Der Gründer von Taproot und Vorreiter der Pro bono Bewegung in den USA, Aaron Hurst, fordert ein Umdenken bei Nonprofits und Wirtschaftsunternehmen: Angesichts der täglich wachsenden Ansprüche an den gemeinnützigen Sektor sollten „Dienstleistungsspenden“ zur Selbstverständlichkeit werden – zum beidseitigen Nutzen. Eine gemeinnützige Organisation zu leiten ist seit jeher keine leichte…
If you think that volunteers do only voluntary work, you’ve got it all wrong. A growing trend: volunteers who invest – sometimes heavily – in the project they have been working in, in India. What started with a contribution of ten or twenty dollars, has mounted to investing in buildings…
Sanne, Psychology Graduate from the Netherlands came to our SADAY-School for special needs as a volunteer. First interaction itself was interesting. Because of her attractive personality she could easily win the hearts of staff and children. In consultation with me and special educator she started working with the children and created programsfor different level children. She helped our staff in handling computers and guided teachers in using computer aided teaching.
De 1%CLUB is a Dutch online marketplace for development projects. The projects are small and concrete. One asks only 1% of people’s time or money to invest in projects of one’s own choice from a list of ‘project owners’. So far only Dutch ‘owners’ could ask for support through the…
AMAIDI is working together with Volunteer Aid Denmark, the brainchild of Kristine and her husband, both social workers in Denmark. The contact has come about through a coincidental meeting of Camille (AMAIDI) with Alexandra Sorensen, who was looking for some voluntary work while in India. Kristine was her friend. As a…
In Reddiyarpalayam, just outside the main town of Puducherry on the way to Villupuram, lies Mother Theresa Hospice, run by the Missionaries of Charity. Inge Renckens, AMAIDI volunteer already done with her project at partner NGO ‘REAL’ in the same town, has decided to help the dying and destitute in…
Despite unprecedented recent expansion of international volunteering and service (IVS), there has been relatively little research on impacts. From research it appears that outcomes for host communities, volunteers, an sending communities vary depending on individual and institutional attributes and capacity. How institutions structure and leverage individual capacity influences who participates and…
In a global village global volunteering makes sense! Over the last few decades the scene of international volunteering changed a lot. Of late reports have been written depicting a positive scenario, in which – in spite of the raise in oil- and fuel prices – volunteers will continue to fly…
It took a while to find a proper driver, but finally ‘our baby’ went on its way to its final destination: Puducherry, where she’ll be transporting handicapped, elderly and children for the fare of 1 Rs and others for a common fare. In this manner, ‘AMAIDI’ works at its ‘local…
Thank you Martin, Kim, Marije, Roshnie and Rodee. Thanks to your financial contribution AMAIDI could order a new cycle-rickshaw, meant to start a service to transport old people and children on the way to their destination, from the beach village down the road to Puducherry (and back) for a low, nominal fee. The rickshaw…
