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100% increase in young British volunteers since 2003
A report released last week showed that the number of young people volunteering in the UK has nearly doubled in the past decade. The figures, published by […]

MDGs in Focus. Goal 1: Eradicating extreme hunger and poverty
13 years ago, the member states of the United Nations teamed up with the world’s leading development organisations to kick-start an initiative that […]

Millennium Development Goals

If you are interested in volunteering abroad or have researched taking part in the government’s ICS programme, the chances are you will have come across some mention of the […]

 

Name:

David Ryan

Volunteered in:

Japan

Placement:

Caring placement - dementia centre, 2007/08

Current Occupation:

WPP Fellowship

 

When and where did you go for you Lattitude […]

 

It is common knowledge that a productive and worthwhile year out develops important skills that will aid volunteers in numerous ways upon their return home, including job hunting and in the jobs themselves. […]

Most of us can barely remember the short period of time in our lives before we learnt to read and write. In the UK our high adult literacy rate often means that skills such as reading and writing are taken for […]

Catching up with an ex volunteer, Dean Philpot

We asked Dean, who has just finished his Masters in Tropical Coastal management about his placement….
1. When and where did you go for you Lattitude placement […]

Catching up with an ex volunteer, Chantel Thompson
We caught up with Chantel, who volunteered with Lattitude Global Volunteering in Vanuatu in 2010. We asked her about her placement and now, a few years down the […]

International youth development charity, Lattitude Global Volunteering, has become a partner provider for International Citizen Service (ICS). The programme, funded by the Department for International […]

Win a Nikon Coolpix L810
The winner will receive a Nikon Coolpix L810 and a 8gb memory card. Enter below or on our facebook page for your chance to win!

Competition now closed

 

Competition closes at […]

Quick facts

Despite its size, all of China is in one time zone.
One in every five people in the world is Chinese
By the fourth century B.C., the Chinese were drilling for natural gas and using it as a […]

1. Have you run any marathons before?
No I haven’t. I have run 2 half marathons, the Silverstone Half Marathon 3 years ago and then the Reading Half Marathon last year. I have also run the Great South Run […]

Following on from last week’s Ocean Day, Monday 17th June marks another water-themed homage, this time aimed at combating water scarcity. 2013’s catchily-entitled World Day to Combat Desertification, aims to […]

Have you ever stopped and thought about how amazing oceans are? No? Well, if you have never before stood mesmerised before the great watery body of one of the world’s many seas, then now is your […]