About:
In 2018, the Barbados Government reintroduced the payment of tuition fees for Barbadian students.  In return, it mandated that all Barbadian students ‘give back’ in the form of volunteer hours at various approved participating entities across the island.
 
Students have the opportunity to OPT OUT of this programme by contacting the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training and arranging for the payment of their fees.  This should be done before the start of the semester.
Requirements
Students are required to complete volunteer hours for each academic year as follows:

• Full-time - 150 hours
• Part-time - 100 hours

The academic year begins on the 1^st August and finishes on the 31^st July of the following year.
For more information, visit: Give Back Barbados
 
Enrollment in the Programme:
To participate in this programme students must follow the steps below.
 
1. Create an account on the Ministry’s App.

• Go to https://www.gov.bb/giveback
• Click on Create an account
• Complete the sign up page
• Accept terms of service and Privacy Policy to OPT IN
• Click submit
• CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR ACTIVATION (your account is only created after activation)

 
2. Check for volunteer opportunities

• Go to https://givebackbarbados.com/

• Peruse the Give Back website for entities offering opportunities
• Choose the entity/entities you want to participate with
• Contact the Entity to arrange your volunteering schedule
• Create a file and keep a record of all entities contacted and responses received

 
 
3. Log your completed volunteer hours

• Go to https://www.gov.bb/giveback
• Log In
• Enter the date and the number of volunteered hours (please note minutes must be entered for the time to be recorded correctly; you can enter 00 in the minutes’ section)
• From the drop-down menu, select the entity you volunteered with (note although you are a University of the West Indies student you are only to select this as an entity if you volunteered with or through us).

                          Exemptions
Students enrolled in the below Majors are exempted from participating in the Give Back Programme due to the built-in hours requirement of the programmes.
 
Medicine (MBBS) students
Pharmacy students
Social Work students
Nursing students
Students of Occupational Therapy
Students of the Medical Laboratory Technician programme.
 
Scholarship winners and Exhibition winners are also exempted.
 
Volunteer Opportunities at the UWI Cave Hill Campus:
The Cave Hill Campus is an approved entity with the Give Back Programme. The Office of Student Services will publish available opportunities on our various social media platforms from time to time.  You are advised to check your Cave Hill email and the Campus App regularly.
At the end of the volunteer period, you will be required to have the respective department verify the hours you served with them by completing a Service Hours Verification form.  This form can be located here Service Hours Volunteer Form.
Volunteer hours can also be gained by APPROVED participation in our Vision and Fortitude program; Peer Mentorship program; FYE program and Clubs and Societies programs.
 
Helpful Links:

• How to actively participate in the Give Back Programme 
• One-on-One Consultation: Give Back Programme - Schedule an Appointment
• Give Back Queries 
• Registration / Account Issues: 
• Clubs and Societies Info.: 
• FAQs: https://givebackbarbados.com 

 
Regional and International Students:
To all of our Regional and International students and those who are not participating in the Give Back Programme, we would like to encourage you to be a part of our Vision and Fortitude program.  This program offers a wide range of volunteering prospects and give you a prime opportunity to be socially responsible.
   

A & Amp; U Designs

Action for Justice & Amp; Living Hope Ministries

Agriculture (IICA)

Alexandra School

All Saints' Primary School

Alleyne School

Alliance Française de Bridgetown

Ann Hill School

Aquarius Watersports

Archives Department

Arthur Smith Primary School

ASPIRE Foundation (Barbados) Inc.

At- Risk Youth Foundation

Autism Association of Barbados

Baird’s Village Aquaponic Association

Barbados Accreditation Council

Barbados Agricultural Development Corporation

Barbados Association of  Endometriosis & Amp; P.C.O.S

Barbados Association of Muslim Ladies

Barbados Boys Scout Association

Barbados Community College

Barbados Defence Force

Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation Inc.

Barbados Family Planning Association

Barbados Kidney Association

Barbados Meteorological Services

Barbados Museum

Barbados National Trust

Barbados Red Cross Society

Barbados Revenue Authority

Barbados Soccer Academy

Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.

