Spring 2009


Multi-agency partnerships in volunteering

I have recently been thinking about what it means to be on a volunteer placement in terms of how we can make the most of how we work with partner organisation. We often work with more than one organisation in our day to day lives, and I thought I might give some time over to thinking about how we can

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A Seva Mandir Story
It is with great honour that I embark on the task of writing my Seva Mandir experiences in a personal context, but first let me set the scene: I left Seva Mandir 5 days ago. I am currently sat in a beachside house in Goa, allowing myself the time to recuperate from what can only be considered
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Spirulina – ‘The Social Supplement’
Sharana Social and Development Organisation, is the first Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Pondicherry SouthEast India to produce and distribute its own Spirulina. This algae based, natural healthfood product was the first photosynthetic lifeform on earth and its alliance with Sharana NGO refl…
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Volunteering in Action: Spring 2009
Welcome to the Spring issue of the Development in Action magazine. Spring is the time when DiA prepares more volunteers to work at our partner organisations across India, so our theme this issue is ‘Volunteering in Action’. We hear from volunteers at three of our partner organisations in India, and …
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