<p>MOVING MOUNTAINS TRUST VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PACK</p><p>INTRODUCTION</p><p>Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Moving Mountains Trust. This pack will help you to complete your application and explain a few of the details before you start your trip.</p><p>The Moving Mountains Trust is a charity that is registered in the UK and also in the locations where we carry out our project work. In a lot of these locations it will be referred to as a Non Governmental Organisation, or NGO. The difference in name only really concerns the way in which the organisation is registered and the fact that it is not controlled by a government agency. To all intents and purposes it will be acting in the same way as a UK charity would.</p><p>When a trip is undertaken in support of the Moving Mountains Trust, we need a lot of things to be done to look after our volunteers. For example, the volunteers need to be transported around the country, they need to be fed, given accommodation and generally looked after. All of this organisational and logistical work needs to be done by a fully registered company, which is Adventure Alternative.</p><p>Adventure Alternative is in a unique position to be able to look after volunteers from the Moving Mountains Trust. The company was founded by the same person, Gavin Bate, who founded the charity. Also, many of the staff who now work for Adventure Alternative in places like Kenya, were sponsored and supported through their education by Moving Mountains.</p><p>So this means that, while on a trip, the people looking after the volunteers can give them real-life and first-hand stories and knowledge of what the charity does and what it achieves. Adventure Alternative also underwrites and actively supports the charity by undertaking a large proportion of its administration, for free.</p><p>Adventure Alternative is a UK-based adventure travel company. It is a registered member of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) and is financially bonded by the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust (ABTOT). It has also been independently audited and declared compliant with British Standard 8848, Specification for the provision of visits, fieldwork, expeditions, and adventurous activities outside the United Kingdom. All of this means that whilst on the trip, your money, your safety and your enjoyment is being taken care of by an experienced professional organisation.</p><p>The following pages are the information that we require from you to complete a volunteering application. First of all we need to make sure that you know what the trip involves and that we are the right organisation for you and your aspirations. We have lots of information available on our website and we have further information available if you do not find what you are looking for. Please do read and absorb it all and make sure that it represents what you are looking for. Please complete brief answers to the following questions. If there are any things that are not mentioned here that you want to tell us about then please feel free to add extra pages. Applications can be emailed back to [email protected] or alternatively posted to Adventure Alternative, PO Box 14, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, BT55 7WS.</p><p>Moving Mountains Trust project expeditions are supported organised and run by Adventure Alternative</p><p>MOVING MOUNTAINS TRUST VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PACK</p><p>APPLICATION PERSONAL & CONTACT DETAILS Title First Name Surname Date of Birth Phone No email</p><p>ABOUT YOU</p><p>What is your current occupation or courses/subjects you are studying?</p><p>What do you like to do in your free time? For example, do you play any sports, play any musical instruments or have any specific skills or hobbies?</p><p>Please detail any of your experiences of activities related to the activities on the trip, such as the following:</p><p> Voluntary work  Conservation projects  Community projects  Overseas travel  Camping  Trekking  Adventure sports</p><p>Would you like to be placed in a specific location/project? For example, Ulamba Orphanage in Western Kenya.</p><p>Moving Mountains Trust project expeditions are supported organised and run by Adventure Alternative</p><p>MOVING MOUNTAINS TRUST VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PACK</p><p>MEDICAL DETAILS</p><p>All of the items in the following medical form are designed to allow us to first make an appraisal of an applicant's suitability to the venture and then to asses any particular measures that we need to take to safeguard the individual and the group. No applicant will be refused entry to a venture based solely on the information below, any areas of concern will be discussed further with the applicant and then with healthcare professionals as required. The information below will be kept available on file to assist in the unlikely event of an emergency during your time volunteering. All information is treated in confidence. Please note that failure to fully disclose any of the requested information may jeopardise your ability to participate and possibly the viability of the venture itself. You must ensure that all pre-existing medical conditions are disclosed in full to ourselves and to your insurance company. Failure to do so may result in your policy being declared invalid.