VAP UK - Volunteer Action for Peace UK

Volunteering in Zimbabwe

nuno — 2012-03-29T10:52:45Z

In 1993 CCIVS, the Co-ordination Committee of International Volunteer Service, ran a special workcamp and training in Namibia. One of the participants was Innocent Katsiga from Zimbabwe. He was so inspired by the idea that he went home and very quickly set up Zimbabwe Workcamps Association - AJUDE in Mozambique grew out of the same training. I attended one of ZWA's first camps, building teachers' homes near Harare and running a stall at the annual agricultural show. ZWA grew strong and made (...) - 2012

VAP Newsletter Spring 2012

nuno — 2012-03-28T18:18:13Z

Calling all active civilians!...and no this isn't an austerity measure.. VAP Newsletter Spring 2012 Feeling apathetic? Too much freedom of choice?? Well get busy, make a decision and relieve your mind! Fresh Links and Opportunities Volunteer Action for Peace (VAP) has awoken from its winter slumber and has a database quickly growing with thousands of exciting and affordable projects world wide! Join our active facebook group by following the link on the homepage and meet other budding (...) - 2012

Upcoming Training in 2012

nuno — 2012-01-29T15:16:36Z

Following our recent Executive Committee meeting we are happy to annouce the dates of this year's training weekend. The training for UK project co-ordinators and North-South volunteers will happen on 15-17 June 2012 at the Clow Beck Eco-Centre near Darlington. Put the date in your diary! In the meantime here is a video introducing you to this event: - 2012

2011 VAP's Training for UK Project Coordinators

nuno — 2011-05-07T16:58:53Z

One of the possibilities of being active with VAP is by leading a project with us in the UK. For that reason we are writing you to invite you to attend VAP's Training for UK Project Coordinators, which will take place at the Clow Beck Eco Centre, close to Darlington. The event will start at 7pm of Friday, June 10th and finish at about 1pm on Sunday 12th. The training prepares volunteers in how to manage two weeks international volunteer projects, also known as “workcamps”, that are organised (...) - 2011

Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Workcamps

nuno — 2011-04-07T08:33:34Z

It's been a bit more than 3 weeks since the giant earthquake hit Japan on March 11th. Our partner organisation in Japan, NICE, has repeatedly expressed its appreciation for all the support received from all over the world and for the messages of encouragement. According to Kaizawa Shinichiro from NICE, the situation in the affected areas is still very hard and therefore the organisation has arranged for special volunteer projects in three different areas. Japanese volunteers are being (...) - 2011

2011 VAP Spring News

nuno — 2011-03-25T13:55:00Z

After a long harsh winter, milder winds and bluer skies are finally gracing the shores of our little island. As the first buds begin to show, VAP's online database is also growing with wonderful opportunities and stimulating projects for 2011. Soon there will be almost 2000 projects all over the world with new and long established partner organisations. So stop looking at facebook and start browsing our database. This year, VAP has decided to combine its Co-ordinator Training and North (...) - 2011

VAP's Executive Commitee met in January 2011

nuno — 2011-02-11T09:12:30Z

On 22 January, the Executive Commitee of Volunteer Action for Peace gathered at Berkeley in Gloucestershire. The members came together to plan the year ahead, following a productive evaluation of 2010 - a year marked by the hosting of the first two EVS volunteers in London, the management of multiple workcamps in the UK, the development of a creative UN Millennium Development Goals Toolkit, new international partnerships and the active participation in the exciting International Congress (...) - 2011

Work on gender in Africa with VAP through EVS

nuno — 2010-07-05T09:26:26Z

Gender sensitivity at (voluntary) work : Centralised EVS Africa-Europe At the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the celebration of the 1st International Women Day in 1911, as well as of the celebration of 2011 as both the European Year of Voluteering and the UN International year of Volunteers +10, the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) will run a centralized group EVS project addressing gender issues in International Voluntary Service (IVS) and youth (...) - 2010

Teach in Zambia

nuno — 2010-05-17T15:43:44Z

My Home Town is a charitable organisation with its HQ in Choma, Zambia and it is also registered in the UK. It is recruiting volunteer teachers for government and private schools in and around the town of Choma, in the Southern province of Zambia, to teach at Primary, Secondary and Technical levels. The subjects to be taught are Sciences, IT, Maths , English, Domestic Science, Electronics, Motor Mechanics. The period of service is either medium term (6 months) or long term (one year). (...) - 2010

VAP's Spring News - Time to go!

nuno — 2010-04-16T13:44:46Z

Well, what a difference a bit of sunshine makes eh? Time to hang up those winter jackets and work off that Easter chocolate. For those blossoming adventurers, VAP's online database is now brimming, full with amazing opportunities and interesting projects for 2010. We have been busy entering almost 2000 projects covering over 80 countries, through our network of established partner organisations. Our new revised database is now even easier to surf & search. So why are you still reading (...) - 2010