Volontariat is a non-political, non-profit, non-sectarian service organisation established in 1962 by Madeleine DeBlic, a Belgian Social Worker. The organisation is involved in activities ranging from children’s education through to child sponsorship; managing an agricultural farm; providing employment and rehabilitation for leprosy patients; training and employment in carpentry, screen-printing, bead jewelry, sewing, embroidery, patchwork quilting and cross-stitching; running two homes for the elderly of the local community; managing a home for street children and maintaining a foster-care programme; financing cardiac treatment for children and the formation of women’s empowerment groups.