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VSO Information Day: 14 November & 26h November, 2 – 3.30 pm, Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. This event will explain VSO’s application process, the countries they work in and the type of professionals they are trying to recruit. During the event a returned VSO volunteer will speak about their experience overseas.  For further information please contact VSO, T: 01 8147070, E: info@vso.ie.

 Friends of Londiani (FOL) is seeking volunteers to work on Harambee Projects in Kenya for 2-3 week periods during the Summer and Autumn of 2010: Group 1: 17 July – 1 August; Group 2: 17 July – 8 August; Group 3: 30 October – 14 November; Group 4: 30 October – 21 November. Groups will vary between 20-25 people for each project.  Volunteers must be willing to learn the necessary skills as no prerequisite knowledge or experience is required. Applicants must be over 18 years of age on 1 January 2010, must complete the application for and be available for interview between 2-12 November in the evening.

The gradireland Graduate Careers Fair is the official graduate careers fair for DCU, DIT, Dún Laoghaire IADT, Dundalk IT, ITT Dublin, NCI, NUI Maynooth, St. Patrick's College Drumcondra, The Open University, Trinity College Dublin and Waterford IT. Volunteering Options will be hosting a stand.

Five Tuesday nights 7.00-9.15pm, starting October 20th 2009

International trade rules have a huge impact on people in developing countries. Farmers, workers and families are trying to make a living in the context of globalisation. A fair trading system could lift millions of people out of poverty, and reduce many countries’ dependence on aid. Yet trade justice activists believe in many cases the rules of the global economy have been set up to serve the interests of big business, not people.

This five evening course organised by Comhlámhs Trade Justice Group will introduce you to, and demystify the world of global trade. In the current global crisis we all feel the impact of international trade on our lives, but its effect on the economies of developing countries is even bigger Read More »

Dtalk (Development Training and Learning Kimmage) offer a wide range of development related courses.

 A two-day workshop for people interested in volunteering overseas in a developing country.

***Course application closes - Wednesday 7th October***

Thinking about volunteering overseas?

As part of its Volunteering Options Programme, Comhlámh is holding an information evening for people who are thinking about volunteering overseas in developing countries.  This short, informal talk offers the opportunity to hear more about the issues you need to consider before making a decision about volunteering.  It also provides an opportunity to hear first-hand about the experiences of a person who volunteered abroad and to ask any questions you might have about your options.

There is no charge for this event, but please register your interest by emailing Kate(kate@comhlamh.org) or calling 01 478 3490

Date: Thursday 1st October, 2009
Time:  18.00 – 19:30
Venue:  Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, O’Con Read More »

At the Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin
Thursday, October 1st 8.00 pm
In aid of Voluntary Service International
€40 per Team of 4 people


Team Prizes, Raffle, Spot Prize

You can book a table at info@vsi.ie Tel: 01-8551011

Comhlámh, the Irish Association of Development workers is advising people currently considering volunteering for global development to inform themselves carefully about their volunteer placement and reflect carefully on their motivations for volunteering.  According to Anne Reilly, Manager of the Comhlámh Volunteering Options Programme, volunteer sending agencies are seeing an increasing number of enquiries from people recently made redundant who are seeking to escape the current labor market situation in Ireland and pass on their skills to projects in developing countries.

“We urge all potential volunteers (whether short or long term) to carefully consider their own personal motivations for wanting to go.  Thinking carefully and realistically about what you expect to achieve on your placement helps people prepare for living and working in a host community. This is a critical part of the preparation.” – Reilly points out.

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