Volunteers for Educational Support & Learning
Volunteer Laura, from Keele University, is going to Thailand this summer for six weeks, in order to raise money Laura set up a 24 hour erg marathon with the University
Katie is volunteer co-ordinator for our team of volunteers going out to Thailand in July this summer, she volunteered with VESL in 2012 for six weeks. Check out her advice
Jake has just completed a 6 month placement in Sri Lanka where he was volunteering in a secondary school run by the government, Jake set up a football team when
This week is the start of our blogs introducing our Volunteer Co-ordinators to our volunteers, so you get to know who they are and hear their words of wisdom following
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
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.
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
Our volunteer, Bob, who is currently in Sri Lanka applied to the Wild Fund for money to create English signs to go around the school he is volunteering in. It
All events are unique but the following points should be considered to ensure your event is safe, fun and a success! We had a whole host of events in 2013
VESL runs projects in rural parts of Chiang Rai in Thailand, these are unique projects in the mountainous regions of the province where the local villages are inhabited by various
“These past few weeks have definitely taught me a lot about myself and having taught a variety of ages from 4-15 years, I have verified that I can teach and more than this, that I enjoy teaching. I have spent a long period of time in a foreign country and I felt at home; I embraced the culture and in turn was embraced into the community, thus an emotional bond was formed with both the teachers and the students.” Kim Rowlands, 2013
Victoria Will recently graduated from Nottingham University and spent six weeks this summer volunteering in a school in Chiang Rai with her volunteer partner Tata. Victoria has written a great