Volunteering Gave Me Confidence – Safiyah’s Story
Before my first year at university I had never experienced a professional or working environment. I was very much an independent individual, somewhat shy and very disposed to working in an insular manner. The idea of working as team and interacting with new people within new tasks and challenges was something I was somewhat apprehensive […]
Quit My Job And Started Volunteering – Rocio’s Story
It happened three and a half years ago whilst I was working as a managing director of a company in my hometown of Seville in Spain. It was a good job and offered everything one aspired to, a beautiful flat, weekend trips within Spain and Europe, a nice lifestyle indeed. So why did I quit […]
How to be a winner! – Nadja’s Story
When it comes to voluntary work, I’ve always liked combining helping with my passions. So when I heard about the Women’s Run in October 2015, it was clear to me that I had to participate. Not only would it be a great opportunity to challenge myself, but it could also help young girls all around […]
I’d never thought about volunteering before – Paul’s Story
My volunteering story is about a start of an inspirational journey. The specific role is not the important factor. The job was comparatively small really, but it was the catalyst and the trigger that delivered the first insight into how rewarding spending some hours helping others can be. I’d never thought about volunteering before, I’d […]
You never know where volunteering can take you! – Natalie’s Story
Some people think of volunteering and they immediately think of unpaid work and it puts them off. Yet they don’t realise how rewarding it is to volunteer. Let alone how many new skills you learn and old ones you get to utilise for the sake of helping others and really giving back to the community. […]
A decision that I will never regret – Sucheta’s Story
A few months before my 25th birthday, I quit my job. I decided that in order to find out what I really want to do with my life, or perhaps discover what I could do best and then pursue that in a paid capacity, I needed to volunteer. This may seem strange to some, as […]
6 Years Later – Angie’s Story
When I first started volunteering at the age of 14, I would have liked to describe how I fully embraced the concept of volunteering straight away. However, this was not the case. I was compelled to undertake 6 months of volunteering as part of a Duke of Edinburgh scheme. I was shy, reserved and feared […]
Stop thinking about it and start doing it! – Rachel’s Story
I signed up for International Citizen Service (ICS) as a recent university graduate looking to do something different, travel abroad, meet new people and contribute to a community in need of a helping hand. I am happy to say that I achieved all of the above during my 10 weeks in Malawi, but my ICS […]
Smile and the world smiles with you – Zekra’s Story
My name is Zekra and I live by the motto ‘smile and the world smiles with you’. When you are happy it’s contagious enough to make people around you feel the same and I honestly believe the best gift you can give anyone is a smile. Life is very busy for me between training and […]
