Want to know what it might be like to volunteer abroad?
Omprakash volunteers have been posting stories, photos and even videos from their time abroad since 2007. We now have an extensive collection of personal stories from volunteers who've worked with our partners abroad. You can browse through the most recent stories below or use the category selection tool to narrow your search. Alternatively click on the Stories tab for each organization we work with to see specific accounts from a particular organization. Be careful - you might lose a couple hours of your day in here! Happy reading.
PreparationMarch 05, 2012 Hanna SongAttending a United World College gave me a life changing experience. Firstly, it gave me a brilliant education with students from all over the world. Secondly, it introduced me to the Omprakrash Network.Growing up with Asian parents, education has naturally been an important aspect in my life. However, growing up in a small town in Wales, school for me was just something to get through. Once rewarded with a scholarship to Atlantic College, my eyes were opened to how important education really was. I spent two years living amongst students from a variety of different backgrounds. I befriended students from the Upper East side of New York, children of diplomats, and a Malaysian Prince! But I also met students from Sierre Leone, Palestine and Guatemala. Despite all the varied upbringings... |
Plans and PreparationsMarch 02, 2012 Mawuvio's Outreach Programme, Ghana
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PUT THEM FIRST = AWESOMEFebruary 26, 2012 Put Them First, Peru
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How to survive a thunder and lightning storm with QuetzaltrekkersFebruary 25, 2012 Quetzaltrekkers, Guatemala
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The Final CountdownFebruary 23, 2012 Escuela de la Calle, Guatemala
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Summer School - Public Policy Research MethodsFebruary 23, 2012 Shahnaz IqbalIn 2012, CPPR and ACE have come together to start a pilot venture which would impart to public policy researchers from around the world, the necessary techniques to produce research that stands out for its originality of thought and approach. This has taken the form of the ‘CPPR-ACE Summer School: Research Methodology for Public Policy Researchers’. The Course will be intensive and rigorous in nature and will be paced over 27 days. Tuition fee for each candidate is $ 1500 including living expenses.SYLLABUSThis month-long course for aspiring public policy researchers seeks to equip them with the necessary tools to conduct original primary research and produce high-quality research that is not solely based on secondary data. The course aims to break barriers by introducing its participants to different research methodologies and... |
My Experience with MOPGELFebruary 23, 2012 Dorbor MarvieWhile working with the Liberian Refugee in Ghana (2004-to 2008), Ispent two years with this organization known as MOPGEL -Movement forthe Promotion of Gender Equality in Liberia, as a volunteer, whichsupports the human rights of women, children, disabled and youth.MOPGEL has an interesting story that inspired me to it. It was firstestablished by two Liberian journalists in Monrovia, Liberia-onefounder died and the other, Hisenburg Q.Togba, fled persecution fromformer President Charles Taylor and dedicated his human rights awardto start the organization in a Refugee Camp. Following peace inLiberia, MOPGEL returned late 2008 to Liberia and started activitiesin Monrovia the capital. I currently worked with the Liberia RefugeeRepatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) website:www.lrrrc.com in Monrovia as it’s IT officer but planned to joinMOPGEL next month as its Executive Assistant. During my two... |
Where You Going, Brother?February 21, 2012 Amy Biehl Foundation, South Africa
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A dream came true!February 20, 2012 Atelier Favela, Nicaragua
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Volunteering Trip to Cambodia: Read before Packing!February 18, 2012 Life and Hope Association, Cambodia
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