After 4 weeks of building we were proud that we had managed to completely finish one building and the second just needed to be painted. We met incredible people, saw amazing things and hopefully contributed something, however small, to the child we played games with, whose hand we held or whose...
Before starting work on the new house, the old hut would have to be demolished. This proved to be a difficult experience for the team, as we had to empty it first. It took far less time to empty the huts of the families’ entire possessions than it would take...
We were assisting local builders as extra (unpaid) labourers. This mainly seemed to consist of moving bricks, digging and mixing a lot of concrete – for five weeks! However, we eventually learned how to lay bricks amongst other more skilled jobs, allowing us to participate in more work....
The objective of this report is to highlight the key skills that I have learnt over the course of my 12-month placement at the Social Enterprise Unit and the Centre for Voluntary Services. In addition to this, how the Mark Lindgren Memorial Fund has helped me during this time and...
I found working with the children rewarding .They were extremely eager to learn. They would all try really hard and take pride in their work. Although very young they understood education was important and genuinely seemed to appreciate the efforts of the volunteers. Although most of them came from backgrounds...
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I am most grateful for the support of the Mark Lindgren Memorial Fund in enabling me to attend this most informative conference. I feel it has greatly benefitted my work and helped me develop as a researcher, both by presenting my results and in conversing with fellow academics and...
