be the CHANGE...
Sharing cultures and working together with other young people from around the world is one of the most exciting and enriching experiences. Xchange Scotland is a newly founded voluntary organisation that offers a diverse and dynamic range of projects, opening the opportunities of international volunteering and exchanges to as many people as possible. Read more here.
"We must be the change we wish to see in the world." Gandhi
2010 International Volunteer Projects!
What are you doing this summer?
Click here to search through our International Volunteer Projects. There are over 1300 projects in over 40 countries to select. From Togo to Turkey, from Belarus to Bangladesh...
When you have decided which projects you would be interested, send an email with your top 2 or 3 choices to out@xchangescotland.org - and we will take it from there :-)
For more info on International Volunteer Projects, please click here and do not hesitate to contact us.
What are you doing this summer?
From planting trees in Japan to organising an intercultural festival in Morocco, Xchange Scotland offers projects for all needs and all with minimal cost to the volunteer...
- How long: 2-4 weeks
- Destinations: Over 40 countries worldwide
- Cost: £200 + transport to the project
- Project themes: Social, Environmental, Educational, Cultural...
- When: Throughout the year, but most are through the summer
- Who can apply: Anyone 18+; training available
For more information, on International Volunteer Projects click here.
Xchange Scotland Gathering and AGM - 3rd Oct 2009
Come along to 103 Trongate in Glasgow this Saturday to the Xchange Scotland Gathering and AGM. This is a chance for anyone who has been involved in any capacity or is interested in getting involved with Xchange Scotland to come together, celebrate the past year and, most importantly, look forward to the coming year.
Please come up to Level 5 (the GMAC level) of 103 Trongate, on Argyle Street in the Merchant City area of the city. The gathering will start at 12pm and go on to 3pm :-) See you there!
Muirkirk IVP - 17th-31st August 2009
Xchange Scotland teamed up with East Ayrshire Council’s Countryside Services Section and Muirkirk Enterprise Group this August (in beautiful weather!) to host an environmental International Volunteer Project (IVP) based in the Muirkirk community...
ABOVE: The international volunteers, team leaders and project hosts celebrate their work Clyde Muirshiel IVP - 1st-15th August 2009
"This experience has been unforgettable and I think it will be just the beginning..."
That was how one volunteer summed up their time on the second Xchange Scotland International Volunteer Project (IVP) of the summer. 11 volunteers - from different countries such as Belgium, USA and Catalunya - came together at Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park near Lochwinnoch for 2 weeks of environmental work, cultural activities and a bit of ceilidh dancing :-)
ABOVE: Xchange Scotland International Volunteers at the opening ceremony of the Parkhill Wood Maze 
