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Human Force Camp 2011, Cipanas, Indonesia
From July 3 to 17, 2011, twelve volunteers poured their time and attention into the YUM Village in Cipanas, Indonesia. Continue reading
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Tagged Cipanas, Education, Indonesia, volunteering, YUM
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A Change is Gonna Come
On July 3rd, we (project coordinators and volunteers) piled into three vans and headed into the mountains of Indonesia. Wait, rewind! My journey began months before the camp began! Close your eyes and let me tell you a story. Six … Continue reading
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English Summer Camp in Budesti, Moldova
This first English Language summer camp for teenagers from low-income families was supported by SD France, SD Germany, SD Norway, GHFP, SD and SDIA. In a country where many children are exposed to a high risk of poverty and/or the … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Moldova, volunteering
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Mexico 2010: Another success for the Human Force!
This month, 12 young people from four countries gathered for two weeks in Puebla, Mexico to work with Susila Dharma project Usaha Mulia Abadi (UMA). Volunteers completed ecological tasks to help UMA promote environmental awareness, hosted educational activities in the … Continue reading
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Human Force Volunteer Camps for Social Change
Mexico July 2- 17, 2010 2010 Human Force Volunteer Camp in Mexico Spread the word to all young people you know — Subud and non-Subud! Last year, Alexandra Woodward (US) and Osanna Favre (Australia) worked with SDI to run the … Continue reading
Swimming in Kalimantan
Eliah Dean on volunteering for YTS … I grew up in a pond called Australia. Culturally mixed and historically jaded, Australia provided a sheltered paradise where the world’s concerns were washed away by blue skies and crystal beaches. Economic growth was an … Continue reading
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Tagged Kalimantan, volunteering, YTS
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Unpacking Kalimantan
December 2009 This was originally published in the Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM)’s website In preparation for a volunteer assignment in Kalimantan plenty of information was given to a humble volunteer from friends and family about what items of survival would … Continue reading
Through a Microscope
Over the months, ten-year-old José became quite an avid photographer. I would lend him my camera periodically throughout the day. I found that eight year old Sheyla was a phenomenal artist. All she needed was blank paper and a pen. Four-year-old Marcelo never used to smile at me, but when he saw his own lice crawling under the microscope, he couldn’t help but laugh. Continue reading
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Tagged children, Education, latin america, paraguay, science education
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Reinvigorating Amanecer – report on July’s volunteer camp
Alexandra Woodward reports on the successful first SDIA/SYA volunteer camp in Amanecer, Colombia… From June 24th to July 12th 2009, Amanecer was filled with young voices, youthful energy, and the clanging of building work. For this first annual International Volunteer/Work … Continue reading
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Young offenders and dance – local volunteering
Susila Dharma (Britain) received an application from a dance project called ‘The Academy’ which is set up by an organisation called Dance United and runs in Bradford in the North of England. Bradford is the place where I work and … Continue reading
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