MAKING THE MOST OF DONATIONS
We would firstly like to send an enormous thank you to Janet and Stuart Wild who have been able to successfully raise more than £1100 for VESL through their justgiving.com fundraising page.
VESL GIVEN OFFICIAL M.O.U. IN THAILAND
We are extremely pleased to announce that VESL has is given a M.O.U. (Memorandum of Understanding) by the OBEC (Office of Basic Education Commission) in Thailand. This M.O.U. officially recognises
VESL AWARDED RESEARCH GRANT BY SES
VESL has been awarded a grant from the Society of Educational Studies (SES) to look at the effects volunteering overseas can have on UK teachers’ development and classroom practice. The
NEW THAILAND IN-COUNTRY CO-ORDINATOR
VESL is pleased to announce the appointment of its Chiang Rai Coordinator – Mr Kiattichai Yanarangsee (Nueng) and his co-coordinator Ajarn Pongsi. VESL is delighted to welcome both to the
TEAMING UP WITH MMU
VESL is delighted to team up with Manchester Met University to launch a new joint project called ‘Challenge India’. In August 2008 the first set of Manchester Met volunteers will
TRAINING
We would just like to say thanks to Clara Hebblethwaite and Jo Taylor for helping to run another successful training event. The feedback from the volunteers was tremendous and your
JUSTGIVING SUCCESS
The new fundraising pages with justgiving.com have proved to be a fantastic success. A few volunteers have raised well over their target; Millicent Scott in particular deserves an extra special thanks for successfully raising
NEW PROJECTS IN THAILAND
Tom Harrison has just returned from setting up VESL’s new projects in Thailand. VESL aims to get away from the tourists and is setting up projects in rural areas, where
VESL JOINS FACEBOOK
VESL has now joined the social networking revolution and created its own Facebook page. Members are now able to become ‘fans’ of VESL and help us spread news of all
New THAILAND PROJECTS
VESL rang in the new year by planning our next set of new projects in Thailand. Tom Harrison will be setting up projects over the next few months and we