Renata is the Volunteer Co-ordinator for our team of volunteers heading out to Thailand on the 7th June. Find out more about Renata below… I am a 3rd year forensic science student at Keele University. I have volunteered in the past mostly participating and helping out in sport events but also with a few small organisations […]
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Volunteer Co-ordinator: Ola
Ola is another of our Volunteer Co-ordinators, she will be heading out to Thailand this summer with her team of volunteers. Last year Ola spent four weeks in India with VESL teaching English in a primary school, check out her advice on going overseas below. I’m in my second year of LLB (Law) at MMU. […]
Fundraising: Chilli Challenge
One of our Volunteer Co-ordinators, Renata, set herself a chilli challenge – check out her experience! Are you looking for a challenge? Ever wondered how spicy the hottest chilli in the world was? Well, I have got the perfect fundraising idea for you! Why not do a chilli challenge? Not only does this help you […]
A Review of 2013
2013 has been a busy year here at VESL, we sent our highest ever number of volunteers overseas and we are continuing to see an increase in demand for our volunteers to teach English in the countries we work in. So we feel that it is about time that we updated you in a bit more […]
Student Leader Blog: Check List
One of our Student Leaders, Lucy Allcock, from Edge Hill University is spending just over six weeks in India supporting her team of volunteers, she has put together an excellent check list for future volunteers going to India, check it out below! So the volunteers are just beginning their 3rd week of teaching and are […]
Why are Student Leaders Important Overseas?
What is a Student Leader? Our Student Leader programme helps support our summer volunteers and enable them to have extra support whilst overseas, the programme was developed in 2012 and we are now in our second year. Student Leaders’ role starts in the UK in the Autumn/Winter before a summer project, and they recruit a […]
So you’re wondering what to teach…?
James Hallworth is currently a Student Leader, he is supporting a team of seven volunteers from Edge Hill University in Thailand. James has put together this blog post to help current and future volunteers with teaching, as even the most experienced teacher can freeze and panic in an unfamiliar environment! So give his tips a […]
VESL Overseas Visit 2013
It’s that time of year again when we make our way overseas to visit our projects in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, visiting our Country Managers and our volunteers who are overseas at their projects. Where has the last year gone?! Lauren, our Programme Manager, will be heading out to Thailand on June 17th to […]
Student Leader Interview: Andrew Durrant
This is the second of our Student Leader blog posts (last week we had a post from James Hallworth), drawing on their experiences from last year and previous overseas volunteering they have written some useful advice. Our second post comes from Andrew Durrant, a student at Keele University. I am currently finishing my final year […]
Student Leader Interview: James Hallworth
We will be bringing you a series of blog posts from our Student Leaders and past volunteers about their experiences of working with VESL and some handy tips for preparing to go overseas. Our first post comes from James Hallworth a student at Edgehill University. I have just finished my second year of studies at […]
Meet Our 2012-13 Student Leaders
In 2012 we ran our Student Leader programme for the first time and due to its success we are running it again in 2012-13! The programme sees students recruit, select, train and lead a team of volunteers to their chosen country in the Summer of 2013. Last year we had teams from Aston University, Keele University, […]
A review of 2012
2012 has been an exciting year for VESL, we celebrated our 10th Birthday, we sent our largest number of volunteers overseas ever, we have continued to see demand for our projects overseas grow and employed our first full time member of staff. So we feel that it is about time that we updated you in a […]
Student Leader Diary – India 2012 – Saying Goodbye
“There really is an endless list of what I will miss… but hopefully I will get to visit at some point next year!” Lauren Plüss, 2012
Student Leader Diary – Thailand 2012 – ‘An Honorary Thai’
Ellie Livermore was our Student Leader from Manchester Metropolitan University this year in Thailand, she volunteered with VESL in 2010 and was able to return to Thailand this year as a Student Leader, here she reflects on her experience. When the opportunity to be a VESL student co-ordinator came up, it was too good to […]
