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Time flies...

Submitted by Anonymous on 23 April 2013 - 12:29pm

Nearly a year on since my journey with EIL Ireland began and I find myself in a position of great gratitude, not only for the opportunity to travel to South Africa, the opportunity to taste a culture, meet a people and witness a landscape so beautiful and varied but now in particular, I am truly grateful for being introduced to the issues of HIV in Ireland, to be given the opportunity to become more aware, less ignorant to the issues of our own citizens as well as those from other countries.

So you're thinking of volunteering abroad....

Submitted by aileenos1990 on 22 February 2013 - 4:48pm

So you're thinking of volunteering abroad? One piece of advice....DO IT!!!

On the rocky road to Peru...

Submitted by Laurita on 16 December 2012 - 11:20pm

Only 6 days left and I'll be on my way to Peru.

Four Weeks in Nepal – Part 2: Life as a Volunteer

Martina Quinn participated in EIL’s corporate volunteering programme during October 2012, spending four weeks in Kathmandu, Nepal.  In this, the second in a series of blogs about her experiences, she recalls her first few days in Nepal and how she quickly settled in to life as a volunteer. 

Four Weeks in Nepal – Part 1: Impressions of Nepal

Martina Quinn participated in EIL’s corporate volunteering programme during October 2012, spending four weeks in Kathmandu, Nepal.  In this, the first in a series of blogs about her experiences, she recounts her overall impressions of Nepal.  

The deafening silence of domestic violence

For the past two weeks I have been volunteering with WISE (Women’s  Initiativefor Domestic Violence. WISE is a non-governmental and non-profit organization dedicated to providing counseling and other support services for survivors of domestic violence, with a focus on women and children.

Shedding light on HIV/AIDS

In June Dunboyne college student Sarah Brazil travelled to South Africa, where she is working with children affected by HIV/AIDS. Here she discusses her campaign to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS that exist not only in the developing world, but here too.

Home bitter-sweet home by Sarah Brazil

Submitted by Sarah Brazil on 9 October 2012 - 4:49pm

After 3 weeks of hectic teaching practise I am finally able to get down to writing my final blog!

HIV & normal life: is that possible?

Submitted by Tara Kenny on 8 October 2012 - 12:06pm

Without doubt, my summer in South Africa was the best experience of my life. The project we worked at do an incredible job, the staff are dedicated and the children are just beautiful. I am still digesting the information I received on HIV and the issues surrounding the virus...and I will be for a long time. For the last two weeks everyone has been asking me was it tough working with such sick children and didn’t you get depressed working there. Yes, it was tough working with children 8 hours a day....but mainly because we were shattered tired at the end of each day.