VMM Short Term Volunteering: A Memorable and Addictive Experience Noel and Eileen Ryall, a couple from Midleton in Cork, have returned from their short term volunteering placement with the Justice and Mercy Community in Oyugis, southern Kenya. One of VMM International’s partner organisations, over the last twenty-five years JAM has…
A Couple in a JAM Are Called on to Volunteer across Multiple SDGs The Justice and Mercy Community in Oyugis, southern Kenya, is a community development organisation which has grown from a small seed over the last twenty-five years to offer a range of health, education and livelihoods services and…
Occupational Therapy Community Services in Arusha, Tanzania Salome Mushi is an Occupational Therapist at the Faraja Pallotti Centre in Esso Parish, Arusha, Tanzania. Faraja provides free therapy services for 200 children and 75 adults, plus 30 to 40 service users who attend on a weekly basis, including training sessions for…
You Are Invited to VMM’s 50th Anniversary Celebration SAVE the DATE for VMM’s 50th Anniversary Celebration September 9th, at Liverpool Hope University Many, like founder Edwina Gateley, will be travelling from afar to join in the festivities commemorating 50 years of VMM. This is an opportunity to hear her speak…
Volunteering: Fully Immersed in Your Role, As Well As Your Community In 2018 Melissa Scott was a long-term Volunteer in Chilanga, a small town outside of Lusaka, Zambia, in a community school for orphaned and vulnerable children. Her official title is ‘Teacher Mentor’ but this included covering classes, teaching computer lessons, providing…
VMM’s Safeguarding and Positive Discipline Programmes and Volunteers in Africa VMM’s Safeguarding and Protection Programme for Children and Vulnerable Adults has been making great strides in protecting the lives of children and vulnerable persons in East Africa, where human trafficking and cases of abuse occur and corporal punishment persists. The…
VMM Offers Long As Well As Short Term Volunteering Our Short Term Volunteering Programme was established three years ago to run alongside our longstanding Long Term Volunteering Programme. The Long Term Programme is open to those who are committed international development volunteers, as well as retired, established professionals in their…
VMM Joins EU Aid Volunteers Initiative Following on from attending our new EU project kick-off meeting in Brussels in February at the offices of ECHO – The Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, which is the European Commission’s department for overseas humanitarian aid and civil protection –…
