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10-Year Global Outreach & Physical Engagement Programme
The Office of the Chief Coordinator and specialised team members aim to bring professional guidance, services, training and institutional engagement progressively closer to people and communities.
Select your country and consultation topic, view your fee, and request an appointment.
- Understanding the programme
- Finding the right consultation
- Applying for an appointment
- Completing payment
The programme’s stated target is 2,100 locations in 188 countries over ten years. Individual schedules and services are confirmed progressively. The outreach figures describe programme ambitions, not completed visits or guaranteed availability in every location.
What is the programme — and why does it matter?
The 10-year Global Outreach & Physical Engagement Programme is a long-term initiative intended to connect people, communities, enterprises and institutions with relevant opportunities and support through direct engagement in selected cities.
Over the coming decade, the Chief Coordinator and his team aim to progressively engage across 2,100 locations in 188 countries. Locations and visits are to be selected and announced progressively, according to readiness, local need and operational capacity.
Its purpose
People often need a clear conversation before they can identify the right career, course, business direction, care pathway or next step in life. The programme aims to make that conversation more accessible, while connecting suitable requests with the relevant Dignified Independence department, professional, programme or service.
What opportunities does this create for you?
You may be an entrepreneur, a jobseeker, a student, a person with a disability, a parent or caregiver, a person living with illness, a retired professional or someone facing uncertainty about income and future plans. Your starting point is to explain your circumstances and the outcome you hope to achieve.
What direct engagement can include
- Scheduled consultations
- Recruitment interviews
- Admissions and training discussions
- Entrepreneurship meetings
- Community engagement
- Institutional cooperation
- Local needs assessment
- Planning for future services and infrastructure
A programme built around people
- Global access
- Local presence
- Direct engagement
- Relevant opportunities
- Sustainable development
The first purpose of engagement is to listen and understand. Where appropriate, the next step is a relevant referral, application pathway, practical plan or professional engagement. Availability and eligibility vary by service and location.
From a visit to a continuing local presence
The programme is designed to develop according to demonstrated local need. A large permanent facility does not have to be established before understanding what a community actually requires.
Listen and assess
A selected city visit brings direct discussions, local needs assessment and institutional meetings.
Establish a contact presence
Where useful and feasible, a Special Representative can support continuity and relevant local enquiries.
Return and deliver
Recurring engagement may support recruitment, admissions, training discussions and service coordination.
Use proportionate infrastructure
A professional workspace or suitably sized training/service facility can support demonstrated demand.
Develop sustained presence
A dedicated DI office or broader institutional presence may be considered where justified by sustained need and resources.
We listen first. We understand the need. We build according to the need.
Partnership and community requests
Organisations may submit institutional cooperation proposals, local service needs or potential sponsorship arrangements. Sponsorship can support venue costs or subsidised consultation places under a written agreement; it does not purchase influence over beneficiary selection or access to confidential applicant information.
Programme reach and pricing coverage
The outreach programme ambition refers to 188 countries. The pricing framework was prepared for 193 UN member states so that a country-based fee approach is available more widely. A pricing entry does not mean that an in-person visit or a payment method is already available in that country.
Select your topic and country, view your fee, and request an appointment
Applying is free. Your request is reviewed first — you are only asked to pay once a suitable appointment has been offered to you.
Request received
Please keep this reference. An application acknowledgement is not a basis for making travel arrangements. Questions: WhatsApp +971 58 975 1369 or application@di-ngo.org.
Review, appointment selection and confirmation
Review the request
The team checks the main need, service suitability, selected category and relevant information. Clarification may be requested. A request outside the available scope is directed to an appropriate department or professional rather than automatically sold a consultation.
Choose an available appointment
A suitable applicant receives available dates and times, the meeting format and location or online access arrangements. The confirmation identifies the consultation provider. Online appointments display the applicant’s local time and the scheduled appointment timezone.
Review the complete offer
Before payment, the applicant sees the category, scope, duration, provider, date, time, location, final payable fee, invoice currency, included deliverables and cancellation terms. Any approved reduction or sponsorship is applied first.
Complete payment and receive confirmation
Payment is requested only for an available appointment. The booking is confirmed once payment is verified, or approved sponsorship/waiver is recorded. The applicant receives a booking reference, receipt, appointment details and preparation instructions.
What a standard consultation includes
- Review of up to five relevant pages provided in advance
- A private meeting for the stated duration
- Practical options and next steps
- A concise written summary within two working days
- One brief factual clarification within seven days
Extended reports, project work or additional professional services require a separate quotation.
