Staying safe whilst you’re overseas is really important whether you are a first time traveller or seasoned traveller, there are some important things that you need to remember, before and after your trip. Caroline’s Rainbow Foundation is a charity that is working to raise awareness of the importance of staying safe while travelling, especially to […]
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Volunteer Diary: Don’t Think: ACT!
“If you are thinking about volunteering with VESL my message would be don’t think – act! You are guaranteed an incredibly rewarding experience you will never forget. The schools here in Sri Lanka desperately need more volunteers to help improve their English speaking and listening, and your efforts will be more than appreciated. Come and […]
Student Leader Diary – India 2012 – Opening a School Library
We were very lucky to receive a donation of books from Usborne Books before we left, and there was a great selection of books for the children to use. With these books and money we had raised, we decided, with permission of the school, that it would be good to start a school English library […]
VESL’s visit to Sri Lanka 2012
Arriving in Sri Lanka I arrived in Sri Lanka half asleep in the afternoon, I was expecting the chaos that greeted me when I first arrived in India (hundreds of people pushing and shoving to complete forms and get through immigration) but arriving in Sri Lanka was unbelievably calm, I queued for immigration and was through […]
VESL Appoints New Programme Manager
VESL is extremely pleased to announce that we have appointed Lauren Pluss as our new Programme Manager. Lauren is a past VESL volunteer and returned this year volunteering as an overseas programme assistant. Lauren’s first experience with VESL was on a project teaching English in a fishing community school in Kerala for 3 months in 2011. […]
VESL Volunteer Featured in Gap Year Travel Guide
Alex Quinn has been featured in a 2012 Gap Year Travel Guide… Alex is one of our long term volunteers in Northern Thailand on an 11 month project that began in Autumn 2011. Alex has been teaching English in a local primary school and also supports a special needs school near Chiang Rai. In […]
Effects of Short-term Volunteering on Qualified Teachers
The Society of Educational Studies (SES) funded VESL to undertake a research project looking at the effects on attitudes and practice of teachers undertaking voluntary projects overseas. ‘Global Educators’ Report Summary Schools and teachers are increasingly being asked to use a global outlook in the classroom, and to appreciate the issues of identities and diversity […]
VESL Volunteers Profiled in Adult Gap Year Guide
Two of VESL’s past volunteers in India and Sri Lanka have been profiled in Susan Giffith’s new book, ‘Gap Year’s for Grown Ups’
Maltby Academy raise over £700 for Active Global Citizens Project
The students of Maltby Academy, near Rotherham, have raised over £700 for our partner charity (VeSSS) in India. The Year 10 students organised a non uniform day and cake sale to raise the money. The students were inspired to raise the funds after attending a VESL ‘Active Global Citizens‘ workshop (backed by Global Community Links) which was […]
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 […]
NEW LINK WITH KERALA BASED NGO
VESL is very pleased to have formed a new link with the Venad Social Service Society (VeSSS) in India. VeSSS is based in Trivandrum in Kerela and works with traditional fishing communities in the state. VESL will be sending it first volunteers to work with VeSSS this summer and aim to establish a number of […]
