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Irish Aid supports the World Food Programme to provide nutritious meals to the students of the school every day. Irish Aid Volunteering Fair 1 Welcome to the Irish Aid Volunteering Fair Throughout our history we have had strong links with Africa and the developing world. These ties reflect a deep sense of obligation to those living in poverty and hunger in communities less well off than our own and our vision of a fair global society. The Irish Aid Volunteering Fair will help provide information on available I am very pleased to welcome you to the opportunities, and promote responsible Irish Aid Volunteering and Information overseas volunteering. The majority of Centre for the 2012 Volunteering Fair. the NGOs taking part today have signed This year’s Fair takes place at a time up to Comhlámh’s Code of Good Practice when Ireland and the Irish people have for Volunteer Sending Organisations. been facing many economic challenges. The Code is monitored by Comhlámh, an Despite these challenges, I have been organisation that promotes and supports heartened by the level of interest in best practice in volunteering, and the volunteering by people of all ages and organisations involved undertake to run from all walks of life. high quality volunteering programmes based on the needs of their host Since the start of 2011, some 22,000 communities. I very much commend public servants with a wide range of skills these efforts. and experience have retired. I am hopeful that many former public servants will I wish you all an enjoyable, attend this Fair and consider opportunities informative and productive day at to share their skills and experience by the Volunteering Fair. volunteering in the developing world. Ireland has a strong tradition of volunteering abroad and the Government is committed to building on this through Joe Costello T.D., the Irish Aid programme. Minister of State for Trade and Development 2 Irish Aid Volunteering Fair Irish Aid Volunteering Fair 3 Irish Aid Volunteering Fair: Participating Organisations Saturday September 29th, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. No. Attending Organisations Short term volunteering 1. Irish Aid (up to 1 year) 2. Comhlámh No. Attending Organisations 3. Volunteer Ireland 11. Agapé Adventures 4. Be The Change: Development 12. Christina Noble Children’s Education from Ireland Foundation 13. EIL Intercultural Learning Long term volunteering 14. Friends of Londiani (1 year+) 15. Global Brigades Ireland No. Attending Organisations 16. Habitat for Humanity Ireland 17. Hope Foundation 5. Goal 18. Link Community Development 6. Progressio Ireland 19. Music Harvest 7. United Nations Volunteers 20. Outreach Moldova 8. Viatores Christi 21. SERVE 9.