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Visiting Tacloban (Philippines)
By Laura Stack
Today (July 6th) we left our somewhat familiar…
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Volunteering and the SDP (South Africa)
By Siobhan Hughes (SERVE Development Programme Officer)
We have…
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My volunteering journey with the Badjao tribe in the Philippines
My volunteering journey in the Philippines was life-changing. I gained so much and learned a lot from many different people. I feel so privileged to have worked with such a caring, funny, easy-going and genuinely good bunch of people at SERVE who are like family to me.
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Week 2 – Morning Star
By Darren Hennelly
Days go by swiftly at Morning Star, racing…
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Week 2 – Sumanahalli
By Hannah Kielty
Another great week was had out at Sumanahalli.…
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South Africa – Week 1 Blog
By Claire Murphy
6th July 2014
I woke to a stunning sunrise…
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Week 1 of volunteering in South Africa
‘Intensity!’
A word to describe coming to South Africa…
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Week 1 – Bangalore
By Anne McGuiggan
My overriding feeling when arriving in India…
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Week 2 – Bangalore
By Sarah McConville
After a long day and a half of travelling…
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A day in the Nano Nagle Learning Centre, Badjao Tribe
By Heather Agnew
We’re two weeks in and the heat is still…