Archive | May, 2012

Tjaša, ljubiteljska igralka

Tjaša je zaposlena na Kadisu 2002 in je ljubiteljska igralka v Šentjakobskem gledališču Ljubljana. Šentjakobsko gledališče ima status društva, ki deluje v javnem interesu na področju kulture in je domnevno najstarejše stalno repertoarno ljubiteljsko gledališče v Evropi. Trenutno praznuje 90. obletnico svojega delovanja. V ljubljanskem kulturnem prostoru ima specifičen položaj zaradi svojega polprofesionalnega značaja, saj […]

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Volunteering at the University of Strathclyde

The Senior Studies Institute provides opportunities for people over 50 to use their learning and life skills in a range of socially valuable contexts – as family members, active citizens and volunteers. This includes developing learning opportunities in areas not traditionally viewed as the domain of adult education. Many students at the Senior Studies Institute […]

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A case study – Intergenerational Mentoring

Though sixth year Springburn Academy pupil Jordan Blair wanted to study medicine at university, he didn’t know how to get in – so he made a doctor’s appointment to get advice.  Coincidentally his GP came from a similar working class background and knew the extra barriers faced in breaking into this profession. It was for […]

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Intergenerational Mentoring at the University of Strathclyde

A group of senior pupils in a school in a deprived are of Glasgow have been involved in a unique intergenerational mentoring programme.  The group were paired with retired volunteers from the University of Strathclyde Centre for Lifelong Learning.  While many educational initiatives focus on struggling pupils, this one was aimed at those who were […]

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Speaking Spanish by Isabel Howat

Some years ago I decided to take up Spanish as a mature student.  Part of my remit was an exam on the Spanish Civil War. My Spanish club was short of a speaker and I volunteered to deliver a talk on the Spanish Civil War.  It went down so well that various other clubs asked […]

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A letter to volunteers

My name is Staša and I have been a volunteer for 12 years. I started at the beginning of my high school, mostly because I wanted to try something new, meet new people etc. At the beginning, I helped organizing creative workshops for children – I have chosen that activity because I enjoyed working with […]

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Intervju s prostovoljko Marušo

Zakaj in kako ste se odločili postati prostovoljec-ka? Prostovoljka sem želela postati, ker rada spoznavam nove ljudi in rada pomagam. Veliko mojih znancev in prijateljev se je s prostovoljstvom že ukvarjalo tako, da so me oni s pozitivnimi izkušnjami še bolj spodbudili k temu, da se tudi jaz vključim in poskusim. Povejte nam nekaj o […]

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Kaj mi pomeni prostovoljstvo

Prostovoljstvo zame pomeni tako samostojno delovanje za dobro neke skupnosti, kot srečevanje in sodelovanje z aktivnimi in pozitivnimi ljudmi za dosego nekega skupnega cilja, kot na primer ozaveščanje javnosti, pomoč pri učenju, tehnična pomoč za uspešno izvedbo konference ipd. S prostovoljstvom doma in v tujini sem si pridobila že veliko bogatih izkušenj. Tako sem na […]

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Volunteering by Jennifer Fulton

At the moment I am a volunteer with a charity called Home-Start. They support families who have children under five years old. Home-Start supports almost 77,000 vulnerable children across the UK. In this country we have health visitors, who visit mothers, after they have given birth. If the mother has problems, they will continue to […]

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Presentation about AWO – Begegnungszentrum in Berlin – Kreuzberg/Friedrichshain

Filiz Müller – Lenhartz presented us this slideshow from her Neighborhoud Center in Berlin: AWO – Begegnunszentrum Berlin – Kreuzberg/Friedrichshein   

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