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child welfare and volunteering

child welfare and volunteering

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We, at people and places, sincerely believe  in the power of well-matched and well-prepared volunteers – we believe the overwhelming majority of people want to do good … but we also see the damage being done in communities where poorly thought out, managed and monitored programmes are being run. We believe volunteers and the communities they seek to serve are often exploited – and they deserve BETTER. We started people and places because we believe that it is possible to…

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a new guide for turning good intentions into effective results

a new guide for turning good intentions into effective results

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We at people and places have been asked to advise on many volunteer guides in the past – here is one we can wholeheartedly recommend.  You can buy The Essential Guide to Volunteering Abroad direct from the publishers here. ‘The Essential Guide to Volunteering Abroad offers a powerful and transformative new approach to international volunteering. The “learning service” model helps volunteers embrace the learning side of their adventures—and discover how cultivating openness, humility, and a willingness to reflect can enhance…

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trade not aid – we need your business skills

trade not aid – we need your business skills

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“trade not aid” we hear this all the time from so many development experts but what does it mean? For us at people and places it’s pretty straight forward – we have worked hard to ensure that our business support programmes give the communities we work with the skills they want and need to earn money – and we all know in our own lives that thats what we need to do – it’s all about the money. No we…

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exceptional service for disadvantaged young people royal accolade for our partner in Saint Lucia.

exceptional service for disadvantaged young people royal accolade for our partner in Saint Lucia.

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We are so proud to work with Delroy and the team at  Sacred Sports Foundation Recently received this recognition “Delroy Alexander, of St. Lucia as the 16th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of his exceptional service leading sports development programmes for disadvantaged young people across the Caribbean.” Delroy Alexander is the Chairman of the ‘Sacred Sports Foundation,’ which helps disadvantaged young people aged 6-25 through inclusive sports development programmes. Delroy works in low-income areas to help young people access sport,…

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teachers and community carers explain why they want to work with volunteers

teachers and community carers explain why they want to work with volunteers

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click on the videos to view   Mrs Rita Dyantyi from Tshume school explains why they welcome volunteers watch to the end – the children are epic!-     Watch a video by Mrs Thembekha Klaasen and Mrs Anita Hutton from Emmanuel Advice and Care Centre                                           Mr Thembalethu Hopa of Mboniselo school welcomes volunteers   Mr Thambo of AV Bukani School talks…

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so proud of our partners -Tiger Mountain, Nepal

so proud of our partners -Tiger Mountain, Nepal

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We are thrilled to announce that our partners at Tiger Mountain Nepal have just won a prestigious award that recognises their commitment to the environment and the communities they work with and in. Well done and well deserved all at Tiger Mountain To learn more about the volunteer programme we work on in partnership with Tiger Mountain – take a look here 

Fatima’s journey to school in Morocco

Fatima’s journey to school in Morocco

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When you watch this short video about one girl’s journey from school to her village, you will understand why we support this life changing initiative. The boarding houses are so important. (**switch on subtitles**).   no more words … we will let Fatima explain but if you want to learn more about how you can support girls like Fatima take a look here.

orphanages-why are we asking you to rethink volunteering or donating?

orphanages-why are we asking you to rethink volunteering or donating?

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We want to start this post by saying very clearly that we know that some of you support orphanages – and we are not, for a moment, suggesting that you should immediately stop supporting those orphanages. We want to encourage people to look at alternatives and encourage the organisations they support to seek alternatives.We want to encourage people who are thinking about supporting an orphanage for the first time to consider the alternatives – we want to warn people that…

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we need your teaching skills – and not only in schools

we need your teaching skills – and not only in schools

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Definition of teach: “cause (someone) to learn or understand something by example or experience.” Definition of skill: “The ability to do something well; expertise.” That’s what we are all about in all our volunteer projects {As an aside we are proud that our programme is a skills-share programme. However, we need to use the term “volunteer” because in this Google search age the vast majority of people use the word “volunteer” when they do their searches – not “skills-share”.} Many…

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