Barbados Young Men’s Christian Association

Barbados Youth Action Programme

Barbados Youth Business Trust Barbados Youth Development Council

Because of Jenna Trust

Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory

Better Birthing in Bim (BBBim)

Bio Cultural Education and Research Programme

Books for Babies Barbados

Bright Life Family Centre

Bureau of Gender Affairs

Bush Hall Institute of Action and Research

Business & Amp; Professional Women’s Club

Calvary Moravian Feeding Programme

Caribbean Dyslexia Association & Amp; Centre

Caribbean Mentorship Institute

Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF)

Caribbean Youth Environment Network

Cave Shepherd and Co. Ltd

Central Purchasing Department

Centre for Counselling Addiction Support

Centre for Hybrid Studies (CHyS)

Child Care Board

Christ Church Foundation School

Chrisy's Care

Covid 19 Protocols Monitoring Unit

Culture and Arts for Love and Living

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Barbados

DaeDream Entertainment

Dance 4 Life Barbados

Department of Emergency Management

Derrick Smith School and Vocational Centre

DIABETES Association of Barbados

Digital Ambassadors

Diocese of Barbados

Division of Culture, Prime Minister's Office

Drug Education and Counselling

Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Barbados

East Caribbean Conference (Adventist)

Eastern Orators Toastmasters Club

ECKO Nation

ECO Skywater

Education Technical Management Unit (ETMU)

Ellerton Wesleyan Holiness Church

Erdiston Training College

Eventfully Yours by Semone

G4S Secure Solutions (Barbados) Limited

Girl Guides Association of Barbados

Grazettes Primary School

Harrison’s Point Medical Isolation Facility

Headstart Music Barbados

Healthy Caribbean Coalition

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados Inc

I Am A Girl (Barbados)

IncludeU Sports Academy

International Women’s Forum (Barbados) Inc.

Irving Wilson School

Island of Adventure Summer Camp

Jabez House

Junior Chamber International Barbados

Katrina Endometriosis Fund Association

Kiwanis Club of Bridgetown

Kiwanis Club Pride of Barbados

Legaci Global

Leo Club Barbados East

Living Hope Ministries

Living Water Community

Lumisol Technology Consultancy Inc

Maria Holder Nursery  Oldbury

Maria Holder Nursery School

Media Resource Department (MOE)

Methodist Church of Barbados - Hawthorn

Milton Lynch Primary School

MIN of Education (ITQA)

Min of Education (PRIR)

Ministry of Education, Technological

Ministry of Youth & Amp; Community Empowerment

Mount Zion’s Missions Barbados Foursquare, Ch. Ch.

My Child and I

Myeloma, Lymphoma and Leukaemia Foundation

National Assistance Board

National Conservation Commission

National Coordinator’s Office for UNCTAD 15

National Cultural Foundation

Occasio Planning Services

Ocean Acres Animal Sanctuary

Operation Triple Threat

Paredos Barbados

Parkinson Memorial School

Praise Academy of Dance

Prison Fellowship Barbados

Private Caribbean Study Goals

Project Discovery Inc.

Read for Life

Rotaract Club of South Barbados

Simplified Apps

Slow Food Barbados

Small Business Association

SMJ Procurement & Amp; Marketing Inc

Soroptimist International of Jamestown

Special Olympics Barbados

St. Ambrose Primary School

St. Bernard’s Primary School

St. Catherine's Primary School

St. George Parish Independence Committee

St. Giles’ Primary School

St. Luke-Brighton Primary

St. Martin’s Mangrove Primary

Student Support Services (METVT)

Summer Vacation Bible School (VBS)

Supreme Counselling for Personal Development

TEN Habitat

The (Barbados) Trust Fund Limited

The Albert Cecil Graham Development Centre

The Ark Animal Welfare Society

The Barbados National Trust

The Breastfeeding and Child Nutrition Foundation

The Deaf Heart Project

The H.U.R.T. Initiative

The Job Connect

The Literacy Project

The Lodge School

The People’s Cathedral Primary School

The Rotaract Club of Barbados West

The Salvation Army

The Sojourner Foundation

The University of the West Indies

The Wesleyan Holiness Church

TVET Council

Unborn Justice

Union Collaborative – Israel Mapp

United Youth Leaders of Barbados

Variety Children’s Charity

Vision 2020 - Project Implementation Unit

Welches Primary School

Wesley Hall Infant School

Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School

Youth Equipped to Achieve! Inc.

 
Meet the Team:
Gloria Harper (Community Services Coordinator)
gloria.harper@cavehill.uwi.edu
(246) 417 - 4011
 
Andrea Kirton (Programme Assistant)
andrea.kirton@cavehill.uwi.edu
(246) 417 - 4010
 
Peter Callender (Programme Assistant)
peter.callender@cavehill.uwi.edu
(246) 417 - 4010
 
Contact Us:
Email: giveback@cavehill.uwi.edu
Phone: (246) 417 - 4165
Fax: (246) 424 - 5348