Entries by Serve

Education in Mozambique

July 26, 2019 in /by

By Teresa Quain Education. Everything stems from it really. Most people’s first clear memory is the day they started school. Long after we’ve done our time in the national school system we continue to joke about the tricks we played on unsuspecting teachers who were patiently trying to pass on their knowledge.The friends and contacts […]

Morning Star Week 1

July 26, 2019 in /by

By Amy Considine and Aisling Moran The first week has opened our eyes to life in an Indian care home and challenged many of the stereotypes we had coming. The boy’s kindness, selflessness, and generosity to us and each other is eye opening. It is easy for us in the ‘Western’ part of the world to […]

Equality in Education in Vietnam

July 19, 2019 in /by

By Olivia Parkinson Having spent the last two weeks in the province of Hai Duong, it has been interesting to observe equality within the community. Education is not free in Vietnam. However it is highly valued and as a result parents work extremely hard to ensure they can earn enough money to send their children […]

The Impact of SERVE from Past to Present

July 17, 2019 in /by

By Doireann Hughes I first heard of the Irish Organization, SERVE – Solidarity In Action, from our school chaplain Fr.Micheal Murphy. Fr. Murphy encourages students to volunteer with SERVE, by sharing stories and photos from his past volunteering experiences in Cebu, Philippines with the Badjao tribe. Our first day visiting the Badjao Tribe, we trolled […]

Teachers Learning Together

July 17, 2019 in /by

by Rachel Lynch Before beginning our work here in Vietnam I was skeptical of the impact we could make, since we are only teaching English for one month. I was hopeful that the students would benefit from learning English in a new classroom environment with native English speakers, however I wasn’t so hopeful of its […]

Global citizens acting locally

July 15, 2019 in /by

By Rachel Bourke Every time I volunteer overseas, I come home inspired and motivated by people I have met in country. My placements in Mozambique introduced me to the inimitable Vernam Timbini who shared so much positive energy and generosity, and taught me to always look for the things I should be grateful for. Then […]

Vietnam: Teaching with a language barrier

July 15, 2019 in /by

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, […]

Human Solidarity

March 20, 2019 in /by

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 […]

10 years of SERVE & Young Africa Mozambique

November 7, 2018 in /by

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 […]