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Mission Tracks – a new beginning
Imagine a world where we live in the shelter of one another, a world where we share who we are and not just what we have. VMM’s new CEO, John Denny writes in VMM’s Newsletter about the organisation’s new strategic plan and how VMM’s values and behaviours are fundamental to…
OBAAT helps 200 more children go to school
“Kyakagunga Primary is a community school 47km along Fort Portal – Kamwenge road near the edge of Kibale National Park, Kamwenge District, Western Uganda. The land for the school was donated by Kyakagunga Catholic Church, but the school is open to everyone, regardless of religion. It is in a very…
Progress at teachers college in Uganda
A Blog from volunteers Sally and Keith in Uganda (Sally and Keith are tutors at Canon Apolo Teachers College in Ft Portal) The wet season is now in full force with the usual pattern of sun in the morning then about 2pm the heavens open for a few hours or…
Kenya risks US sanctions for failing to stem human trafficking
Human Trafficking – The Current Situation As defined by the United Nations, human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or…
Global Citizens Award. What’s it all about?
The Global Citizen Award is a personal development award that enables you to share your overseas volunteering experiences and help raise awareness of global issues in Ireland. The Award is free and open to all returned international volunteers. It offers you an opportunity to take what you have experienced overseas and…
Short-term volunteer projects offer variety
VMM’s short term programme is launching this year programmes beginning in Uganda and Malawi. Current project leaders have been busy organising projects with overseas partners to begin as soon as November. Additional projects will begin in early 2016. The new initiative will allow volunteers of all ages to work directly alongside…