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Reflection from Brazil

November 13, 2014 in /by

By Donal Browne Most people thought the journey for Brazil started Monday 20th Oct 2014 when we packed up the bus and headed to Dublin airport but the real journey began over 12 months ago when we were selected after our interviews and the task of fundraising began! As a group we undertook many events including […]

SERVE/St. Clements College Immersion Project in Brazil

November 3, 2014 in /by

Expectations before Travelling Our expectations before travelling were about how we would survive with just rice and beans as our main diet.  We had been told during the training day that this was what we would be getting to eat.  The reality has been quite different and the food has been excellent.  Most of us […]

Young Africa Choose Life

October 28, 2014 in /by

By Joanna Dukkipati Joanna Dukkipati and John McCarthy are working in our Regional Office in Harare, Zimbabwe. Joanna is supporting our partner Young Africa through capacity building. You can follow their updates using the hashtag #SERVEInHarare Young Africa Zimbabwe in partnership with Zimbabwe Association of Occupational Therapists (ZAOT) organised an event to increase awareness on […]

SERVE begins recruiting overseas volunteers

October 20, 2014 in /by

Each October/November SERVE holds Open Days in different locations around Ireland to provide information about our short-term overseas volunteering projects for the following summer. Attendance at an Open Day is required to get the full details regarding the projects available and the criteria needed to becoming a SERVE volunteer. Application forms will only be distributed at these […]

Reflection from South Africa

October 10, 2014 in , /by

By Karina McGinley Dumela! It has been a month since my return from my 4 week experience in South Africa and I think now is an appropriate time to reflect back on it now that the dust has settled and life had returned to ‘normal’. I miss the sights (those sunsets were something special), sounds (especially […]

Interview with Patricia Giraldo: Solidarity In Action

September 29, 2014 in , /by

Patricia Giraldo works with SERVE’s partner Acoger y Compartir (AYC) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. We have asked Patricia some questions about partnership and how this has accelerated the success of the project. Patricia played a leading role throughout this project. You can read the interview below.    What has your role been here in Haiti? I […]

Solidarity in Action: Partnership in Haiti

September 29, 2014 in , /by

By Siobhán Hughes On January 12th 2010, an earthquake shook the city of Port-Au-Prince in Haiti. Homes, schools and hospitals crumbled to the ground killing and displacing thousands. Children were orphaned and left vulnerable as their homes folded into rubble. SERVE committed to the relief efforts and just days after the earthquake, Gerry O’ Connor […]

Settling back in

September 10, 2014 in /by

By Eimear O’Kane 7:42 A.M. Oh no, I’ve slept in for work! I should be on my way to school at the minute! My heart skipped a beat as I checked the time through one dreary open eye. However when I sat up I then realised where I was, and the stillness of it all. […]

SERVE in Harare

August 26, 2014 in , /by

The SERVE Development Programme (SDP) 2012-2015 is being implemented with four partners in the southern region of Africa.  The goal of this Programme is to reduce vulnerability and improve livelihood security for poor children, young people, women and men in targeted communities. Irish Aid are one of the main supporters of the SDP. The four […]