VAP UK - Volunteer Action for Peace UK

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

VAP's Winter News - Calling all early birds!

nuno — 2010-02-16T09:38:15Z

Calling all early birds! For those who wish to take flight before the summer, VAP has already begun filling its database with new projects for volunteering worldwide in 2010. Get online and start pecking! If you are interested in developing new skills, why not take part in our Volunteer Project Co-ordinator training in London on the 27-28th March? This is a free event with specialist trainers, putting an emphasis on fun and education using a broad range of non-formal techniques. You may (...) - 2010

VAP's Autumn News

nuno — 2009-10-29T16:04:36Z

Hello to all of VAP's members and friends! After a wonderful long summer of volunteering, the falling leaves signal the close of the main busy season for Volunteer Action for Peace. However for those winter beavers, there are still many international opportunities out there. Just check our projects database. VAP enjoyed a very successful year, sending and hosting more volunteers than we had forecast. We would like to thank all those who have participated or supported, especially those who (...) - 2009

Action promised for refugees

nuno — 2009-10-09T13:58:00Z

Action promised for refugees

- 2009

Medium Term Volunteering in Kosovo with Roma children

nuno — 2009-06-10T11:07:02Z

Medium Term Volunteering in Kosovo with Roma children

- 2009

Volunteering in the Middle East: Solidarity in Action

nuno — 2009-03-27T12:53:44Z

Volunteering in the Middle East: Solidarity in Action. EVS in Palestine 2009

- 2009

Pack your bags and go!

nuno — 2009-03-23T09:03:22Z

That's it! The big bulk of projects for 2009 arrived and it's time to go through our database, pick the nicest one, pack your bags and go! You'll find here about 1500 short term workcamps and almost 350 medium/long term projects from Argentina to Zambia, from Iceland to Indonesia, so it's really very hard to miss that one that you've been always looking for. Please have in mind that VAP works on a first come first served basis so the sooner you apply the more chances you will have of getting a (...) - 2009

Join us at the One Life Live exhibition in London from 13-15 March

jeremie, nuno — 2009-03-01T17:18:00Z

One Life Live exhibition: 13-15 March 2009 at the Kensington Olympia, London Join VAP and the VINE UK network at the 2009 One Life Live exhibition at London's Kensington Olympia. We will be there from 13-15 March 2009 on stand C28. http://www.vine-uk.org If you want to volunteer at our stall please contact Nuno here You will get free entry and get to see the rest of the show too. If you just want to come to see the show then you can get discounted tickets. Just quote our stand number (...) - 2009