Posts Tagged ‘Craft shows’

Projects Abroad Volunteers Join First ‘dirty Weekend’ Clean-up in Cambodia

July 13th, 2009
Projects Abroad Volunteers Join First ‘dirty Weekend’ Clean-up in Cambodia

Assistant Country Manager, Jo Walton, has been working in our Cambodian team after working for us in Sri Lanka for one year. Jo coordinated regular ‘Dirty weekends’ in Sri Lanka – a concept where a big group of volunteers generally get messy whilst helping one of our projects by cleaning, painting and numerous other activities. Here she tells us about the first Cambodian ‘Dirty Weekend’.

The first outing for our bra » Read more: Projects Abroad Volunteers Join First ‘dirty Weekend’ Clean-up in Cambodia

Projects Abroad Volunteers Ali & Kate Share Their Experience of Teaching in Sri Lanka

July 9th, 2009
Projects Abroad Volunteers Ali & Kate Share Their Experience of Teaching in Sri Lanka

We came to Sri Lanka just after finishing our final school exams in Ireland. We wanted to do something different (as opposed to just sunning ourselves in Spain) and that is exactly what we found.

Our first day in Kanishta Vidyalaya School in Mawala is unforgettable! Having just had 14 years as students at home, being referred to as “Teacher miss” took some time to get used to. We started our days at 8 in morning and finish » Read more: Projects Abroad Volunteers Ali & Kate Share Their Experience of Teaching in Sri Lanka

Ten Printer Projects to Keep Kids Busy

January 27th, 2009
Ten Printer Projects to Keep Kids Busy

Many parents keep their kids busy by shoving video game consoles in their hands. As much as video games are entertaining, it is better to find more enriching ways to keep your children occupied. These can involve print projects using a printer, and printer projects like these would help a lot in their development.

Here are ten nice printer projects that you can have kids do on their free time.

1. Paper cran » Read more: Ten Printer Projects to Keep Kids Busy