Explore 24
Today we welcomed some our 2024 explorers in the office. We will be sharing more with you over the coming months, and hope that you will enjoy the journey of learning with…
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Reflections on Mexico – Aedín McAdams
After 18+ hours of travelling, I was really looking forward to landing in Mexico, getting a shower and a full nights sleep. Getting through security was taxing, but we did…
Selection Day
EIL Explore winners were selected on a sunny Saturday in Dublin after a day full of activities and interviews. Over 50 candidates were shortlisted to join the EIL team and…
EIL Explore Scholarships 2024
It was a big night for us last night where the EIL volunteer network came together to shortlist candidates to go forward for the interview stage for Explore 2024. Applications…
Cork-Based Educational Charity awards €1 Million plus in scholarships over 10 years
Cork-based charity, EIL Intercultural Learning, a non-profit educational exchange organisation has invested over €1 Million in travel scholarships during the last 10 years. EIL Explore scholarships target people from social…
Visit by Volunteers for Peace Vietnam (VPV)
We were honored to receive a visit to our office in Cork from Mr. Phuong, director of Volunteers for Peace Vietnam (VPV), and our partner for Explore over 18 pax…
The Power of Plants – El Jardín Botanicó, Quito, Ecuador (Eimear, GAP Award 2022)
On the 20th of June I arrived in Quito, Ecuador, and so began the most challenging yet rewarding journey of my life. Having waited 2 years for this experience, the…
How one flight changed my life – Niamh, Youth Activist 2022
Everything from writing the application, to going to the interviews and finally getting the phone call to tell me that I’d gotten a place on this award, has been a…
Beginning the Journey to Vermont! – Darragh McBrearty
I remember getting the day I got the call. I was in a hospital all day, and in the morning, a friend had messaged me saying “HAVE YOU GOTTEN AN…