December 5th is the UN’s International Volunteer Day… This is a great opportunity for all of our volunteers to remember the challenging and valued work they were involved in (or are still involved in) this year or previously in India, Thailand & Sri Lanka. We have received amazing feedback this year from various stakeholders, so […]
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Where to find VESL in 2014…?
The New Year is fast approaching and with that comes a new round of Careers, Volunteering & Refreshers fairs that we will be visiting! We will be making our way to some universities and events near you… we will update this list as more events get added so keep checking back! If we’re not heading […]
Volunteer Update: Bob in Sri Lanka II
You may have seen our last instalment from Bob, who is currently in Sri Lanka (for the third time with VESL!), if not make sure you check it out here! We received a lovely email from Priyanthi, the English Teacher, at the school Bob has been placed in just after Bob’s last update: He [Bob] […]
Volunteer Case Study: Rural Projects
VESL runs projects in rural parts of Chiang Rai in Thailand, these are unique projects in the mountainous regions of the province where the local villages are inhabited by various hill tribe populations. Andrew Durrant, now a Keele University graduate, volunteered in a rural hill tribe project in 2012. Here Andrew talks about what the […]
Volunteer Case Study: Kru Kim
“These past few weeks have definitely taught me a lot about myself and having taught a variety of ages from 4-15 years, I have verified that I can teach and more than this, that I enjoy teaching. I have spent a long period of time in a foreign country and I felt at home; I […]
Volunteer Update: Bob in Sri Lanka
We received a fantastic update from repeat volunteer Bob Cook last week and wanted to share the fantastic work he is doing in Sri Lanka on his 6 month placement out there! Bob is a retired secondary school science teacher and has volunteered with us in Sri Lanka for the past two years, this is […]
Q&A Review: Glasgow University
Last week we were invited to take part in a Q&A Session on ‘International Work Experience’ at Glasgow University and we were asked some great questions so thought it would be great to write them up so you can have a read! We were invited to take part in the panel because the Scottish Government […]
Volunteer Case Study: A Second Family
Victoria Will recently graduated from Nottingham University and spent six weeks this summer volunteering in a school in Chiang Rai with her volunteer partner Tata. Victoria has written a great blog about her experiences of staying with a host family, from her initial nerves to a tearful goodbye at the airport! Please note that not […]
Volunteer Case Study: Memories
Tazreen Kassim-Lowe from Keele University has written a second blog (first blog can be found here) for us, reflecting on her experience and memories after spending four weeks in Northern Thailand teaching English. Tazreen and her project partner, Kate, were placed at a rural primary school between Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, having returned to […]
Volunteer Case Study: Excerpts from a Diary
Ola Smuklerz is a student at Manchester Metropolitan University and she spent four weeks this summer in Kerala, India volunteering in a school in a Muslim community just south of Trivandrum. Ola has put together a collection of excerpts from her diary that reflect on her experience, from meeting her host family full of nerves […]
India: A Volunteers Guide From Start To Finish: Part Three: Host Family
Meeting your host family can seem like a very daunting part of your project, in her third instalment of ‘India: A volunteers guide from start to finish’ Becky describes her worries and how living with a host family was one of the best parts of her trip. Read her post below to put your worries […]
INDIA: A VOLUNTEERS GUIDE FROM START TO FINISH: PART TWO: PACKING
Today is day two of Becky’s ‘India: A Volunteers Guide From Start To Finish’ and today she talks about packing and lists five essential things that she found very useful on her trip. If you missed Becky’s post yesterday, you can check it out here. Remember to come back tomorrow for the next instalment where […]
India: A Volunteers Guide From Start To Finish: Part One: Fundraising
Becky McMullin has recently returned from a four week project in Kerala, India where she was volunteering in a primary school in coastal village near Trivandrum. Becky has written a great series of posts which we will be bringing you over the next four days about her experiences including fundraising, packing, meeting her host family, […]
Volunteer case study: a home away from home
Chandni volunteered in a rural primary school in a remote part of Chiang Rai for four weeks this summer, here she reflects on her experience having recently returned to the UK, from living with a host family to trying the new food! On the 26th July 2013 I left home to teach English in a […]
