£10m youth volunteering scheme launched

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 29 February 2008

A new government sponsorship scheme is being launched today that will allow young people from poorer backgrounds to volunteer abroad.

Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for International Development, announced today that £10m would be committed over the next three years to provide sponsorship for 2,500 young people aged 18 to 25 to work for volunteer schemes in the developing world. The scheme will be run in partnership by Christian...

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