Volunteers for Educational Support & Learning
You may have seen some of our past updates from Bob who is in Sri Lanka at the moment on a long term placement (for the third year in a
A Murder Mystery Evening is a great opportunity to get all dressed up, have a lovely meal and be dramatic!! What is a Murder Mystery Evening? You can buy murder
Lara and Olivia spent three months volunteering in India in September 2013, they have written a great blog post to help give you an insight into what it is like
“It has been hard work. It has made me cry with laughter, cry with frustration and sometimes just cry. I’ve been, annoyed and scared (the driving!). It has been hilariously funny, unbelievable sad, humbling, very hot, very humid, very sweaty and very wet. The food, mostly fabulous, sometimes dodgy. The toilets, ever a challenge, the internet cafes, hot,intermittent and unpredictable. The electricity, there one minute gone the next. The rubbish, everywhere. Recycling, non-existent. I’ve learned so much about all sorts of stuff, some about other people, a lot about myself. Proves the point you are never too old to learn something new and it really has been ‘learn something new every day’.” Pauline Miles, India volunteer 2013.
Are you a keen sports player? Badminton? Tennis? Football? Netball? Basketball? Organise a fun tournament for people to enter – not only will this help you raise money it will
This is part two of Pauline’s six week trip to India in September 2013, if you missed part one check it out here! Here Pauline reflects on her first week
Pauline volunteered with VESL in September last year for six weeks in Kerala, India. Pauline has very kindly written up parts of her diary to share with other people who
Whether you love it or hate it… Valentines Day is a good opportunity to do some fundraising, check out some of our ideas below: Secret Delivery Arrange a stall in
These are a really great, quick and easy way to get your fundraising started or to top up the last few missing pounds at the end! There are lots of
Storify by vesl Thu, Jan 30 2014 12:43:08 What was your VESL moment? We asked our past volunteers to share their #VESLmoments with us and these are the responses we
So we know that planning may seem REALLY BORING, especially when you have course deadlines and jobs to contend with BUT planning is really important when it comes to fundraising.
It is always great to get some advice and ideas from our past volunteers so make sure you check out these mini case studies on how people reached their fundraising
A lot of volunteers ask us how to use the skills they gained overseas when they return to the UK, and a great way to do this is to get
A questions commonly asked by volunteers is how much spending money they need to take with them. It’s important to remember that on a day to day basis local food