Attending with another person
One parent, guardian or caregiver supporting the same beneficiary can attend without an additional consultation fee. An organisational meeting may include up to two representatives. Unrelated individual cases do not share a confidential session.
Protecting time and quality
The programme brings access closer while keeping individual meetings purposeful and manageable. A short visit cannot promise a free personal meeting to every person who enquires.
Who receives an appointment?
Requests are reviewed for service fit, urgency, readiness and availability. Payment does not confer priority in aid eligibility or institutional decisions. Applicants not accommodated receive a clear waiting-list, departmental, remote or later-visit option where available.
Avoid unnecessary applicant burden
You can see prices before providing documents. Only a short set of initial questions is asked, and topic-specific questions open only when relevant. Additional sensitive evidence is collected only where necessary for the identified service.
Quality and continuity
Private discussions, realistic preparation, a concise next-step summary and a defined follow-up option. Your application reference is retained so you do not repeatedly explain the same matter or pay twice for an unintended duplicate booking.
Completing payment
The standard arrangement is full advance payment after a suitable appointment has been offered. Custom institutional engagements may use separately agreed written terms. No payment is taken simply to join a waiting list.
| Stage | What the applicant sees / receives |
|---|---|
| Price review | Country, topic, duration, fee, approved assistance, applicable taxes and the final payable total. |
| Invoice | Invoice number, legally authorised DI operating entity, service description, payment currency and booking reference. |
| Payment route | An entity-name bank transfer, approved local payment gateway or secure card-payment link that is available for the country. |
| Verification | Payment is reconciled to the invoice; a screenshot alone does not establish that funds have arrived. |
| Confirmation | Verified paid amount, receipt, confirmed appointment and preparation instructions. |
Bank transfer
Use only the account details supplied on the official invoice. Include the invoice or booking reference in the transfer description. The receipt identifies the paid currency and amount.
Secure payment link
The link leads to the supported payment provider and shows the agreed amount and currency. Card information is entered with the payment provider, not into an ordinary application field.
Pending or unsuccessful payment
If payment is pending or the outcome is unclear, check the first transaction before attempting another. If unsuccessful, you can retry or use an available alternative. A successful payment confirmation must come from the verified payment record.
Country and currency handling
The quoted local amount is the payable price where that currency can be collected. If a different settlement currency is necessary, its amount and any conversion or mandatory charge are disclosed before you consent. The same protocol can be used internationally, but payment availability is confirmed country by country.
Find out more about each consultation pathway
ATalent Hunt — discovering potential from age 10Help your child explore talents, interests and future possibilities. Begin with a parent-and-child consultation to identify a suitable development pathway.
The Talent Hunt Programme is intended for children aged ten years and above, including children whose abilities are not yet recognised through school marks alone. It combines exploration of interests and demonstrated strengths with a practical plan for learning, development and future direction.
Its purpose is to help a child and family understand what the child enjoys, how the child learns, where promising abilities may be developing and what opportunities could be explored next. It should create opportunities for discovery rather than place a child into a fixed lifelong career category.
What kinds of talent can be explored?
Academic and analytical strengths; language and communication; creative writing and storytelling; visual arts and design; music and performance; scientific curiosity; mathematics; digital creation and technology; practical problem-solving; leadership; collaboration; social initiative; entrepreneurship; and sport or movement-related interests.
These are areas for exploration, not a declaration that every specialist assessment or training service is available at every visit. A relevant expert or facility may be needed to assess a particular skill in depth.
Who can participate?
Children aged 10+, accompanied by an appropriate parent or guardian. The approach includes children with disabilities, children with different communication needs and children whose strengths have been overlooked. Access arrangements are agreed before the meeting.
Questions the programme seeks to answer
What does the child repeatedly choose to do? Which activities produce curiosity and persistence? What work or projects already demonstrate an emerging strength? Which environments help the child learn? What barriers are limiting participation? What can the family realistically support over the next few months?
Talent Hunt and career guidance
Talent exploration helps identify promising directions. Career guidance connects those directions with subject choices, education and eventual work. For a ten-year-old, the priority is broad exploration and foundational skills. For an older student, it may include more specific course and career decisions.
