Volunteers

Newsletter – Christmas 2023

Jambo, Namaste and Hello to ALL our Mondo supporters as we head into the Xmas and New Year celebrations! It has been an eventful and great first 6 months in post for our CEO, Matthew Band, who has settled in well and has enjoyed getting to know the Teams in Nepal, India and Tanzania and support them in their hard work and efforts. They are continuing to impact the lives of many vulnerable families through Education and Enterprise activities, as you...

Newsletter – September 2022

Welcome to Mondo’s autumn newsletter. A few weeks ago HELP in Nepal celebrated their 12th anniversary since founding, looking back over their development from a small group of friends eager to support a few schools in Helambu region to the organisation they are today.  It was a fantastic opportunity to reflect on how far both Mondo and HELP have come, thanks to all our loyal supporters! It has been a busy summer for all our projects… please read on to find...

Newsletter – June 2022

Welcome to Mondo’s summer newsletter. There has been lots to celebrate in the last few months, with a third cohort of Saathi teachers ready to take to their classrooms, and new equipment for the blind unit in our partner school in Longido.  Our first volunteers in almost three years are also soon to pack their bags to return to Nepal and we wish them well on their summer adventure.   Tanzania- Longido school Mondo has been supporting the blind unit at Longido school,...

‘By rote’ to child-centred learning

By Mark Adams – Mondo Volunteer working for 9 months in the Mondo Schools Kalimpong & Darjeeling. Mark (right) with some of the teachers in Mondo schools. I arrived in India full of anticipation and excitement.  Embarking upon a seven-month stint as a volunteer with rural schools in the northern most part of West Bengal, I was keen and enthusiastic.  A practical, creative teacher, I wanted to find out what lessons I could learn and how I might be of assistance to...