Conversational English Partners | 16 Weeks | 4 hours a week | January to May 2027.

Role Description

We currently have 150 volunteers from 24 countries, supporting our students in a variety of roles, including English Teachers, Mentors, Conversation Partners and Counsellors. We are currently recruiting Conversation Partners for Semester 8, beginning in the third week of July 2027.

We are looking for volunteer Conversation Partners to support young Afghan women preparing for online bachelor’s degrees or university study abroad. Each session lasts one hour, once a week.

Each volunteer will typically work one-to-one with a student whose English proficiency is approximately IELTS 5.5 or above. The aim is to help students develop the speaking, listening and communication skills they will need to participate confidently in university seminars, lectures and everyday academic discussions.

The role focuses on providing students with regular exposure to natural, spoken English, introducing new vocabulary and encouraging them to use the full range of their existing English skills. Volunteers should help students practise switching comfortably between different tenses, expressing more complex ideas and discussing a wide variety of subjects.

Above all, the objective is to build each student’s confidence in speaking English, gradually stretching their abilities, improving their fluency and helping them become comfortable communicating in an English-speaking academic environment.

No teaching experience is required, just an open mind, strong communication skills and a willingness to engage in meaningful conversations with remarkable young women.

We are particularly interested in volunteers who are good listeners, enjoy genuine dialogue and can create balanced, engaging conversations rather than dominating discussions themselves. Ideally, students should be speaking for approximately 70% of each session, giving them maximum opportunity to practise and develop their English. The objective is to gently stretch each student’s abilities, introduce new vocabulary and encourage them to make full use of the English they already know, while gradually building their fluency and, most importantly, their confidence.

There is no set curriculum, but we can help you plan interesting discussion topics or theme-based sessions if you prefer a little more structure. Students may also suggest their own weekly topics.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Tabasum at tabasum@victoryafghanistan.org, and she will arrange a convenient time to meet with you to discuss the opportunity in more detail. If you would like to learn more about Victory Afghanistan, Tabasum can also send you a copy of our latest Impact Report.

Due to the sensitive political environment in which we operate, we deliberately limit the information published on our website. However, our Impact Report provides a much more detailed picture of our organisation, the programmes we deliver, our wider ambitions and how this particular volunteer role contributes to helping young Afghan women access higher education and build better futures.