The initial child consultation fee covers discussion and a preliminary development plan. It does not automatically include a full Talent Hunt assessment battery, extended workshops or specialist reports. Those activities require a separate scope, availability and price before enrolment.
| Stage | Activity | Intended output |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Register | Parent / guardian provides age, school level, interests, concerns and access needs. | A suitable starting point and consent. |
| 2. Listen to the child | Age-appropriate conversation about interests, enjoyment, effort and aspirations. | The child’s own perspective. |
| 3. Review evidence | Discuss existing projects, artwork, writing, performances or other relevant examples. | Observed strengths and areas to explore. |
| 4. Explore through activities | Where available, use suitable tasks, projects or expert-led activities rather than marks alone. | Practical observations, with limitations stated. |
| 5. Plan development | Identify a small set of achievable learning activities and support options. | An individual development roadmap. |
| 6. Review progress | At an agreed later stage, review participation, enjoyment and new evidence. | An updated direction as the child develops. |
Preparation for the family
Bring a brief description of the child’s interests and concerns. Optional samples may include schoolwork, a personal project, drawings, a short portfolio or a record of activities. Families do not need to purchase a portfolio or complete expensive testing merely to request a consultation.
A development roadmap may include
Two or three promising areas for exploration; relevant foundational skills; accessible activities or learning resources; suitable clubs, mentors or training referrals where available; suggestions for school subject choices; and a practical review point.
The review approach
Achievable short-term goals are used rather than promises about a distant career. A roadmap may cover the next 90 days, with a review after the family has tried suitable activities. The timing and any paid follow-up must be agreed in advance.
No premature labels
A child’s strengths and interests change. A single meeting should not label a child as gifted, unsuitable, incapable or destined for one profession. Assessment observations should explain their context and avoid claims that exceed the evidence.
Parent participation and child voice
Parents contribute background and practical support. Children should also have space to describe their own interests. The programme should help a family distinguish the child’s emerging strengths from adults’ preferred career choices.
Inclusive participation
Communication, task format and participation are adapted where reasonable. Disability or low marks do not establish a lack of talent. Activities account for language, access, prior opportunity and the child’s comfort.
Consent and information handling
Guardian consent and age-appropriate child agreement are obtained. Findings are shared privately with the authorised family. Public use of a child’s photo, performance or portfolio requires separate permission; it must not be a condition of receiving guidance.
Consultation, assessment and training are distinct
An introductory consultation identifies needs and a suitable next step. A structured assessment may involve additional sessions or specialists. Training develops a skill over time. Each should have its own described scope, duration, deliverables and fee, so families understand what they are purchasing.
Possible pathways after Talent Hunt
Continued exploration; education counselling; a relevant skills programme; an accessible training referral; mentoring where available; a specialist assessment where appropriate; or later job-oriented education when the child reaches a suitable stage.
BJob-oriented education — begin with the intended future“Where you study is where you work”
Job-oriented education connects learning with an intended occupational or professional pathway. Instead of selecting a course first and asking about work later, the discussion starts with the person’s target role, existing qualifications, experience and preferred work location.
What do I want to become? What can I already do? What skills or credentials are missing? Which education or training pathway addresses that gap? What practical steps connect learning with future work?
Who is this for?
Students planning higher education; graduates who need additional practical skills; people changing careers; experienced professionals seeking advancement; people returning to work; and people with disabilities or other circumstances requiring an adapted education-to-work pathway.
What the consultation should examine
The intended occupation; entry requirements; the participant’s starting level; course suitability; practical training and experience; credential recognition where relevant; study duration and cost; assessment requirements; realistic work-location options; and the next action needed.
“Where you study is where you work”
This expresses DI’s alignment between an education pathway and its intended employment destination. The study location, training setting and work pathway should be planned together. It should not be presented as an automatic right to work in any country simply because a person studies there.
Connection to vacancies
DI’s organisational model links relevant admissions and training pathways with identified vacancy requirements. Before a participant enrols in a specific programme, the applicable vacancy, selection conditions, course requirements and contractual terms must be set out in writing.
A consultation is the starting point
The consultation fee pays for guidance and the stated planning deliverables. Tuition, training access, admission charges, examinations and any professional-support services are separate items and must be disclosed independently before the participant commits.
| Step | Discussion / action |
|---|---|
| 1. Define the goal | Identify the intended job category, role or professional direction. |
| 2. Understand the starting point | Review qualification, experience, current skills, language and access requirements. |
| 3. Identify the gap | Separate missing skills from missing qualifications, practical experience or required recognition. |
| 4. Compare suitable learning routes | Consider higher education, bridge learning, professional training, retraining or self-study where appropriate. |
| 5. Examine the intended destination | Record whether the participant seeks work near home, elsewhere in their country or abroad. |
| 6. Review the actual offer | Check the named course/provider, delivery mode, assessments, total fees, vacancy linkage and any written employment terms. |
| 7. Agree next steps | Provide a clear plan for applications, preparation or referral; do not enrol automatically during initial consultation. |
An individual education-to-work plan
The written outcome can identify the career objective, current strengths, priority skills gaps, suitable learning options, documents to prepare, practical experience to seek and decisions that still need verification.
