volunteer abroad

EIL Staff visiting projects in South Africa

Submitted by Anton on 27 January 2012 - 10:54am

EIL Staff visiting projects in South Africa

EIL Staff visiting projects in South Africa

Padraig Neylon in Guatemala

Submitted by Anton on 27 January 2012 - 10:52am

Padriag Neylon with co-workers from a conservation project in Guatemala

Padraig Neylon in Guatemala

Ciara Spain, Volunteer in Vietnam

Submitted by Anton on 3 November 2011 - 5:16pm

Ciara Spain, Volunteer in Vietnam

Ciara Spain, Volunteer in Vietnam

Ciara Spain's interview with KISS magazine

Submitted by Niamh Kavanagh on 13 September 2011 - 10:39am

EIL Volunteer Ciara Spain shares her experience as a female volunteer in Vietnam with KISS magazine, as part of Plan Ireland's "Because I am a girl" Campaign.

Ciara Spain's interview with KISS magazine

A quick pic!

Submitted by Caitriona on 12 July 2011 - 3:25pm
The latest news from Meabh O'Driscol in Jaipur
A quick pic!

Karl and Sulov

Submitted by Caitriona on 12 July 2011 - 3:20pm

Karl Connelly,  volunteering in an orphanage in the Southern Nepali District July 2011

Nepal: Sulov (my cultural co-ordinator) and I pose for a photo while making Daal Bhat -

Ps. I went to his wedding party which took place a few days later and had a great time! 

Karl and Sulov

Karl and Sulov

Submitted by Caitriona on 12 July 2011 - 3:20pm

Karl Connelly,  volunteering in an orphanage in the Southern Nepali District July 2011

Nepal: Sulov (my cultural co-ordinator) and I pose for a photo while making Daal Bhat -

Ps. I went to his wedding party which took place a few days later and had a great time! 

Karl and Sulov

EIL Features on Newstalk's Global Village

Well done to Aine Carroll, Ciara O'Meara and  James O'Connor of Open Heart House who were interviewed on Newstalk's "Global Village" about the work of the EIL Global Awareness Programme and of Open Heart House in Dublin. A really great listen... provides some fantastic information and perspective. Brilliant job guys! You can listen in here, the interview is at the start of Part 2.

Life after losing a job

I feel privileged to have had an experience volunteering in Argentina. The hardest part was saying goodbye to my host family and the children and staff in the Comador Infantile.  I know if I hadn’t lost my job I wouldn’t have done this, and as one Argentinean friend said ‘a chance to share smiles so far from home’.