Amelie White (A 23): Volunteering in Arusha, Tanzania
08 January 2025Through the support of the Bevir Fund, for the duration of five weeks, I taught and assisted teaching in a local primary school in Arusha, Tanzania. This experience was organised by a company called International Volunteer Headquarters (IVHQ). My volunteering project took place within Heda Primary School, which provides education for children ages 3–13. The […]
Georgiana Nason (O 22): Impact of Fast Fashion on The Atacama Desert, Chile
06 January 2025The Atacama Desert, located in the North of Chile, is one of the driest places on earth and hosts a giant landfill of illegally discarded clothes that are imported via the port of Iquique. According to the most recent UN figures, Chile is the third largest importer of second-hand clothes in the world with over […]
Ophelia Vesely (C 22)
29 August 2023Ophelia is a recent Old Wellingtonian (C 22) and 2022 Muir Scholarship recipient, which aims to support an OW to carry out independent research addressing a contemporary global issue. Having learnt about the horrific events that are occurring in Ukraine from the relative comfort of the UK, Ophelia wanted to try and help victims of […]
Freddie Coughlin (T 22)
29 August 2023“It has just been the most incredible opportunity and I couldn’t recommend it to future OWs enough.” Freddie is a very recent Old Wellingtonian (Head of College, 2022) and 2022 Bevir recipient. After leaving College, he decided to take a gap year to gain experience and hands-on insight into different aspects of politics and international […]