What to prepare
Provide qualification and experience details, the intended role, preferred work country and a brief description of learning constraints. A CV or relevant certificate may help later review. Full documentation need not be uploaded before viewing prices or requesting an appointment.
Example — changing career
A working adult wishes to move into a different field. The consultation compares current transferable skills with the new role’s requirements, identifies a suitable learning route and distinguishes a course completion certificate from the practical experience or recognition still required.
Example — overseas study
A student wants education abroad that supports future employment. The plan considers course fit, affordability, the intended occupation and destination requirements together, rather than choosing a country solely because admission is easy.
CCareer, admissions and training — clear pathway choicesEmployment, academic and training routes, professional support and volunteering
Direct employment pathway
Applicants seeking employment should provide qualifications, relevant experience, the intended vacancy or role and preferred location. DI’s recruitment framework refers to 919 vacancy categories. A category catalogue is not proof that every vacancy is open in every country at every time.
Academic / training pathway
A person who needs learning or a qualification may consider an appropriate education or training route. Programme-specific eligibility, admission, duration, delivery, assessments, total fees and employment conditions must be explained separately from the consultation.
Professional-support pathway
Where relevant, optional preparation or professional support can help a person organise a career or application pathway. Its purpose, price and deliverables should be clear. It must not become an undisclosed mandatory payment for access to recruitment.
Representative volunteer participation
The Representative Volunteer Programme is a separate no-fee participation route. A volunteer enquiry is directed to that pathway; an applicant need not purchase a consultation simply to ask about volunteering.
Employment-linked offers and long-term appointment terms
An offer letter at admission, a post-completion employment commitment or a long-term appointment order belongs to a specific authorised programme and written contract. The consultation should identify whether such terms actually apply to the applicant’s named pathway. They are not universal benefits of booking a meeting.
Consultation versus selection interview
Optional career planning is a paid professional service under the fee schedule. Applying for a vacancy and attending a selection interview are separate processes, and no consultation fee is charged for recruitment access.
Training infrastructure
Physical training can begin with appropriately sized groups where the location, trainers and delivery arrangements are ready. It can expand when demand and capacity justify it. Education and training availability must be confirmed for each visit or continuing local presence.
DDisability, parents and caregivers — a whole-life planFor the person, the family and the caregiver
For the person with a disability
The conversation can cover education, suitable work, adapted income options, enterprise readiness, assistive or access needs, social participation and independence. Start with the person’s preferences, abilities, circumstances and practical barriers.
Income and commercial enterprise
A personal livelihood plan may explore accessible work or earning options. A detailed commercial marketing, finance or expansion discussion belongs to the business category. The person may still request means-based assistance; disability should not obscure the actual scope of the service.
For parents and family members
Families may be concerned about who will provide support later, how a child or dependent adult will earn, what education is appropriate and how long-term care can be organised. Planning should connect immediate needs with the family’s longer-term responsibilities.
For caregivers themselves
Caregivers may need guidance on employment, income, training, respite-related service navigation or decisions affected by caring responsibilities. Their own livelihood and wellbeing are a legitimate part of the consultation.
A practical plan may address
The beneficiary’s priorities; existing family and community support; education or skill-building options; realistic income routes; relevant referrals; access barriers; responsibilities for next steps; and a suitable review point.
Accompaniment and communication
One parent, guardian or caregiver supporting the same beneficiary can attend without another consultation charge. Communication and access requirements are asked about before the meeting. Two unrelated clients are not placed into one confidential session merely to increase capacity.
Coordination across topics
Disability, education, care and income often intersect. Closely related questions can be included in one main consultation when the agreed time is sufficient. An additional substantial service is quoted separately before any charge.
EHealth, retirement and personal circumstancesTreatment support for everyone · retirement as a transition · livelihood, family and rights
Treatment support for everyone
Treatment-support and referral consultation is available to all people seeking such guidance, not only people with disabilities. Requests may concern ongoing illness, access to appropriate providers, care coordination, support navigation or difficulty identifying the right service.
