LSE Volunteering Fair
Tuesday 6th October 2009
Welcome to the LSE Volunteering Fair. The fair is a great
way to gather information and meet with representatives
from organisations you would be interested in
volunteering with.
This fair is designed to give you a time-efficient way of
meeting a wide range of organisations – both well-known
international charities as well as locally-based community
organisations. By having a large variety of organisations
represented, we hope that regardless of whether your
interests lie in geography or First Aid, or whether you
want to develop your skills in research or leadership, you
will be able to find an opportunity that strikes your fancy
and fits your schedule. Volunteering your time and giving
back to your community can be highly rewarding and
enrich your overall university experience, and it can also
help you develop skills that will form the building blocks of
your future career.
Visit the Volunteer Centre website at
www.lse.ac.uk/volunteercentre for further information on
volunteering and to sign up for regular volunteering email
updates.
ACCESS TO ART
BEAT BULLYING
Website: www.access2art.org.uk
Stand: 14
Website: www.cybermentors.org.uk
Stand: 7
Access to Art is a UK registered charity which makes it possible for
disabled and frail older people to visit museums and galleries in
London. We are looking for enthusiastic fundraising volunteers who
could organise their own event in order to raise funds for Access to
Art.
Beatbullying is the UK's leading bullying prevention charity.
Beatbullying recently launched CyberMentors, a unique and
pioneering programme to tackle cyberbullying and help keep safe
the millions of children and young people that use social
networking, mobile and text messaging. CyberMentors are young
people who help, assist and support their peers in an online
virtual community, helping to safeguard themselves and act as
mentors and guides to young people they meet online.
ASTHMA UK
Website: www.asthma.org.uk
Stand: 10
Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and
well-being of the 5.4 million people in the UK whose lives are
affected by asthma. We work with people with asthma, healthcare
professionals and researchers to develop and share expertise to
help people increase their understanding and reduce the effect of
asthma on their lives. Volunteers are vital to help raise awareness
of asthma and Asthma UK: asthma still kills 3 people every day.
Get involved locally; staff an awareness stand, cheer at a running
event or help our supporters with a golf day or disco. We are
always looking for enthusiastic and committed people to volunteer
for us; it's also a way to have fun whilst gaining useful experience!
If you would like information about becoming an Event Support
Volunteer at Asthma UK please contact the Supporter and
Information team on 0800 121 62 55 or e-mail
[email protected].
THE BRITISH RED CROSS
Website: www.redcross.org.uk/volunteer
Stand: 12
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and
wherever they are. We are part of a global network of
volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and
individual emergencies. We enable vulnerable people in the
UK and abroad to prepare for and withstand emergencies in
their own communities.
COIN STREET CENTRE TRUST
Website: www.coinstreet.org
Stand: 5
THE BAYTREE CENTRE
Website: www.baytreecentre.org.uk
Stand: 20
The Baytree Centre is a non-governmental and non-profit making
charity based in the centre of Brixton. We take a holistic approach to
training and education and place a strong emphasis on personal and
social development to empower our beneficiaries to break the
intergenerational cycle of deprivation and social exclusion.
Volunteers are required to fulfil exciting, interesting and varied roles
within our Youth Service, PEACH mentoring programme and
organise community fundraising events. Volunteers are recruited to
specific roles based on specific need, yet are given the scope and
support to develop their own role and opportunity. The Baytree
Centre volunteers are highly valued and are the lifeblood of our
organisation.
The Coin Street neighbourhood centre is based in Waterloo and
offers a range of free and affordable services to the local
community. We are looking for volunteers to help with the youth
clubs, afterschool club and family support programmes as well
as developing new opportunities within the centre.
THE FOODCHAIN
Website: www.foodchain.org.uk
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The Food Chain provides individually tailored nutritional
services, including Sunday meals, emergency groceries and
cookery classes, for people living with HIV in London. We are
looking for volunteers to give one Sunday a month in one of the
above roles to help with our Sunday meal service
FOODWORKS UK
GLOBAL ACTION PLAN
KID’S CITY
Website: www.foodworksuk.org
Stand: 2
Website: www.climatesquad.org.uk
Stand: 1
Website: www.kidscity.org.uk
Stand: 9
FoodWorks brings together young volunteers, surplus food and
a free kitchen space to create nutritious meals for people
affected by food poverty in the community.
Global Action Plan is an independent environmental charity which
specialises in offering practical support to businesses, local
organisations and households to help them lower their carbon
emissions. Climate Squad is a new training and volunteering
programme for 16-25 year olds who want to develop their own
sustainable community initiative or simply volunteer on an existing
project. Opportunities also include internships at our Central London
head office.
