Vodafone Foundation has now found the 500 young people from across the country to take part in their World of Difference UK Programme. Over 1100 applied for placements, with the winners spending two months working for a charity of their choice.
The programme gives people from across the UK the opportunity to work for a charity they are passionate about. The Vodafone Foundation will pay each charity a total £2,500 of which the winners gets the balance once tax and National Insurance has been paid. In addition, Vodafone UK will donate a new mobile phone with pre-paid credit so that winners can capture their experiences and share them on vodafone.co.uk/worldofdifference to inspire others.
The programme was open to anyone over 18 in the UK who had the passion, drive and commitment to donate themselves to a charity. Taking part involved finding the right charity to suit their interests, skills and experience.
Director of the Vodafone Foundation, Andrew Dunnett, said –
We are delighted with the response we have had in the first year of this exciting new phase of the World of Difference programme. We hope that the World of Difference UK programme will help more people to make a contribution to local communities, from veteran volunteers to first-timers. World of Difference offers an ideal opportunity to help others while gaining valuable life and work experience.
