Entries by Serve

September 5th: International Day of Charity

September 5, 2015 in /by

Charity contributes to the promotion of dialogue, solidarity and mutual understanding among people. Poverty persists in all countries of the world, regardless of their economic, social and cultural situation, particularly in the majority world. (Source: UN) On International Day of Charity, we are looking at the famous phrase “Charity begins at home”. This phrase dates back […]

4 Practical Ways You Can Help Refugees Trying to Find Safety in Europe

September 3, 2015 in /by

A new report from the United Nations refugee agency states that more than 2,500 refugees have died or gone missing this year while crossing the Mediterranean Sea in the hopes of reaching safety. As European leaders continue to try and prevent refugees from settling in Europe, more and more people are dying in their desperation to flee violence and conflict, and […]

From One Continent to Another

September 1, 2015 in /by

By Ciara Naughton Ciara is participating in the Silver Global Citizen Award. This is the first of her Global Blogs from India.  As the college year came to an end, time was quickly running out until we departed on our volunteering project to India with SERVE, just eight female volunteers, all hailing from different parts of Ireland accompanied […]

Sumanahalli: Village of Good Hearts

August 24, 2015 in /by

by Erika D’Costa and Ciara Naughton This week in Sumanahalli, we visited Support on Monday and Tuesday. Support houses people affected by HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Disorder) – According to a 2013 report by the United Nations, India has the third largest population of people living with HIV in the world; with […]

Disability in Ireland and India

August 20, 2015 in /by

By Caroline McKenna Caroline is participating in the Bronze Global Citizen Award. This is her Global Blog from India. There are 161 million living with a disabling visual impairment. From this, there are 124 million people who are visually impaired. Leaving a staggering 37 million people that are blind across the world; of which 15 million of these […]

World Humanitarian Day #ShareHumanity

August 19, 2015 in /by

World Humanitarian Day is a day to celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world. As the world becomes a more and more volatile place, this has never been more important. There is an urgent need to realise a greater sense of responsibility and develop a sense of global community. World Humanitarian Day […]

Love Creates Resilience

August 18, 2015 in /by

By Aoibheann Boyle Aoibheann is participating in the Silver Global Citizen Award. This is the second of her Global Blogs from the Philippines.  Having experienced one-on-one encounters with this magnificent tribe of people and building an everlasting and inexplicable bond, I can safely say I have learnt more. What has been written and researched does not […]

From London to Limpopo, the internet on Sunday 9th August 2015

August 13, 2015 in /by

By Karina McGinley  Karina is participating in the Gold Global Citizen Award. This is the fourth of her Global Blogs from South Africa.  On Sunday 9th August I logged onto Twitter to see hundreds of tweets about Kiran Gandi, a women who ‘went viral’ and received what could be safely called a mixed reaction for running the gruelling […]

Challenging Perspectives: India

August 12, 2015 in /by

To encourage SERVE 2015 volunteers to think critically about common perceptions and misconceptions related to developing countries, they were given the task of taking photos that we think will challenge the perspectives of people in Ireland – keeping in mind the Dochas Code of Conduct on Images and Messages. While so much has changed, developing countries […]