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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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a chance to meet project leaders and other volunteers

a chance to meet project leaders and other volunteers

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November 4th 12.00 to 17.00 Put it in your diaries – more news in a few weeks time. Come and meet previous, present and co volunteers – and some of our local partners – as well as the people and places team. A chance to learn more if you plan to volunteer – and a chance to meet old friends if you are a previous volunteer. We have not confirmed our location yet – and we appreciate that this is…

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volunteer in Nepal – new projects and an old friend

volunteer in Nepal – new projects and an old friend

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We are working in Nepal again! As many of you know we stopped working in Nepal a few years ago – firstly because of the legal issues of volunteers needing ( almost impossible to obtain ) work permits – and then post the devastation of the earthquake we felt it was inappropriate to send volunteers Well HOORAY we can now announce that we are working again in Nepal. Our programme causes no problem with work permits because all our volunteers…

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supporting people in developing countries – a video presentation

supporting people in developing countries – a video presentation

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Dianne, our Volunteer Programme Adviser, has made a number of presentations about how to volunteer responsibly – here is one that she recently gave … and it’s not a sales pitch for people and places – rather a guide to the challenges of making sure you do more good than harm when you volunteer or donate. Dianne discusses building projects, wealth creation projects, education – as well as why it’s so important to avoid orphanages, and what alternatives are available…

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