Hi Guys, 

I'm going to the Philippines in February for three months to work with the Gualandi Volunteer Service Programme in partnership with VSO Baghaginan as they help improve circumstances for deaf people in the capital city of Cebu.
Their facebook and vso pages are here if you want to read about their work and the people they help: 
http://www.facebook.com/GVSPphilippines?fref=ts

http://www.vsobahaginan.org/
The three months are going to involve placements such community educational sessions, promoting deaf peoples access to services and rights and sexual abuse prevention. I'll also be learning Philipino Sign Language in order to be more use to the organization.
This whole programme is part of a wider government initiative to get young people volunteering abroad and is almost completely funded by the Department for International Development. In order to show a commitment to the cause however, I need to raise £800 (that's 89p a friend!) which will go back into the project to enable more young people to volunteer abroad. I'm currently in a bag packing, car boot sale-ing, over-time frenzy but if you have any spare cash to donate to the cause, I would be eternally grateful. 

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