VESL makes a difference
VESL believes that the most successful approach to international volunteering is one that compliments the needs and goals of the local communities we work with. We believe that local people know what is valuable and appropriate for their own community, and we're committed to providing volunteer work that helps them carry out their own set of objectives, rather than imposing our own.
VESL works hard every year to monitor and evaluate its programmes to ensure they are making a difference. Every year our programmes have been adapted to respond to the needs of the people we work with and the feedback we receive from the schools and our volunteers. Examples of this include the addition of the teacher workshop programme and summer schools in 2006.
VESL puts a great deal of effort into ensuring that volunteers are matched to projects where we know they will make a real difference. We want to find projects were volunteers will have a fun and memorable experience but also feel like they have really given something back to those they work with.
A survey of 2006's volunteers showed that 100% said they would recommend VESL to others.
The VESL programme this year, as before, was really valuable to our community. Thanks so much for your volunteers contribution. The teaching programme was rich and the volunteer teachers so energetic as well as so enthusiastic. The schools have vastly benefited from the VESL volunteers immense work and experience.
We learnt so many new teaching methods at the workshop. It was a really motivating and inspirational day. Thank you!