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Our volunteers haven’t let the pandemic stop them supporting our work -thankyou

Our volunteers haven’t let the pandemic stop them supporting our work -thankyou

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We have been very busy here at people and places developing ways we can continue to support the projects we work with and more importantly – how we help our volunteers contribute during the pandemic. Our work is about putting the right people in the right places to support the programmes we work with – we match volunteers with skills and experience to previously agreed need. This is normally achieved by sending volunteers to work with the projects we work…

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Volunteering remotely during lockdown – a new way to volunteer

Volunteering remotely during lockdown – a new way to volunteer

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As the coronavirus pandemic took hold everything changed – all around the world businesses, schools and individuals turned to online communication.  Could we do the same for international volunteering? As international travel ground to a halt and all the projects we support around the world were forced to close their doors, we began to think long and hard about whether and how we could continue to offer support to our local partners during the pandemic.  people and places volunteer support…

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Penguin Random House partners with people and places

Penguin Random House partners with people and places

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We are so pleased to announce that we are working closely with Transworld – a division of Penguin Random House – what a perfect match – literacy is a priority in just about every programme we work with and now we are working with the best! This programme has been created in memory of Sophie Christopher…. Sophie’s passions reflected her belief in the power of literacy and literature to change lives. Good luck Zara with your work with our partners…

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COVID-19 animated video from South Africa

COVID-19 animated video from South Africa

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Good Work Foundation has sent us videos they have produced to educate their local communities about how to stay safe from the virus.  They have asked us to share these videos with as many people as we can so that they can be used to inform and educate as many people as possible about the dangers of the virus and how to stay safe.  The following is a message from Kate, founder of Good Work Foundation:

the storms aren’t helping in eSwatini – Swaziland

the storms aren’t helping in eSwatini – Swaziland

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Our partners in Swaziland, All Out Africa, are working hard to distribute food and soap in the poorest communities where they work ….whilst the rains are normally welcome they are a challenge now! This just in…… ‘Despite terrible road conditions after recents storms, we made our delivery target to 24 families today that are run by either elderly grandparents or children as young as 14 years old. Their homes are run down and lacking basic needs, built in out of…

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how to volunteer with your granddaughter!

how to volunteer with your granddaughter!

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This was a first for us!  Yvonne, our longest standing volunteer, announced that she would be doing her final placement this year …. and she wondered if her granddaughter Ellie could volunteer alongside her!  It seemed particularly appropriate that Yvonne’s granddaughter should accompany her on her final placement – Yvonne is ‘Grandma’ not only to Ellie but also to so many people at the projects where she has volunteered over the years (see this article about Yvonne written in 2018). …

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Yes-No-my children – safety advice from The Gambia

Yes-No-my children – safety advice from The Gambia

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Wonderful video from Mary’s Little Lambs in The Gambia, written by Lisong Bah – performed by children and teachers – easy to understand advice on avoiding the virus – the answer is always “Yes” or “No, my children”. The video made by Adama and Lisong in The Gambia.   This is an updated version of an earlier video about washing hands made before advice on social distancing To learn more about the volunteer programme supporting Mary’s Little Lambs take a…

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Treak Cambodia -Our focus now is to provide some home learning for our students

Treak Cambodia -Our focus now is to provide some home learning for our students

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Treak Community Centre has been closed since 6th March. Here is the most recent update from the Treak team. Headteacher Dara has set up a Messenger group for the staff.  They have been meeting regularly online and he and the staff have been busy updating children’s records, producing learning materials, researching websites and other suggestions provided by volunteers and supporters for online learning materials, tackling various outstanding administrative jobs, and planning how we can run the school once we are…

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EfA Morocco – supporting the girls in their villages

EfA Morocco – supporting the girls in their villages

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Education For All’s current focus is to support the girls in their villages – their house-mothers remain in touch with them and the Moroccan government. Our programme and placement coordinator, Dianne, is working with EfA to identify ways that she and other volunteers can support the house mothers and girls with remote learning – especially English.