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Burkina Faso - the first chapter

Posted by: Harriet Macdonald-Walker, Posted on: 5 January 2012 - Categories: International Citizen Service

In less than two weeks' time I will be flying to Ouagadougou, the fantastically named capital of Burkina Faso, to begin a three-month volunteering project run by the International Service. The International Service is an international development charity that aims …

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Trying to make a difference

Posted by: Stephanie Criddle, Posted on: 4 January 2012 - Categories: International Citizen Service

My ICS journey began after several months of hunting for things to do during my year abroad. As a student of Spanish and History at the University of Edinburgh, I was required to spend my third year in a Spanish-speaking …

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Preparations are underway

Posted by: Hannah Howard, Posted on: 4 January 2012 - Categories: International Citizen Service

This month, I shall be leaving London to work on a dairy farming and livelihoods project in Bangladesh as part of the International Citizen Service (ICS), a youth volunteering programme funded by DFID. Having filled in all the forms, completed …

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Hello...

Posted by: Matt Gluyas, Posted on: 4 January 2012 - Categories: International Citizen Service

My name's Matt Gluyas and I'm embarking on what could be a life-changing trip to Nepal with Restless Development, as part of the International Citizen Service  (ICS) programme. I chose to apply for an ICS placement because of the skills …

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