Volunteering at home and abroad
CMF very much values the practical help and experience that volunteers can bring to the project. Volunteers can get directly involved with grassroots projects in Rwanda and learn about development and help to bring about social change to the lives of people in Rwanda.
Volunteers are an essential part of our organisation. They provide a range of help, from helping run events, promoting our work and going to Rwanda!
Volunteers are an essential part of our organisation. They provide a range of help, from helping run events, promoting our work and going to Rwanda!
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What the volunteers saySeeing how people live their lives on the other side of the world and how different their lifestyle is to ours was a great experience and I will never forget it." Kerr
"I really enjoyed my experience in Rwanda. It was unlike anything I've ever done before. The people we worked with and met were all so welcoming to us and it was a pleasure working with them." Andrew "We went out through the charity 'Aid for Education' and spent two weeks working hard and learning more about the Rwandan people, culture and their totally different way of life...Rwanda is a beautiful country with many remarkable people and I was made to feel welcome at all times...I would recommend the trip to everyone and anyone if they have the opportunity... I can't wait to return." Kerry |
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Group Trips
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CMF has welcomed groups out to Rwanda over the last number of years. Pupils and staff from Cedars School of Excellence, Greenock, spent two weeks working with our partners. They donated iPads and trained teachers and staff on how to use them. In addition, the group visited families, built a house for one of the families and worked with the Abagore Farming Project. The S6 school leavers continued this work and helped build a toilet for one of the families. They also visited the children at school and at home and played sport during the weekends.
Click on the links below to read about the fundraising they did to fund their trip and read Cedars School blog.
http://rwandaexpedition2013.blogspot.co.uk
http://www.inverclydenow.com/sp/9355-lunch-boost-for-teenagers-africa-expedition
Click on the links below to read about the fundraising they did to fund their trip and read Cedars School blog.
http://rwandaexpedition2013.blogspot.co.uk
http://www.inverclydenow.com/sp/9355-lunch-boost-for-teenagers-africa-expedition
