Volunteering, travelling and football (what else do you need?)
Today Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke is leading the debate, “The political independence of charities”, in Westminster Hall. Ahead of the debate he has told PoliticsHome why he thinks that political campaigning is ‘undermining’ the independence of charities. Rather than entirely regurgitate an article I recently wrote on Conor Burns and the same issue I thought […]
Read More Charlie Elphicke, Oxfam, charities and politicsThis Friday, at the KickStart Ghana fundraiser with Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, David Thorp will wax his rather hairy legs in the name of charity. “Whilst other members of the board have put their bodies on the line with tests of endurance and perseverance in the name of KickStart Ghana fundraising, I have decided to put […]
Read More David Thorp waxes his legs for KickStart GhanaThe argument between Conor Burns MP and Oxfam has rumbled on over the past few weeks in relation to, what he calls Oxfam’s “highly political advertising”, relating to the tweet below. Lifting the lid on austerity Britain reveals a perfect storm – and it’s forcing more and more people into poverty. pic.twitter.com/2MzzyMXcsU — Oxfam (@oxfamgb) June […]
Read More Conor Burns, Oxfam, charities and politicsLast Saturday I was lucky enough to be invited by The Tootsie Rollers back stage for the brilliant concert held for all of the inspirational fundraisers completing The MoonWalk 2014. The 20,000 people packed in a tent waiting to complete a 26.2 mile walk were treated to brilliant music and inspirational speeches, just in case they needed […]
Read More The MoonWalk 2014One of my favourite projects in the summer was, with a lot of help from Coco, meeting people and asking what is was about Ghana that they loved so much. Patriotism certainly isn’t a dirty word in Ghana and the flag can be seen proudly flying everywhere you travel with the national anthem is sung […]
Read More I love Ghana because…Originally posted on Steph in Ghana: Tales from a Development Volunteer:
Now, when I say ‘Ghanaian woman’, what do you think of? For the next three posts, I’d like to introduce you to some women I’ve met here. Firstly, Mirabelle: Who are you, what do you do and how do you know Stephanie? It’s 2014. I’m Mirabelle…
As a truly epic Student Volunteering Week 2014 draws to a close it’s hard not to feel proud of the difference that LSE students make in the communities we live in. Since Monday, LSE students have completed a run with GoodGym, helping out at Camley Street Natural Park whilst getting fit. They raised almost £350 […]
Read More Why I’m proud of LSE studentsKickStart Ghana are taking part in “The Great BIG Small Charity Draw” this year. Basically this means that if KickStart Ghana supporters buy a raffle ticket for a £1 they are in the running to win a host of amazing prizes including a luxury holiday, ipad minis, a UK weekend trip, a London Eye experience […]
Read More Win a luxury holiday abroad fundraising for KickStart GhanaOn 7th November I was invited to speak at the World Travel Market on the topic of overseas volunteering and how the sector can improve in this area. My speech focused on best practice when involving young (16-24 year olds) volunteers. You can view the slides and watch a recording of all the speeches and […]
Read More Responsible volunteering at the World Travel Market“Welcome to our beach shack” is not what you normally hear when you visit a charity’s head offices, but this is exactly the welcome you get when you visit the Hackney Pirates. Having worked with the charity over the past year, and with them attending the last two LSE volunteering fairs, I was lucky enough […]
Read More Meeting the Hackney PiratesA few photos to show what I got up to during the summer of 2013. Best enjoyed listening to the song below:
Read More My Ghanaian summerOriginally posted on Luke's Mystical Adventures:
Last time I wrote I briefly updated you readers on what happened between me getting here and going to ada foah, since then there have been a few things that have happened and I will run you through these one by one before giving a brief overview of…
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