EIL Intercultural Learning

This was a great opportunity for the volunteers to meet with other EIL Network members. It also offered them the possibility to reflect on their experience of volunteering overseas and share it with other volunteers as well as exploring what they can do here in Ireland to make a difference. Nogugu, Katie, Aisling and Brona have been volunteering in the past and this year they helped EIL staff in facilitating the workshop. A special thanks to them!

This is what some volunteers thought about the day:

“It was great talking with people who had had similar experiences”

“It was excellent, the opportunity to talk about my experience and meet other volunteers was great!”

“It was really useful to hear everyone else thoughts and experiences and realise my own”

“ It was very interesting and worthwhile”

“It was informative and gave a lots of practical ideas for continuing work as a volunteer after your trip”

“I enjoyed it. It was important for reminding us of the importance of not stopping our commitment now”

“It wasn’t long enough. A weekend workshop would be wonderful”