Ethiopia (photo: Jim Loring/Tearfund)
Here's your step-by-step guide to joining a programme:
1. Download the Transform Yourselves information document then fill in a groups initial enquiry form and send it in to us; we'll then get back to you within a couple of weeks.
2. Print off and fill in a Yourselves Leader's Application Form and return it to us with a deposit of £500. The deposit will be used towards the final cost of your trip. Click here for PDF documents.
3. We will contact you to discuss the details of what you want to do and where you want to go.
4. Send in the participant Application Forms, Parental Consent Forms (for anyone traveling who is under the age of 16 and not accompanied by their parents), Reference Forms and Small print forms for your whole team with two passport photos for each person on your team.
5. Orientation - There are different options available to you, which we will discuss with you to plan the most effective training. We will send you Preparation Packs telling you all you need to know to get ready to go, including the necessary forms for getting medical clearance.
6. Ensure your group does everything required in order to get ready (checklist and dates given in Preparation Pack).
7. Pay the balance of your trip one month prior to departure.
8. Change lives: yours and other people's!