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WE RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS ALL YEAR ROUND! Interested in doing something different? Wish to share your skills with others? Would like to experience another culture? Want to be part of a mission for development? …. but don’t know where to start? VLM – do one thing. do something If you are trained or have experience [...]

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PROJECTS

Natsenet Terefe (13), Helen Amde (14), Mitiku Ayale (7) and Muluken Setu (7), students of Atse primary school.

Addis Ababa

In Addis Ababa, the nation’s capital, VLM has been sending volunteers to a number of projects over the past ten years. Atse Tekle Ghiogis School is a Daughters of Charity primary school serving the children of a disadvantaged area within the city. There is a kindergarten (pre-school) attached, also administered by the Daughters of Charity. Volunteers are [...]

The Daughters of Charity teach basket making as part of the rehabilitation programme for those affected by leprosy.

Jimma

Jimma is a university city in south westerly Ethiopia. The Daughters of Charity, at St. Catherine’s House, have a number of projects in Jimma city including a community based rehabilitation programme for leprosy patients, a school for children with special needs, as well as a kindergarten and primary school. Volunteers are needed with pre-, primary or [...]

Alitena

Alitena is a small town to the north of Adigrat city on the Eritrean border. The Daughters of Charity run a number of projects in Alitena including a Kindergarten, a women’s development programme, a clinic and a hostel for young girls. They also provide support to the elderly and outreach to the youth in the [...]

Bonga

Bonga is a small rural town in south west Ethiopia. At Bethlehem House and Compound the Daughters of Charity run a kindergarten, primary school and are establishing a women’s development and income generation project for the local community. Volunteers are needed with proposal writing and strategic planning skills to work with the Daughters of Charity [...]

Dembidolo

Dembidolo hosts communities of both the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentian Fathers. The Daughters administer a kindergarten, a women’s development programme, income generation projects, a hostel for girls and services for the elderly. There is also a central clinic with outreach to the villages in the region and various healthcare and health promotion programmes. There [...]

Nekempte

The Vincentian Fathers have a number of projects in Nekempte including a clinic and health centre, a kindergarten and a primary school. Volunteers are needed with a medical background to assist in the clinic. Short term placements are available year round.

Ambo

VLM’s main project in Ambo is the Ambo Lazarist Deaf Centre, also known as The Ethiopian Deaf Project. This is a collaborative venture between the Irish and Ethiopian VLM and members of the Deaf Community in Ireland. Its mission is to work with the Deaf Community in Ambo, Ethiopia, to assist them in their efforts [...]

Maychew

Maychew is a mid-sized town a couple of hours south of Mekele on the main Addis Ababa road. The Daughters of Charity are based here and have established Bethlehem Primary School and Kindergarten. There are also business support and training programmes for men and women with disabilities allowing them generate an income from sewing, weaving [...]