The team should understand the service sought, where support is needed, care already being received and any relevant deadline. A referral or insurance-support discussion depends on actual service availability and eligibility. A paid meeting does not guarantee coverage, treatment funding or a medical outcome.
Retirement is a transition, not the end of contribution
Retired people can explore a second career, consulting, mentoring, suitable enterprises, active participation and income options that fit their experience and circumstances. Plans may also consider residence, settlement, family connection, care needs and practical later-life arrangements.
Income after retirement
Discuss previous work, transferable knowledge, preferred activities, available time and practical limitations. Compare realistic options before committing money to a business or course. Investment, pension or regulated financial advice requires the appropriate specialist arrangement.
Personal livelihood challenges
People affected by unemployment, family obligations, health circumstances or interrupted careers may need a step-by-step route back to income. The consultation can identify usable skills, suitable work or learning directions and a practical sequence of actions.
Family and life-transition guidance
Important changes can affect education, work, residence and caregiving together. A consultation can help clarify priorities and coordinate next steps. Where clinical psychological assessment or therapy is needed, it should be arranged as a distinct qualified and authorised service.
Rights and advocacy navigation
Applicants are helped to understand documentation and routes to relevant authorities or qualified professionals. Legal representation and formal legal opinion are separate services, subject to the relevant professional arrangements.
FEntrepreneurship, institutions and community engagementBring an idea, an existing business or a challenge
Bring an idea, an existing business or a challenge
Entrepreneurial consultation may cover the business proposition, customers, product or service readiness, marketing, route to market, operational problems and finance readiness. The aim is to identify the next practical decision rather than promise that every business will receive funding.
Financial-support pathways
Discuss the type of support being sought, the enterprise stage and information normally needed for an appropriate application. Any available support programme, lender or institution makes its own decision. Consultation fees, application charges and third-party costs must be clearly distinguished.
Marketing and collaboration
Explore relevant market access, partnership and cooperation possibilities. Identify the proposed benefit for each party, responsibilities and follow-up information. No participant should assume that a consultation alone establishes a commercial partnership with DI.
Corporate and institutional meetings
Institutional discussions may concern service cooperation, market expansion, training delivery, local infrastructure, community needs or international collaboration. Organisations should supply the entity name, sector, stage, intended outcome and authorised representatives.
Local development assessment
Community engagement helps identify actual needs before facilities are proposed. Evidence can include the types of enquiries received, institutional demand, training needs, accessibility issues and resources available locally. A needs discussion does not guarantee that an office or facility will be established.
Sponsorship and affordability
Sponsors may help cover professional venue costs or approved subsidised consultation places under a written agreement. The sponsorship scope, funded places and reporting arrangements should be clear. Sensitive applicant records are not supplied as a sponsorship benefit.
Next steps after an institutional meeting
Record the objective, information still needed, authorised point of contact, proposed responsibilities and whether a separate written project scope or agreement is required.
Fair booking terms and service boundaries
Related topics and additional work
A main topic and closely related questions can share one session. No second full fee is charged for a brief related question. Separate substantial needs may require a longer session or another appointment, with the scope and price agreed beforehand.
Follow-up
One 20-minute follow-up on the same matter within 30 days at 50% of the original fee. An included factual clarification or correction of a DI error remains free. A new substantial matter may require a new consultation.
Existing commitments and financial assistance
Previously promised free appointments remain free unless the applicant freely accepts a clearly explained paid alternative. Reduced fees and sponsored places are considered privately. Assistance requests do not guarantee approval, priority or an appointment.
Consultation and recruitment are separate
Applications for vacancies and selection interviews are not dependent on purchasing an optional career consultation. Recruitment, training and tuition arrangements have their own clearly disclosed terms; consultation payment is not a promise of employment.
Professional scope and outcomes
Payment covers the stated professional time and deliverables, not a guaranteed job, visa, admission, loan, grant, treatment or aid allocation. Treatment-support navigation is not diagnosis or prescribing. Clinical psychological assessment, therapy and regulated legal services require the appropriate qualified and authorised service arrangement.
Privacy and accessibility
Only relevant information is collected, with consent; access is restricted and meetings are conducted privately. Guardian consent applies where appropriate. Access, communication and caregiver arrangements are confirmed before the meeting. The published Privacy Notice identifies the operating entity and explains data handling and applicant rights.
Cancellation and rescheduling
Contact and next step
Register your interest or ask for submission guidance through the Dignified Independence Global Helpline / WhatsApp: +971 58 975 1369.