Sophie’s Swiss Adventure
Explore Scholarship Winner: Sophie’s Swiss Adventure 🇨🇭 Our Explore Scholarship winner, Sophie, is currently enjoying the adventure of a lifetime…
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Eight Weeks in Vietnam
Michelle’s EIL Explore Volunteering Experience Eight weeks of volunteering, cultural immersion and unforgettable experiences made for a summer to remember…
Welcoming Home Our EIL Explore Scholarship Winners
Travel. Learn. Change. Welcoming Home Our EIL Explore Scholarship Winners This weekend was a very special one for EIL as…
Nirzaara’s 8 Weeks in Mexico: Language, Community and Conservation
What does it really mean to spend eight weeks immersing yourself in another country? For EIL Explore Scholarship winner Nirzaara,…
Meet the 2026 Explore Youth Activist Scholarship Winners
Young Changemakers at the Governor’s Institute of Vermont At EIL/AFS Ireland, we believe some of life’s most important learning happens…
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…
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…
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…
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…