My name is Lahja. I am a volunteer from Germany. The project I work at, here in the UK, is called the Oxford Kilburn Youth Trust, and it is a Youth Club in London. At the OK Club children and young adults come in after school, and we play games together, do crafts and do …
Celebrating World Environment Day: A Step Towards Sustainable Cultural Exchange As we come together on World Environment Day, it is important to recognise the impact our actions have on the planet. With global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss threatening our ecosystems, it is more important than ever to prioritise sustainability. At …
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
Hi! We are Adri from México, Caro from Bolivia and Emi from Germany. We are volunteering at Treloar Trust, which is a school, college and residential care home that enables education for young people with disabilities. We wanted to experience new cultures, meet new people and do something meaningful before we take the next step …
Hi, My name is Philip, I am 20 years old an I’m from Germany. I am working with seven other volunteers at a project called Treloar Trust in Alton (England), which is a school for people with disabilities. I chose to spend my year abroad with ICYE because they made a very good first impression. …
World Heritage Day is a chance to visit monuments and heritage sites in order to learn and remember culture and history. ICYE actively looks for ways to provide opportunities for our volunteers and organisations to exchange knowledge and experience across cultures. While looking for a way to reflect about and commemorate 2023’s World Heritage Day, …
This February we hosted our On-Arrival and Mid-Term Evaluation camp, welcoming 15 of our new volunteers from Colombia, Germany, Ecuador and Denmark, as well as saying hello again to 25 of our current volunteers who have been spread out across the UK. One of the highlights of our volunteer programs, these Camps are an opportunity …
February On-Arrival and Mid-Term Evaluation camp Read More »
