Stories, advice and feedback from VESL volunteers, co-ordinators and student leaders.
International Volunteer Day 2012
December 5th is the UN’s International Volunteer Day… For volunteers this represents an opportunity to take stock of the valued work they are involved in and a chance to remind
Fundraising Idea: Name the Reindeer
This is a great quick idea that you can do at any event (cake sale, film night etc) or approach local retailers and ask if you can run the competition
Staying Safe Overseas
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
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Crackers
This idea is perfect if you are the creative type! If you have some spare time at the weekend or in the evenings or while catching up on your favourite
Festivals in Kerala
When you think of India a lot of people thing of the bright, vibrant, loud festivals that occur across the country throughout the year. Each state has different festivals so
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Grid
A great way to raise money is by creating a grid on a piece of A4 paper and ask people to donate a pound and sign up to a square
Volunteer Diary: A Day in the Life, Sri Lanka.
Melissa has written another excellent blog for us (you may have read her last one, if not catch up on it here), this time about her day to day life
Fundraising Idea: Christmas Meal for Friends
You may not be thinking about your Christmas dinner quite yet, but it might be a good time to start… invite your friends round for a Christmas meal at the
Video Diary: Thailand Rural School Project
Andrew Durrant and Sandeep Rajgopal volunteered in a rural hill tribe school this summer. The school they volunteered at made a thank you video for them, check it out to
Fundraising Idea: Santa Dash
It is November and although I am sure you don’t want to start thinking about Christmas (the television advertisements and the Christmas light arrivals may disagree), it is probably the BEST opportunity