</p><p>TRIP DETAILS Trip Trip Trip Start Title Location Date PERSONAL & CONTACT DETAILS Title Gender First Name(s) Date of Birth Surname Nationality Postal Address Phone Email Mobile Skype PERSONAL TRAVEL INSURANCE DETAILS (if you don’t have these yet then you can send them to us later) Insurance Policy Name / Company Cover Level Emergency Personal Phone No Policy Number PERSONAL MEDICAL DETAILS Your Doctor’s Name & Contact details (Optional but may help us in an emergency) Do you suffer from any condition or level of No / Yes, Details experience that you think may affect your capability to undertake any of the activities outlined in the description of the trip? Do you have any disabilities or specific No / Yes, Details of any special arrangements required behavioural or special needs?</p><p>To what level can you swim? Non-swimmer, Weak swimmer, Average swimmer, Strong swimmer</p><p>Moving Mountains Trust project expeditions are supported organised and run by Adventure Alternative</p><p>MOVING MOUNTAINS TRUST VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PACK</p><p>MEDICAL DETAILS continued</p><p>Do you suffer from any of the following? Asthma/difficulty breathing Y / N Diabetes Y / N Epilepsy Y / N Back trouble / Joint Problems Y / N Hypertension / High Blood pressure Y / N Heart Condition Y / N Recurring earache/toothache Y / N Fainting Spells Y / N If you answered YES to any of the above please provide relevant details of Dates, Frequency, Severity, Aggravating Factors, Preventative Measures, Medications and any other details.</p><p>Are you currently taking any prescription medication? No / Yes, Details</p><p>Have you been advised by a medical practitioner to carry No / Yes, Details any form of emergency medication? eg Epi-Pen, Inhaler Do you suffer from any condition that affects your ability to No / Yes, Details carry weights or your overall mobility? Have you ever suffered from any psychological of No / Yes, Details psychiatric condition? eg psychosis, deliberate self harm, depression, anxiety etc Are you allergic to any medication? No / Yes, Details eg Aspirin, penicillin, zinc oxide plaster Are you allergic to any foods or anything else? No / Yes, Details eg nuts, dairy products, hay fever Are there any planned changes in your medical condition? No / Yes, Details eg operations, medications Upon arrival on the trip, will you have visited a malaria No / Yes, Details region within the 4 weeks beforehand? Do you have any pre-existing medical conditions? No / Yes, Details eg head injuries, arrhythmia Do you have any objections to specific forms of treatment? No / Yes, Details eg blood transfusion, immunisation Do you have any other information which you feel that we No / Yes, Details should know about?</p><p>Moving Mountains Trust project expeditions are supported organised and run by Adventure Alternative</p><p>MOVING MOUNTAINS TRUST VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PACK</p><p>Confirmation & Permission</p><p>We want you to have a fantastic experience with us and for you to be fully prepared and informed about what to expect from the trip. In order to help you, we have a large amount of information about all aspects of the trip available on our website. If you would like us to give you information in any other way, including by email, by post, by phone or at group meetings, please do get in contact with us. By inserting your signature below, you declare:  That the information given on your Application and/or Medical Form is to the best of your knowledge correct and complete.  You also confirm that you have read and understood all information relating to the trip including details of; Nature of destination Country & Region, Trip Activities, Transport, Food, Accommodation, Group Composition, Staffing Ratios & Supervision and any other relevant details.  You confirm that you have read and understood the standard terms and conditions of booking, available on www.adventurealternative.com and by email or post upon request.  You confirm that you understand that failure to disclose any item of the requested information may jeopardise your personal ability to participate and the overall viability of the trip.</p><p> You commit to raising at least the minimum fund-raising amount agreed in the trip literature and to pay it directly to the Moving Mountains Trust, in addition to the trip fee paid to Adventure Alternative.</p><p>Full Name Signature Date</p><p>Deposit Payments Once your application has been approved you will need to make a deposit payment to secure your place on the trip. The deposit, to be paid to Adventure Alternative, is £250 and can be paid by cheque, Bank Transfer or by Debit/Credit Card over the phone. Balance Payments</p><p>Payments can be made in instalments at any time up until the deadline, 4-weeks before the trip departs. You can pay by any of the following means:-</p><p> Cheque – You can post a cheque to us at; Adventure Alternative, PO Box 14, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, BT55 7WS. Please put the name of the person travelling on the rear of the cheque, along with a contact telephone number.