Q. “My friend and I have graduation mid-end July and we start a PGCE course in September, so we’re not very flexible. Are we able to fit a project into that time?” A. We get a lot of volunteers in exactly the same situation and this shouldn’t be a problem at all. You might also […]
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How do you work out project start dates?
For short-term (4 – 6 week) projects we try to organise a number of different start dates throughout the summer as people have all sorts of commitments we need to work around. These dates fall throughout June/July/August/September. We ask for your preferred date and project length at selection and we try our best to match […]
Why do I have to be interviewed?
Q. Why do I have to attend an information and selection event? A. A selection events is an excellent opportunity for you to get to know VESL and find out if we are the right organisation for you. It also gives you a chance to ask all those questions or natural concerns you might have […]
Volunteer Safety Overseas
Q. How do you ensure my safety overseas? A. This is an important consideration for many volunteers. Heading out to work in an unknown environment, far from from friends and family, can be an incredibly daunting prospect for those without experience of traveling overseas. Volunteer safety is of paramount importance to us here at VESL. Each new […]
VESL becomes a member of UKOWLA
VESL has become a member of UKOWLA, an organisation that helps to promote global links in Education. UKOWLA is a consortium member of the DFID through the Global School Partnerships led by the British Council with support from VSO and Cambridge Education Foundation. By supporting UKOWLA we hope to be able to develop links with the organisations across Asia, support school partnerships and encourage UK […]
Active Global Citizens Programme
VESL was very pleased, alongside our link organisation in Kerala (VeSSS), to receive a grant from UK Aid to run the a VESL devised initiative called ‘Active Global Citizens Programme’. The Active Global Citizens programme encourages past VESL volunteers to run a workshops for young people in the UK. During these workshops young people will […]
PAST VOLUNTEER TEACHING TEFL
A few people have recently asked if we could recommend a TEFL taster course in London… One of VESL’s past volunteers is now a qualified TEFL teacher and has actually offered to give VESL volunteers a special discount to her TEFL weekend workshop course. If anyone is interested in finding out more details please contact […]
THAI PROG. MANAGER UK VISIT
VESL’s Thailand Programme Manager (Nueng Yanarangsee) has just returned home after a very successful visit to the UK. Nueng travelled to the UK with one of our project hosts (Pongsri) and the Director of Mengrai school (Mr. Garan) and his wife. The aim of the visit is to enable the teachers to experience and learn […]
Teacher Workshop Feedback – Lisa Price, 2010
“The most incredible thing I’ve ever done… I loved every minute of it and wasn’t ready to come home” – Lisa Price, Teacher Workshop Volunteer, 2010
THAI TEACHER WORKSHOP SUCCESS
Our Teacher Workshop Team have just returned from our programme in Northern Thailand this summer and the feedback they received from the schools and Thai teachers who attended has been fantastic. We’d like to take this opportunity to send a huge thank you to the team for all the hard work they put into making […]
GLOBAL COMMUNITY LINKS PROGRAMME
VESL and VeSSS have submitted an application to gain recognition from the Global Community Links Programme run by the British Council and the DFID. Our hope is to qualify for funding to establish a joint project with VeSSS in Kerala (Southern India) and the UK.
MEETING WITH SRI LANKAN MINISTER FOR PEACE
VESL’s trustees were extremely honoured to receive a formal request to meet with Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, Sri Lanka’s Minister for Peace, earlier this week during his visit to the UK. Prof. Wijesinha was keen to discuss the possibility of VESL returning to Sri Lanka’s Northeast with an aim to establish a new programme supporting educational […]
WORLD OF DIFFERENCE INTERNATIONAL GRANTS
We’d like to thank everyone who has been in touch to enquire about applying to work for VESL via Vodafone’s World of Difference International grant programme. Vodafone aims to select 8 winners from over 1000 applicants, each of whom will receive a grant to work overseas for their chosen charity for 12 months. It’s been so encouraging […]
