- ICSE Bangladesh: Life in rural Bangladesh.
- ICSE Bangladesh: Follow Vix on her ICSE Team Leader journey in the village of Pairabondh in Bangladesh - here is a taste of the project she has begun working on: "VSO Bangladesh operates a ‘model village’ approach, working to improve life for a community across a range of projects to inspire other communities to follow suit."
Job Creation and Other MagicInternational Citizen Service - Entrepreneur brings together young people from around the world to work on projects to improve livelihood opportunities for young people in some of the poorest parts of the world. Here in Bangladesh, we are working as part of VSO's Women and Youth Entrepreneur Development programme to develop micro-enterprises to reduce unemployment...- ICSE Bangladesh: Read about Emma's highs, lows and lessons learnt through volunteering.
Emma Padfield's Volunteering in Bangladesh | For friends, family, and like-minded folk to track my ponderences around Bangladesh (with ICS Entrepreneur) from the comfort of home. Lucky devils.For friends, family, and like-minded folk to track my ponderences around Bangladesh (with ICS Entrepreneur) from the comfort of home. Lucky devils.- ICSE Bangladesh: "I didn’t by any means expect myself to love Dhaka as soon as I arrived. I was bracing myself for a culture shock and people staring and it being so overwhelming that I was intimidated. But it’s not been like that. I’m head over heels in love." Follow Emma as she begins her adventure in Dhaka, currently in week 2.
- Emma Padfield's Volunteering in Bangladesh | For friends, family, and like-minded folk to track my ponderences around Bangladesh (with ICS Entrepreneur) from the comfort of home. Lucky devils.For friends, family, and like-minded folk to track my ponderences around Bangladesh (with ICS Entrepreneur) from the comfort of home. Lucky devils.
- ICSE Kenya: Sergiu explains his placement with an innovative social enterprise which was dealing with the manufacturing, installation and marketing of simple, affordable and commercial hydroponic farming systems.
- Kenyan ProjectIn the autumn of 2014, I was selected to participate in a new and innovate volunteering programme entitled, International Citizen Service Entrepreneur (ICSE). My allocation was set for the Democratic Republic of Kenya in East Africa.
- ICSE Cambodia: Worried about what not to take with you and what you definitely should take on your ICSE placement - check out Roxanne's latest blog from her placement in Cambodia.
- Counting To Ten in KhmerWhen it came to packing for my 3 month trip to Cambodia I didn't really know where to start, although VSO had sent me some brief guidelines I was thinking things like; how many pairs of knickers do I pack?, Is 5 packs of paracetamol excessive?, Do I bring a jumper?, Will I really need antibacterial powder?!
- ICSE Cambodia: "Our entrepreneurial solution was to build new bins for their classrooms out of old plastic bottles. We had 70 children building 7 plastic bottle bins, and they absolutely loved it. The bins will go a small way to alleviating the litter problem around the school grounds in an innovative and creative way. Here’s a short 30 second clip of the day". Lydia Jones, ICSE Cambodia volunteer.
- ICSE Cambodia: Visit Lydia's blog and get busy living!
- ICS Entrepreneur: Get busy livingWhat a place. In some ways it's exactly as you'd expect. It's a small rural town located right on the Mekong river with incredible views at sunset. There's a local buzzing market, and, as you will notice, incredible clouds.
- ICSE Cambodia: "Discover the Entrepreneur in You — Discovering the entrepreneurial spirit in you is not just about building the next big company or reaching great personal highs. Its about surviving, and carving your own path out for yourself. In Cambodia, weather you go to university, start your own business or work in the fields as a farmer, you fight for your place. You create your future". Josh Wood is a Team Leader for ICSE in Cambodia.
Discover the Entrepreneur in YouSome of you may have gathered from my last blog post that despite my continued efforts to plan for the future, I seem to be able to only plan one step at a time. Perhaps this is because the story is continuously changing.- ICSE Tajikistan: "Despite Tajikistan being one of the poorest countries, it has the most beautiful views I have ever seen in my little lifetime".
- My Journey Through Tajikistan with VSOHello everyone! Welcome to my blog, I have been selected to take part in a voluntary abroad project with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), I will be using this blog to record my experience while on placement.
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VSO ICS Entrepreneur aims to tackle poverty in some of the world’s poorest communities by sharing skills and ideas to support entrepreneurs and small businesses.
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