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你好！I'm Francesca!

EIL UK — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:51:15 +0000

I’m Francesca, I’m 23 years old and I’m studying languages at the University of Venice. I’ve been an intern at EIL for three months, helping out by translating some programmes and itineraries into Chinese, Italian and making some worksheets about Spain, too. I'm going home now but I've really had a great time at EIL. Everyone has been very kind and willing with me, I really enjoyed my time at the office and I learnt very much from them, they are a very valued team!

I think their job is very worthwhile, I met some young people about to leave with one of the programmes and they were so enthusiastic and exited that I felt delighted myself!!! Travelling through their programmes is a relevant opportunity for your personal and cultural identity, and one of the richest experiences you could gain!!!

New Chief Executive Officer appointed

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:35:38 +0000

Victoria Perry will officially join the EIL UK team as Chief Executive in September 2011. She joins us from The Egypt Exploration Society, a charity with operations in Egypt and the UK, where she brokered partnerships and developed key relationships with major funders and stakeholders.

Much of her career prior to this was spent with the British Red Cross as a Fundraising Manager and latterly as an Operations Director, leading a large cross-functional team. During this time she became a trustee for Daraja UK, a charity implementing advocacy projects in Tanzania, and a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth roster to assist British citizens caught in crisis abroad.

Victoria is passionate about intercultural understanding and conflict resolution having studied at the United World College of the Atlantic, which led to an MA in Arabic and Social Anthropology from Edinburgh University. Victoria’s first passion is travel and she has personally undertaken projects in the Philippines, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Nepal, as well as traveling independently at every opportunity. Victoria looks forward to working with EIL UK’s Board and staff team to develop a diverse funding portfolio and a strategy based on EIL’s clear strengths.

This is how it is done - Morris Dancing that is!

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:04:11 +0000

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During June 2011 EIL hosted a group of European visitors in the UK on an Arts and Crafts Workshop funded by the Grundtvig Programme. One of the activities the group took part in was joining in a display given by the Silurian Morris Men in Malvern. The Morris Men spent time teaching the group.

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Europe versus Morris Men

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:01:11 +0000

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Goodbye to Mona

EIL UK — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:14:07 +0000

Today we say a sad goodbye to Mona. Mona is from Germany and has spent the last month volunteering in the EIL office. She came to find out what goes on at an international charity and chose EIL after spending 9 months on an EVS project at a local charity in 2008. She has been a great addition and we are sorry that she has to return home to continue her studies.

Mona said "I had a really good time here and I found it very interesting to see all the different programmes. It was really good to get an insight into everything and it was nice for me to help and to be involved in projects. Everyone was really nice to me so I really enjoyed it here."

Thanks for all your help Mona! We'll miss you!

High School Students celebrate Chinese New Year

EIL UK — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:24:49 +0000

Some of our High School students recently celebrated Chinese New Year with a Chinese buffet. The students from Germany, Finland and Belgium are here on our High School Programme, living as a British teenager with a Host Family and attending the local Sixth Form. They joined their Local Rep for an international start to the Chinese New Year, which was "delicious" and enjoyed by all.

Mixing it with the Mayor!

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:24:34 +0000

During a recent homestay weekend in Worcester a group of American students who are attending university in the UK spent time meeting with the Mayor of Worcester, Mike Layland, and visiting the Guildhall. The students all found this an interesting and very different experience and even made it into the local paper!

The homestay visit was organised by EIL on behalf of the ‘Arcadia Institute for Study Abroad’. The students were staying with local families in the Worcester area and apart from visiting the Guildhall they also went bowling, took part in a guided walk around Worcester and visited the shops.

Although homestay visits are short many students enjoy the opportunity to have home-cooked meals and relax in a family environment. Often students return to their host families again during their stay in the UK and some keep in touch for years afterwards. Lasting friendships have been formed, and there have been host families who have travelled to visit the students after they have completed their studies and returned home.

Some Days...Some Lives....Somewhere in England

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:29 +0000

EIL have been hosting a group of American students visiting the UK for the past month to learn about film and to make a short film about young people in Britain and about their lives and culture.

The video is called 'Some Days...Some Lives...Somewhere in England' and follows the group from Malvern, to Bradford, Liverpool and Derby. During their travels the group met young people from all these areas, visited youth centres and radio stations and talked to people about what it means to be young in Britain today.

The film has been put together with the help of Film City Productions, a film production and training company based in Derby.

