or Student Visa. You had better ask for Consulate Embassy of Indonesia in your country or in country where you resident now, so no worry As you know this visa is issued to applicants who are going to Indonesia for a social/ cultural visit, for example, visiting relatives or friends who live in Indonesia; visiting social organizations with the same type of activities; for exchange visits between educational institutions, carrying out research, and attending training program in Indonesia. This visa applies for all voluntary or Internship programs in Sukabumi. You have to apply before your arrival in Sukabumi at the Indonesian embassy in your home country.

There are no required vaccinations needed to enter the country but please consult your doctor before traveling. More information is available from the WHO's (World Health Organization) travelers health information site or CDC.gov traveler’s health information.

Terms & Conditions / Code of Conduct
All volunteers or interns are required to read and agree to our terms and conditions before being accepted onto one our programs.

Insurance
One of the conditions of entry onto our programs is that volunteers /interns have travel insurance. Most importantly the insurance needs to include medical treatment and repatriation in case of unforeseen accidents or illnesses. Volunteers / interns should purchase insurance independently and bring a copy of their insurance certificate with them for their local co-ordinator to check before starting their program.

Certification
You will get an ALTRUIS Foundation Indonesia (AFI) certificate stating the time and place you have been performing the project (if applicable the certificate will be signed by one of our project partners in Indonesia, depend on the location you were volunteering or interning).

Getting there
Volunteers / Interns will be met at the international airport in Jakarta. A number of international airlines fly either directly to Jakarta, or via Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. The Singapore based airline Air Asia also fly cheaply to Jakarta from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. There are also a number of Indonesian based budget carriers, although some of these have less that impressive safety records so are probably best avoided.

Contact ALTRUIS Indonesia
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Please use our initial application form if you would like to apply for one of our programs.

Get in touch with us:
If there is any question regarding our program, please feel free to contact me at any time by email:altruisfoundation@yahoo.com or phone: +62 266 215 867, Mobile: +62 081 5601 0577.
+62 081 3147 9635