Volunteers for Educational Support & Learning
Bag packing is a great way to raise money for your target and it is relatively easy! Why do bag packing? It involves relatively little preparation, past volunteers have been
Raise money with no extra cost to yourself when you shop on-line… We have just signed up to easyfundraising.org which means you can help raise money for VESL while you
Car boot sales are a great way to raise money, even if you aren’t a hoarder you can ask your friends and family to do a clear out and donate
Olivia Higginson is currently in India on a three month project and has written an excellent article below about what she does on a day to day basis… Morning 7:00am Wake
What is reverse culture shock? If you have volunteered with VESL for a long period of time you may find the shock of coming back to the UK bigger than
A great way to fundraise is to hold an event on a special occasion or holiday, so we have put together a list of different holidays and events throughout the
We have had a huge amount of support from different organisations over 2012, so we would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of those who have supported
Sarah Redgewell volunteered with VESL and below explains the different ways she raised money to reach her fundraising target, most importantly Sarah was able to have fun and fit in
Nedyalko Dervenkov volunteered with VESL in Thailand this summer and put together the following video for his leaving ceremony at school, check it out to get a taste of what
The idea of fundraising putting you off volunteering with VESL? Don’t let it! We have decided to be a little bit creative here at VESL and create our very own
Katie Desmond and Stacey Smail are two volunteers from Edge Hill University who volunteered in Thailand for six weeks, here they reflect on what happened on their first day at
Olivia Higginson is writing a great blog about her time volunteering in Kerala, India for 3 months, below are some excerpts from her blog describing her first couple of days
“Get involved with the culture and take every opportunity that comes your way as not only does it combat homesickness, it will create memories to make this one of the greatest experiences of your life!” Katie Desmond and Stacey Smail, Volunteers in Thailand 2012
Interested in finding out more about VESL? We are attending several Careers and Volunteering Fairs across England and Scotland at universities from October 2012 and we have several Selection Events coming