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By Máire McGovern For me, this has been my first trip outside of Europe. It is also the first time that I have found a foreign language completely and utterly incomprehensible. Normally I would be able to recognise some similarities between the various European languages and translate at least a few words here and there, […]
By Fiachra Brennan Reports of human tragedy and disaster are unfortunately all too common. Most of time, they happen to people we have never met in places we have never been. Three disastrous events dominated my newsfeed last weekend – The shooting in Christchurch, the stampede in Tyrone, and the impact of Cyclone Idai. These […]
By Chris O’Donoghue I couldn’t imagine it…standing with Gerry and Catherine from SERVE on a site 10k outside the City of Beira with Raj and Dorien from Young Africa listening to them talk about their plans. They spoke of the blocks for light and heavy industry, the camp site for volunteer groups, the hostel for […]
By Fritz Hanrath The recent floods and landslides in the Indian State of Kerala have caused an enormous and an unbelievable amount of damage and loss. 8,000 houses were destroyed, 26,000 became uninhabitable, more than 400 people died and over 1.3 million people had to leave their homes. SERVE working in partnership with the Redemptorists responded […]
By Rachel Lynch Dear teachers, Today, on World Teacher’s Day, I would like to say THANK YOU. Thank you to every single one of you. Thank you for your dedication and hard work. Thank you for your compassion and empathy. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Thank you for your creativity and enthusiasm. Thank […]
By Shauna Regan I don’t think a name could be anymore fitting for a place than The Friendship Village. Located on the outskirts of Hanoi, created to house and help victims of Agent Orange, The Friendship Village is simple a place of peace. Not only have I seen friendships between volunteer and child but I’ve […]
By Shauna Regan Education. It is singularly one of the most important words in Vietnam and I feel quite special to have added to it a small bit. It holds a value in Vietnam that I have never seen in any other country. Like the director of CSDS once said to us; ‘Education is the […]
By Fiachra Brennan (South Africa & Mozambique 2013, Philippines 2016 & 2017, Vietnam 2018 and Silver Global Citizen Awardee) “Be the change you want to see in the world”…and, if you can’t be that change, then either get out of the way of the person who wants to be that change or support the individual […]
Join Carol Griffin and Shauna Regan as they take you through a day in the life of a SERVE volunteer in the Friendship Village, Vietnam.
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