Brian Sheridan – Zambia VC Volunteer Brian Sheridan, from Co. Westmeath, took up a Farm Manager role with the Jesuit run Kasisi farm near Lusaka in Zambia in September 2014. Brian, a…
Fairtrade: a fairer payday for some of the world’s poorest workers
Fairtrade Fortnight? What’s that about? It starts today and runs for the next – you guessed it – two weeks. There will be talks and events around the country, and the movement…
Whistle Stop From Lusaka to Cape Town
Shane Halpin – VC CEO A very successful project monitoring visit took place in November as part of our commitment to visit our volunteers and projects on a regular basis. The…
Petra Daly – Kenya
Capacity Building Specialist Hi! My name is Petra Daly. I am originally from Galmoy, Co Kilkenny. I left for Nairobi Kenya in November 2014 to work as a capacity building specialist…
Annette Johansson – Haiti
Senior Physiotherapist I am a Senior Physiotherapist originally from Sweden. I have been living and working in Dublin for the last 14 years. Over the years living in Dublin…
Aisling Foley – South Africa
18 Dec 2018 September was a busy month for Home of Hope. In 2015 Home of Hope purchased an old property called Mimosa House. It had been acknowledged by the Board of…
Miriam Bannon – USA
Executive Director – Migrant Farmworker Network Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network (CMFN) promotes the formation of welcoming church communities by advocating social justice, dignity, and respect for all, in order that we may…
Sheila Devereux – Zambia
Capacity Building Administrator After hearing a returned VC volunteer speak in her parish, Sheila attended a VC overseas volunteering information session. As she did not have prior overseas volunteering experience,…
David Deegan – Guatemala
Indigenous Education Project I was born and grew up in Dublin. I came to Guatemala in 1995 to improve my Spanish. I was so affected by the poverty I experienced that my whole…
Helen Flaherty – Zambia
Life Skills Project Co-Ordinator I am on assignment in Zambia since March 2009. At present I work as Assistant Co-ordinator in a project called “Future in My Hands” which is under…