Why I Am Glad I Did Not Give Up on International Volunteering
I have spent over half my life involved with international volunteering in some way. During that time I have experienced just about all the...
A charity that deserves to sparkle
As part of our series on small UK NGOs and charities, Christy O’Neil profiles The Sparkle Foundation, an organisation supporting communities in Malawi, one...
Does short-term volunteering abroad do more harm than good?
This month the London International Development Centre (LIDC) with The Guardian Global Development Network hosted a talk on voluntourism as part of a series...
Small is beautiful: the UK charity believing in India’s rural poor
Recent figures from the World Bank indicate that India may finally be climbing out of poverty, yet, what they don’t show is India’s growing...
Global Citizenship & Me – My DiA Journey by Sarah Burns
Name: Sarah Burns Placement: Seva Mandir Year: 2010 What is your favourite moment from interning with one of DiA’s placement partners? I couldn’t chose just one moment....
Global Citizenship & Me – My DiA Journey by Josh Reece-Moore
Name: Josh Reece-Moore Placement: Deep Griha Society Year: 2014 What is your favourite moment from interning with one of DiA’s placement partners? I have so...
Change of Blog Editor: Goodbye Joe and Welcome Kris
To all the readers and many contributors who have followed shared and written for the blog over the past year I wanted to say...
10 Reasons why we love Volunteering
On International Volunteer Day, we decided to ask our own wonderful volunteers at Development in Action why they love volunteering. Here’s what some of...
Volunteering Abroad: A Do or a Don’t?
Volunteering internationally has been a rising trend for students and fresh graduates in recent years. Our India Programme Officer Caroline Townsend offers some thoughts on steps...
The state of homelessness in France: a British perspective
Encounters with homelessness are a part of life for city dwellers around the world. However, since the recession of 2007 the numbers of Europeans directly...
Why did you choose DiA? Reflections from a former India volunteer
With applications for DiA’s 2-month Indian Summer placements closing on Friday 2 May, 2012 volunteer Jenny Frydrych talked to Blog Editor Louisa Jones about...
Committee Vacancies
We’re always looking for dynamic people to join our team here in the UK. See below for current opportunities: All roles are voluntary and...
10 Years on From DiA and I’m Still Learning…
TEN YEARS ON FROM VOLUNTEERING WITH DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION MANDARIN BENNETT IS STILL PASSIONATE ABOUT ENSURING THAT INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERING HAS A LASTING IMPACT AND...
Volontourism: the dangers
DiA blogger Joe Corry-Roake comments on the dangers of volontourism. As a new academic year starts there will be a wave of people beginning...
Why did you get involved with DiA? Our committee speaks
Why is Development in Action so important? Members of our management committee give their thoughts Sarah Burns, Chair “After graduating I was looking for...
India volunteer updates: November 2012
In September Development in Action waved three volunteers off to their placements with grassroots charities in India. Here are their updates of what they’ve...
The Kenya terrorism threat is not just for tourists
In light of the increasing terrorist threat from al-Shabab in Kenya, Emma Forrest assesses the dangers for Kenyans as well as British tourists and reflects on...
Joe’s Journeys
DiA’s India Volunteer Coordinator, Joe Bird, reflects on a summer of content, as he shares his experiences working in India in this blog post....
DiA Summer Volunteer Orientation: A Storming Success
Elephant blessings, monsoon thunderstorms and copious amounts of head wiggling – all in the space of one short week for DiA’s India Volunteer Co-ordinator...
St. Gonsalo Garcia Ashram
DiA’s Blog Editor Will Jones reflects on his time at St. Gonsalo Garcia Ashram in this digital story. Creating your own digital about your...