View the video here

Some Days...Some Lives...Somewhere in England

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:27:25 +0000

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This is the video created by the 2010 Summer Abroad Film Group during their month travelling around Britain meeting young people and learning about life and culture in Britain today.

EIL project gets 'creative'!

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:00:20 +0000

EIL UK is hosting an EVS (European Voluntary Service) Short Term Creative Arts Project from 8^th – 28^th July 2010 in Gloucester.

The aim of the project is to give disadvantaged young people the opportunity to build up their basic / social / life skills in an informal way through a short volunteering experience. It also enables the participants to learn about life in another culture. Art (creative / performance arts) is an excellent medium for this type of project as there is little need to have foreign language skills in order to get across what you want to say; you just ‘express yourself’ through your art.

The volunteers will be ‘getting creative’ alongside young people from Gloucester 66 Star Youth Club and together they will produce some work which can be shown to the world on Sunday 18^th July at the Gloucester ‘World Together’ Festival in Gloucester Park. The group will then fine tune their work and put on a mini show the following weekend.

The group is made up of volunteers from Italy, France and Sweden and they are aged between 18 and 24 years of age, and they speak very little English!

Americans touring Scotland!

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:16:19 +0000

EIL UK welcome a group of American students to Scotland. The students will spend a month in Scotland, learning about and taking part in both cultural and outdoor activities.

The group start their tour in Glasgow, before heading off to Stirling, Corpach, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Culrain, Kingussie and Edinburgh, before returning to the US.

The group will take part in varied activities including visiting a local radio station, Scottish Dancing and Pipes and Drums workshops, meeting youth groups, visiting Ben Nevis, Culloden and Loch Ness, visiting the Scottish Parliament as well as a range of outdoor activities such as canoeing, hill walking and abseiling.

EIL wish the group a happy stay in Scotland and would like to thank all the people and organisations involved with this group including:

http://www.sunnygovancommunitymedia.org/ http://www.stdt.org/ http://www.nevisrange.co.uk/ http://www.whiteact.demon.co.uk/Whitewave/index.htm http://www.lagganlia.com/ http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/index.htm

Welcome to the Film Group

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:05:05 +0000

EIL UK is pleased to welcome a group of students from America. The students will be in Britain for a month, learning about film making. During their stay they will produce a film about an aspect of Britain or British life of their choosing.

The group start their tour with a few days in London before travelling to Derby where they will take part in film training provided by Film City http://www.filmcity.tv/ . From Derby the group will travel to Worcester, Bradford and Liverpool, before returning to Derby to edit their film prior to returning to the US.

Activities the group will take part in while in Britain include meeting groups of young people at schools and youth centres, working with and filming an arts project to produce a sculpture, as well as visiting museums, galleries, attractions and other activities specifically related to film.

EIL wish the group a happy stay in Britain and would like to thank all the people and organisations involved with this group including:

http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk/ http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank http://www.fact.co.uk/

Welcome to Angelina!

EIL UK — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:58:09 +0000

We would like to welcome Angelina to the UK. Angelina is from Germany and is here for 5 months on the Youth in Action EVS programme. She will be volunteering in Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford on various youth work projects, including a 3 week project for international young people and a summer project for young people from different backgrounds.

We hope you enjoy your time here!

Families Wanted!

Wed, 12 May 2010 14:43:03 +0000

At EIL we are always on the look out for families who are interested in other people and other cultures to act as hosts for some of the people who want to travel to the UK to learn more about our wonderful culture and way of life. Families need to be able to welcome a stranger into their home as one of their family and make the visitor feel comfortable. If you think your family fits the bill or if you know a family who might please see the Host Family pages on our website for more information.

"The Beat of Britain" (an excerpt)

marina — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:02:58 +0000

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This is an excerpt from "The Beat of Britain", a video made by a group of students from America investigating the relationship between music and young people.
The video was shot in 2008 and was part of a summer adroad programme run by EIL UK

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Welcome

Piers Meynell — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Welcome to EIL UK’s new website.

Though it’s still a little rough around the edges and there’s plenty more to be added over time we hope you’ll find it a useful way to learn about our programmes.

We’re also beginning to reach out and offer ways in which you can get involed online with EIL UK: be it writing a blog on this website while you’re volunteering in Ecuador, or helping to raise awareness of development education issues on the EIL UK Facebook page.

If you have any comments, or run into any problems with the website please let us know.