Inspiring and Informative Travel & Volunteer Blog

Volunteer East would like to share with you an inspiring and informative travel & volunteer blog written by one of your dedicated volunteers and fellow travellers. Thidarat has volunteered in many different countries, on different continents, and is a keen traveller. On this blog, she shares her experiences and offers advice on how to make one's trips go smoother!

http://travelgoingson.blogspot.co.uk/

New Opportunities in Nepal

When the Director of Volunteer East, Tiija, was in Nepal some years ago, she had a pleasure to become friends with a young Nepalese man called Saroj. At the time, Saroj was working for an NGO that Tiija did some work for.

Now Saroj is a founder of and works for a different  NGO called PVN-Nepal. They have a range of projects across Nepal, including rural development and working with kids in orphanages. They welcome volunteers year round and ensure that their stay is most pleasant. For more information, please take a look at their website:

http://www.pvnnepal.org/
  

Inspiration from Mother Ann to help in Uganda

A lovely lady that Volunteer East has been fortunately enough to meet and get to know is Mother Ann who has been helping orphans in Uganda for many years. Ann is retired and lives in the UK, spending her time fundraising for those in need in East Africa and travelling over there herself to help whenever she has a chance.

Here is a lovely blog post on Ann - hopefully this can inspire others to help out too:

http://boddhitara.com/you-can-do-it/

Poetry Book written by the Director - all profits from sales go directly to Volunteer East

The Director of Volunteer East has recently written and published her first book of poetry. The poems were written during her travels in East Africa and the Far East whilst searching her soul and discovering her purpose on this earth.

For more detailed information on the book, as well as the Director's author page, see links below. All profits from sales go directly into supporting the work of Volunteer East.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/tiija-rinta/momentary-trail/paperback/product-20952371.html

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Tiija

New Cafe and Headquarters at Ugandan partnership

Our partnership project in Uganda has new Headquarters as well as a cafe that generated ongoing steady income for the rural project. The cafe and office are located in Kampala. They serve delicious local delicassies and warmly welcome visitors. This new venture is sponsored by the long-standing Dutch sponsor Timedesk. A great addition to the project work in Uganda!

For more information, please contact Emmanuel Norman and see the link below:

http://timedeskcafe.tumblr.com/

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all of your friends & supporters! Do something lovely today - either just for yourself or with someone who you care about!

Namaste from Nepal