VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
The Volunteer Projects held at the annual WETM and WYSTC conferences are a great way for all attendees to experience volunteering, they offer informal networking opportunities and make a small difference, encouraging all participants to continue their volunteer efforts at home.
WYSE Volunteer & Travel works with its members and their partners to organise these one day volunteer projects.
‧WYSTC 2009: Conservation project in Manchester
‧WETM 2010: Haiti Relief Aid in Miami
‧WYSTC 2010: Teaching project in Beijing
WYSTC 2011 Volunteer Project
For this year we offer two types of Volunteer Projects in Barcelona on 20 September from 9am until 12noon:
Helping out at the Banc dels Aliments, a large nonprofit organisation in Barcelona with a distribution system in place to help fight hunger. Each year, they collect nearly 4 million kilograms of food for over 90,000 people. We will help with the sorting and boxing of foods – a concept all of our Miami participants are already familiar with.
Visiting the InOut Hostel, where we will tour the grounds and gain an understanding of how the hostel runs, including its unique methodology and advanced efforts to stay green. Volunteers will then work side-by-side the hostel’s employees, who are all disabled, which is what makes this hostel both exceptional and inspirational. The space for this project is limited to 12 participants.
Two add this wonderful project to your WYSTC schedule you simply need to:
- ‧decide which project fits your skills and interests
- ‧email Astrid at mailbox@wyseworkabroad.org to sign up
- ‧be sure to arrive in Barcelona on 19 September
As always, we will be providing T-Shirts & transportation.
We look forward to another great project together with all of you!
