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‘Volunteering for Humanity’: VMM’s new EU Aid Volunteers Project
VMM Joins the EU Aid Volunteers Initiative In January 2019 VMM embarked on a new technical assistance and capacity development project – ‘Volunteering for Humanity’, funded by the EU Aid Volunteers Initiative. With our 50 years of experience, sending 3,000 professional volunteers to partner organisations’ projects overseas, VMM will lead…
Sandra Villegas and Mother Mary Kevin, Volunteers with Mission
Building Long Term Impacts in Communities across Uganda Sandra Villegas is a prime example of the VMM volunteer ethos, why we do what we do, and why we love it. She has been with VMM since 2012, volunteering her services as a Development Officer with our partner organisation, the Little…
Parish Appeals, and So Does Volunteering
It’s The People That You Meet In Your Neighbourhood Since returning from my placement with VMM in Uganda in 2017, I have over the past two years had the opportunity to assist VMM with some Parish Appeals. Initially when asked, I must confess, I was somewhat reluctant; being a member…
Open Role: VMM Digital Marketing & Communications Manager (Dublin)
Overview VMM International is looking for a Digital Marketing and Communications Manager for an EU-funded consortium project “EU Aid Volunteers – Volunteering for Humanity”. The project involves technical assistance and capacity development of VMM International and 3 European volunteer sending organisations. The Organisation VMM International has 50 years of work in…
Early Days: An Extract from the Book ‘VMM Stories’
In this, VMM’s 50th anniversary year, we will be serialising some of the personal insights and tales of adventure from volunteers over the years, which have been captured in the ‘VMM Stories’ book, launched at our commemorative, Gala dinner in Dublin last September. A second commemorative event is due in September this year, in Liverpool, with more information to follow. In the…
The Power of a Short Term Volunteering Experience
Margaret Fitzpatrick volunteered with VMM on our short term programme in late 2018 as a nursery nurse in Uganda. Here, in her own words, follows the story of how she came to join VMM and the experiences she had on her placement which guided her journey to committing to the…
Open Role: VMM Project Assistant for EU Aid Volunteers Project (Dublin)
Overview VMM International is looking for a part-time Project Assistant for an EU-funded consortium project “EU Aid Volunteers: Volunteering for Humanity”. The project involves technical assistance and capacity development of VMM International and 3 European volunteer sending organisations. The Organisation VMM International has 50 years of work in volunteering and…
Call for New Trustees to the Board of VMM International
Why Be a Trustee of VMM International VMM International is a Volunteer Mission Movement and international development organisation with 50 years of experience sending professional volunteers on mission to partner organisations in communities around the world. A faith-based organisation, founded in 1969 with the objective of offering lay missionary opportunities to non-clerical…