</p><p> Phone – You can pay by Credit or Debit card, over the phone by calling us on +44 (0) 28708 31258.</p><p>Moving Mountains Trust project expeditions are supported organised and run by Adventure Alternative</p><p>MOVING MOUNTAINS TRUST VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PACK</p><p> Online – You can pay be visiting www.AdventureAlternative.com then going to the “Login” button on the left hand side of the menu on the homepage. You will need to enter the username and password that will be given to you when you make your first booking or deposit. Other things to Organise Before you Leave The following checklist outlines some of the other things that you will need to make sure you have organised before you leave on the expedition. We have also given suggested sources of further information on each item. As with all aspects of the trip you can contact Adventure Alternative for further advice and support. Item Details References Flights Adventure Alternative are not a flight ticketing agent so they do not sell www.statravel.co.uk flights. However, they have an account with STA Travel. There is a very [email protected] experienced and helpful advisor there called Chris Sidebottom who you can contact and say that you are an Adventure Alternative client and he will 0871 230 8579 or help you. +44 161 830 8759 You can also use online comparison sites, one of the best is usually Sky Scanner. You often get the best prices if you either book a long way in advance or at the last minute. Needless to say, if you book at the last http://www.skyscanner.net minute you are likely to have less choice and also have the possibility of there being either only expensive flights left or even none. It is best to book early. Insurance You will need to take out personal travel insurance for the trip. You need to http://www.adventurealternative. make sure it covers all the trip locations and activities and also cancellation. com/trips/page/769/insurance7 You need to buy cover as soon as you book your place on the trip and buy http://www.campbellirvine.com/ your flights so that if something happens before the trip that means you http://www.thebmc.co.uk/ can’t travel, you will be able to claim the flights and trip cost back. There is http://www.snowcard.co.uk/ lots of information on the Adventure Alternative website about insurance. http://www.statravel.co.uk/ Click on the relevant link on the left hand side of the trip pages. http://www.insureandgo.com/ Vaccinations You will need to check what the requirements are for vaccinations, http://www.interhealth.org.uk/ & Medications immunisations and medications on the specific trip you are doing. You will http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Travel- need to make an appointment with your GP or ideally a travel health clinic. immunisation When you go to the appointment you need to take along details of the trip including the country you are going to, the areas you will visit and the http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/ activities you will be doing. All of these factors, plus your own medical http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and- history, will affect what vaccinations you are advised to get or update. living-abroad/staying-safe/health/ Adventure Alternative operates an account with Interhealth who can give http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/travelheal you medical and vaccination advice. You can also get advice from th/Pages/Travelhealthhome.aspx organisations such as the NHS and the FCO. Visa Different countries have completely different visa requirements for people http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel- travelling to them. These requirements can also vary depending on your and-living-abroad/travel-advice- own citizenship, what you will be doing and how long you will be staying. If by-country/ you are a UK citizen the first place to look is the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). Their website has a page for each country and a section called “Entry Requirements”. If you are not a UK citizen you will need to contact the destination country’s embassy in your home country or the foreign office of your own country.</p><p>Moving Mountains Trust project expeditions are supported organised and run by Adventure Alternative</p><p>MOVING MOUNTAINS TRUST VOLUNTEER APPLICATION PACK</p><p>Country Info In order to get the most out of your trip, you should read a bit about the history, geography, culture, customs and language of the country http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel- you are travelling to. There is a lot of information on the Adventure and-living-abroad/about-kbyg- Alternative website and also on the FCO website. campaign/ </p><p>Moving Mountains Trust project expeditions are supported organised and run by Adventure Alternative</p>