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Week 2 – Bangalore

July 8, 2014 in /by

By Sarah McConville After a long day and a half of travelling we finally arrived in Bangalore. The first thing I noticed was despite it being 32 degrees outside people where dressed in long skirts and trousers. I thought this would certainly not be the case a sunny day in Belfast and could already see […]

A day in the Nano Nagle Learning Centre, Badjao Tribe

July 8, 2014 in /by

By Heather Agnew We’re two weeks in and the heat is still hard to adjust to. It is pretty constant, and unless you fuel up on liquids it will take its toll on you – even at 6am in the morning! We are up at 6am every morning for breakfast with our family. They make […]

Badjao sports day at Holy Family Retreat House

July 3, 2014 in /by

By Eimear O’ Kane Today was an early start, travelling from our host families to Holy Family Retreat House for 9 am. Although getting up at 7.30 am as opposed to the usual 6.30 am rise is considered a lie-in! Getting to live with a host family is a very unique experience that we are […]

My second week with the Badjao Community in Cebu

July 3, 2014 in /by

By Laura Stack It’s our second week working with the Badjao Tribe. Between working on site and in school you learn so much. The Nano Nagle Learning Centre’s students have a simple uniform of navy skirts or pants and white top. The school day starts at 9am which commences session one. Session one is in […]

Week 1, Volunteering in the Philippines

June 27, 2014 in /by

By Stephen O’ Connor Day 1: We arrived by plane into Cebu and from there we proceeded by bus to the holy family retreat house. It was like stepping into another planet, the city being completely alien to me. It was my first time being outside of Europe. My first thought was the smell, not […]

Volunteers’ arrival in Cebu

June 27, 2014 in /by

By Catriona O Keefe Day 1: We arrived into Cebu Airport at 1pm on Friday June 20th. We boarded a bus to Holy Family Retreat House straight away. It was an overwhelming journey from the complete calmness of a smooth flight from Ireland onto the bustling journey of hopping on a bus where traffic & […]

Strategy Paper on engaging young people in the squatter camps in TVET

June 12, 2014 in /by

Strategy Paper on Engaging People from the Squatter Camps in TVET (Technical & Vocational Education & Training) Skills training is an important factor in breaking the poverty cycle in marginalised communities like squatter camps. Possessing skills increases income generation potential for individuals through gaining employment and establishing micro-enterprise in the community and informal sector, which […]

THE IMPACT OF SERVE’S DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PROGRAMME

June 12, 2014 in /by

In January 2013, SERVE undertook a detailed impact evaluation of our Development Education Programme. SERVE will be repeating this evaluation each year to track the impact of our development education work so that we can see what we are doing right and what we can do to improve >> Click here to see the survey […]