Kids' City is an award-winning London-based play,
educational and training charity that runs out of school
activities for primary-aged children and is committed to
spreading good practice in the Playwork arena. Previous
experience is not necessary, as training and support are
provided. We are presently seeking Volunteer Playworkers
for the after school clubs and holiday playschemes.
FoodWorks @ LSE is in its second year and is looking for
enthusiastic and dedicated project leaders and general
volunteers to lead and run the project for the 2009-2010 school
year. We cook 100 meals each week on Sundays and source
our food from the local farmers market, Sainsburys and Planet
Organic.
Getting involved is fun, and many skills are gained from the
experience. For more information on the volunteer opportunity,
email [email protected].
FRONTIER
Website: www.frontier.org.uk
Stand: 23
Frontier is an international non-profit conservation and
development organisation based in London, who have been
running successful volunteer projects worldwide for 20 years.
We are dedicated to conserving the world's most endangered
wildlife and building sustainable livelihoods for marginalised
communities in the world's poorest countries.
We offer the opportunity for volunteers from all over the world,
from all sorts of backgrounds, to take part in expeditions
discovering essential information about the wildlife of these
countries while working within their communites. Furthermore,
for graduates we offer internships in the London Head Office, as
well as staff positions both in London and the field, all providing
valuable experience in the competitive fields of conservation and
research. These internship positions include research and
development, project/volunteer co-ordination and marketing and
events.
INTERFAITH ACTION
Website: www.ointeract-uk.org.uk
Stand: 17
Interfaith Action is your chance to build understanding, respect
and tolerance between students from different faith and cultural
backgrounds through group volunteering, internships and
leadership initiatives. Whatever your volunteering interest we'll
have an opportunity for you, just come to our stall to find out
more!
INTOUNIVERSITY
Website: www.climatesquad.org.uk
Stand: 8
Placements are available on either a term-time only, or
holiday only basis. Volunteers also have free access to all
our training including accredited NVQs, Health & Safety in
Playwork, Positive Behaviour Management and
Safeguarding Children. This is a great opportunity to gain
practical experience working with children and additional,
accredited qualifications.
IntoUniversity inspires young people from disadvantaged
backgrounds to reach their potential through a range of educational
programmes, delivered at our centres in London.
We require enthusiastic and committed volunteers to tutor students,
provide one-to-one mentoring and support, or attend one of our oneoff volunteering opportunities. All volunteers receive detailed training
and induction. Ongoing support is also provided. Volunteering with
us is a fantastic way to gain experience in working with children and
young people!
KALAAYAN
Website: www.kalaayan.org.uk
Stand: 16
Kalayaan is a small charity that provides advice and support to
migrant domestic workers in the UK. These are workers who
accompany an employer to the UK on a specific visa to work as a
part of their private household. Due to their isolation and multiple
dependencies on their employers, domestic workers (MDWs)
experience very high levels of abuse and exploitation to the extent
of forced labour and trafficking.
As an advocacy support volunteer you will work directly with
Kalayaan clients, supporting them to report their passport stolen to
the police or accompanying them to an appointment. This kind of
practical volunteer support is crucial to Kalayaan's work as we are
a small organisation and it dramatically increases our capacity.
KINGFISHER CHILDCARE SERVICE AND KIDS CLUB
Website: www.kingfisherchildcare.com
Stand: 22
We at Kingfisher Childcare Services and Kids Club have
various volunteering opportunities that you may be interested
in- You can volunteer in: . Admin . Finance . Human
Resources . Recruitment . PR and Media Relations .
Research . Web Design . Play Worker (Term time only 36pm ) . Photography . Marketing . Graphic Design . IT. You
can volunteer full time, part time or a single day. Based at
our offices or working from home we have something
suitable for you.
There are various benefits to volunteering with us. We offer
paid expenses of up to 10 daily, Relevant training
programmes offered including a chance to do an NVQ in
Playwork, Administration / Business Management and a
reference after 3 months of volunteering with us!
LONDON DETAINEE SUPPORT
Website: www.ldsg.org.uk
Stand: 21
LDSG is a small grassroots charity which provides emotional
and practical support to immigration detainees in the London
area. People can be held indefinitely in immigration detention,
often following refusal of an asylum claim. Many experience
extreme isolation and distress, with few links in the UK and
limited understanding of their rights. Many are traumatised by
their experiences in their home country, by finding themselves
detained with no release date, and by the prospect of being
forcibly returned to their country of origin.
We have vacancies for Volunteer Visitors to provide one-toone support to individual detainees in Colnbrook and
Harmondsworth immigration removal centres. We are also
looking for Advocacy and Support Volunteers to work in our
busy office providing emotional support and non-immigration
casework through the freephone service. Training and
expenses are provided.
MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE
Website: www.mariecurie.org.uk/students
Stand: 4
We recruit medical and non-medical volunteers to participate in
the overseas projects and in our domestic project. Project London
is an advocacy project that provides information, advice and
practical assistance to marginalised people to help them access
NHS and other services.
For this project we recruit on an ongoing basis support workers
who work from the clinic, interpreters (phone interpreting mainly)
and interns who support our work in the office. For all posts,
excellent communication skills and interest or experience in
working with vulnerable people are essential.
REACH OUT
Website: www.reachoutuk.org
Stand: 6
SAVE THE CHILDREN UK
ReachOut! is a registered charity, partnering university students
with primary school children in inner city schools as volunteer
mentors. The mentors help children improve their Maths &
English skills whilst raising aspirations through their example as
positive role models. Volunteers and children take part in weekly
sessions, playing sports and doing fun activities together, all
planned and supervised by ReachOut! staff. The mentors also
work one-to-one with a child over the course of the year, tutoring
Maths & English, acting as role models and encouraging positive
personal development.
We're looking for volunteers to commit to mentoring for 2 hours a
week at a primary school in Hackney or Tower Hamlets, for about
20 weeks of the year, from mid October to April. All projects take
place after school, ie from 15:30 - 17:30. ReachOut! pays all
reasonable travel expenses and offers full training, including free
CRB disclosures for volunteers. We have placements available
every weekday afternoon/evening!
www.mariecurie.org.uk/students or email
[email protected]
RIGHT TO PLAY
Website: www.medecinsdumonde.org.uk
Stand: 18
Medecins du Monde(MdM) is an international non
governmental organization, which provides medical care to
vulnerable populations who are in crisis situations or who are
excluded from healthcare. Medecins du Monde's projects take
place in both developing and developed countries.
Website:
http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/ambassadors
/introduction/
Stand: 3
The ambassador scheme is an exciting volunteering
programme. It will give you the chance to make a positive
impact on the lives of others by acting as a role model and
enthusing young people about geography. You will give lively
and engaging presentations on aspects of studying
geography and using geography in careers. In return you will
benefit from enhanced experience, skills and employability.
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally
free, to give peole with terminal cancer and other illnesses the
choice of dying at home, suported by their families. Much of our
income comes through ground level fundraising and volunteers
play a crucial role in this: from collecting on the streets, helping
at our events, or helping us in the office or at home. If you are
interested in this kind of volunteering, please don't hesitate to
get in touch and help us continue caring for terminally ill patients
in their homes.
MEDECINS DU MONDE
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Website: www.savethechildren.org.uk/hero
Stand: 19
We're the world's independent children's charity. We're
outraged that millions of children are still denied proper
healthcare, food, education and protection. We're working
flat out to get every child their rights and we're determined to
make further, faster changes. How many? How fast? It's up
to you. Emergencies affect millions of children all around the
world. We are able to provide children with the support they
need to survive.
Could you help a child in crisis? We are currently looking for
'Emergency Fundraisers'. Emergency Fundraisers are
volunteers who are asked to raise money for emergencies as
soon as they happen. You can do anything you wish to raise
the money within a couple of weeks. This could be hosting a
tea party, or taking a collection tin around work. The best
part of being an Emergency Fundraising is that you will be
actively able to help children who are caught up in disasters,
across the globe.
YOUTHNET
Website:www.students4righttoplay.org.uk
Stand: 15
Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that
uses sport and play to improve health and life skills, and foster
peace for children and communities in the most disadvantaged
areas of the world. Our vision is to create a healthier and safer
world through the power of sport and play. By representing us at
LSE as a student ambassador you can join the Right To Play
team in helping raise money and awareness for our cause.
Website: www.youthnet.org.uk
Stand: 13
YouthNet, the online young people's charity, is looking for
motivated, committed and outgoing students to become
Student Events Organisers. You will gain impressive skills for
your CV whilst raising money for a fantastic cause. If a career
in events, marketing or the charity sector sounds like your kind
of thing, then fundraising for YouthNet could open up a world
of opportunities.
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2 Foodworks UK
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3 Royal Geographical Society
4 Marie Curie Cancer Care
5 Coin Street Centre Trust
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6 Reach Out
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7 Beat Bullying
8 IntoUniversity
9 Kid’s City
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10 Asthma UK
11 The Foodchain
12 The British Red Cross
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13 Youthnet
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14 Access to Art
15 Right to Play
16 Kalaayan
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17 Interfaith Action
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18 Medicins Du Monde
19 Save the Children UK
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20 The Baytree Centre
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21 London Detainee Support Group
22 Kingfisher Childcare
23 Frontier
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If you don’t find a volunteer position that suits you here
then search the online vacancy board at
http://careers.lse.ac.uk or email the Volunteer Centre to
discuss your needs further on [email protected]
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