Calum Hawkes

Calum's Voluntary Service Overseas Fundraising Page

Fundraising for Voluntary Service Overseas
£1,694
raised of £1,500 target
Event: VSO ICS**, from 31 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
We bring people together to build generational change.

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By Calum Hawkes

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page!

Rest assured that donating through JustGiving is safe and completely secure. Your generosity will make a difference and these funds are guaranteed to be used responsibly to help change lives!

All money raised will be sent directly to the many Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) projects across the globe. These projects include promoting entrepreneurial enterprise, teaching language skills, educating impoverished communities, and encouraging good sanitation.


Relation to International Citizen Service (ICS)

I first became involved with VSO as an ICS youth volunteer. My upcoming VSO ICS placement begins January 2018, in Zambia's Samfya District.

A key part of demonstrating your commitment to VSO ICS is by helping to fundraise for this awesome charity. However, as ICS is backed by the British Government, all your generous donations will be going straight to these important projects and not to help pay for Visas or flight expenses.


A VSO ICS Youth Volunteer Journey

  • Pre-Placement

Applicants attend a VSO ICS assessment day and if they're successful, are then matched to a placement country. Pre-placement training follows, as well as vaccinations and fundraising.

  • On Placement

After touching down in our host country, we being in-country orientation. This includes meeting our overseas counterparts and settling in to our new host homes.

Once our three-month placement begins, we start a challenging overseas journey that includes Active Citizen Days and Community Action Days.

  • Post Placement

Once we've returned back to the UK, we begin Action at Home.

Action at Home is a way of using what we have learned overseas to help benefit those in Britain. This is achieved by raising awareness and applying our newfound skills in the context of the UK. This could mean writing to our local MP about ideas we may have, or speaking at schools or universities about our experiences abroad.

  • VSO ICS Alumni

Once we've finished our Action at Home, we report everything we have achieved to VSO, before completing our programme.


For more information, or to learn how to get involved, please visit:

ICS     www.volunteerics.org

VSO   www.vsointernational.org

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About the charity

VSO creates lasting change by unlocking the power of people. We bring together local, national and international volunteers to work alongside the world’s most marginalised and vulnerable communities to build generational change.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,694.00
+ £245.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,694.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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