Want a deeper insight into what an ICS placement looks like? Read the amazing blogs written by our past and present volunteers. Enjoy the journey!

Mural for MANTHOC in Peru
20 February 2012
Peru: Children standing up against exploitation
My teaching placement is at MANTHOC, an organisation which fights labour exploitation and supports...
Faith, Peru
People talking in the hills near Arcatao
20 February 2012
El Salvador: History and human rights
After a three hour drive from San Salvador, we arrived in the beautiful town of Arcatao in the...
El Salvador
Soup kitchen in Peru - Villa El Salvador
14 February 2012
Peru: Soup kitchens show community spirit
The legacy of Maria Elena Moyano’s activism and political contribution lives on almost 20 years...
Peru
A classroom in a school in Malawi
14 February 2012
Malawi: reducing HIV stigma and discrimination
It has been a very Malawian week where we’ve experienced the reality of the petrol shortages (...
Malawi
Don Marcelino Galicia playing the recorder
9 February 2012
El Salvador: Exploring the mountains
On Monday we spent the morning working in the greenhouse with two of the women from Amiga, Sara and...
El Salvador
Teaching at Casa de la Juventud
9 February 2012
Peru: Week One in Villa El Salvador
Our first working week in Villa El Salvador, a 40 year old district on the southern outskirts of...
Peru

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