Blog by James Tanulak (Oxford Brookes)
A day at Maya Academy in Nepal starts once a breakfast of dahl baht is finished at 8:30 (dahl baht was a common theme throughout our time at Maya!), we would then head to morning circle where all volunteers, pupils and teachers gather in a circle around the yard area, holding hands whilst good mornings are made to one another.
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Video by Stevie Lam
This summer, volunteers from Imperial College London and Oxford Brookes conducted a new menstrual health education and pad provision project with Maya Universe Academy in Nepal. They documented their time in rural Nepal to give potential future Maya volunteers a taste of what to expect. Check out the video here…
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by Monica Brownwood, Bulgaria 2018 volunteer
As a volunteer on the Bulgaria Intervol project in the summer of 2018, I can say that a highlight was the opportunity to visit the Crisis Centre for Girls one morning. Given that my fellow volunteers and I were all female, we were fortunate to be allowed access to this centre that cares for young women who have either been victims of trafficking or domestic violence. This visit strengthened my support for the battle against women’s inequality, as many of these young girls were vulnerable in the hands of men.
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Ever wondered what the InterVol volunteers get up to on their training days? Monica Brownwood, OXAB Bulgaria 2018 volunteer, gives us a taste of what she learnt during a training day this March, and why these events are so important.
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by Sophie Herbert, OXAB Bulgaria 2017 volunteer
The experience of going to the family centres during our time volunteering in Bulgaria, three in total which we visited in our time, was amazing. One particular moment that was memorable to me was at the first one we visited. The children there were of a broader age range so we had the challenge of creating activities that they’d all enjoy. However, our hidden gem turned out to be the card game ‘Uno’. After one game with the younger children aged 7-9, the older children slowly joined in, trying to teach the younger ones how to play properly.
Katie Willis, a student at the University of Nottingham, volunteered with NFC & Golden Futures in Cambodia for six weeks during the summer of 2017. Read on to find out more about the work she did to help improve access to higher education for disadvantaged young people in Phnom Penh.
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by Maria Benedict, NFC & Golden Futures volunteer 2017
On our first day at New Future for Children (NFC), the first student to come up and greet us was Ting Tong. He is a very friendly and polite 16-year-old boy who has lived at NFC for a long time. On our first day at NFC, Socheat, the director, gave us a list of names of students that needed our help preparing for their futures beyond school. Ting Tong’s name was not on this list, which, if being completely honest, we didn’t take any notice of originally.
Nicole Dutton, former Treasurer for the University of Birmingham InterVol Society, worked with UTSAH in India in 2015. Find out about the work she did for child protection in a local community during her internship.
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by Grace Kim, former Publicity Officer and Social Secretary for Imperial College London
A typical day for a volunteer at Maya begins at 6am if you are lucky enough to be on kitchen duty for breakfast. In the kitchen, your task is to peel and chop vegetables, light a fire, clean dirty pots and wipe down the tables and floors. The school has recently hired a new cook to work full time in the kitchen, which has greatly reduced the work load for us. Once breakfast (Dal Bhat, all day, every day) is served at 8 am, you can enjoy your plate of lentils and rice with the children from the hostel, and exchange morning greetings (Good morning Sir! Good morning Miss!).
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