Volunteer Introductions

Meet Hanna

Hi! My name is Hanna, I’m 20 years old and I’m from Germany. I’m volunteering at William Blake House which is a care home for people with disabilities and I’m supporting the residents in their home with personal care, activities throughout the day and their needs in their daily lives. The main focus is a …

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Meet Millie

In our experience over the last 30 years, the majority of young people who makethe decision to go abroad for a long-term volunteering placement find it tobe a life-changing experience that helps shape them as people. Onevolunteer who had such an experience is Millie from Denmark. We askedher to tell us more about it. Can …

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Meet Lahja

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 …

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Meet Philip

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. …

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