Volunteer Stories
‘SMILES”, REFLECTION OF VOLUNTEERING IN PREDA 2014
January 27, 2017 · By Fionn Kinne-Coyle
When I first told people I was going off to the Philippines to volunteer, their first question was “”Are you going to get paid?” I thought this was quite amusing because I could see that they couldn’t really get through their heads the above and beyond wonders, adventures and life changing experiences you could grasp […]
Read More...An Irish football fan Volunteers at Preda
July 19, 2016 ·
An Irish football fan Volunteers at Preda Richie Casey I decided to branch out with my trip and did not regret it. Infact it has left me wondering why more in similar situations don’t follow suit. Three weeks in the Philippines to include two weeks of volunteering at Preda- an incredible organisation based in Olongapo […]
Read More...Volunteer Experience: A City On a Hill That Can’t Be Hidden
March 18, 2015 · By Michael for his blog EveryColourEverySound.co.uk
Overlooking the shimmering waters of Subic Bay stands an ordinary building with an extraordinary history. Sitting atop one of the many hills here in the mountainous region of Zambales, the Preda centre is the headquarters for the organisation I have been lucky enough to volunteer with for the last four weeks. It actively works with […]
Read More...SMILES
September 25, 2014 ·
‘SMILES”, REFLECTION OF VOLUNTEERING IN PREDA 2014 By Fionn Kinne-Coyle When I first told people I was going off to the Philippines to volunteer, their first question was “”Are you going to get paid?” I thought this was quite amusing because I could see that they couldn’t really get through their […]
Read More...Cooperation with Aetas – Resistance, nature conservation, and fair trade
August 29, 2014 · By Moritz Weinbeer
Nearly everywhere in the world indigenous people are already extinct or severely threatened by other peoples. Likewise, the native people of the Filipino archipelago, the Aeta, have been reduced over the past centuries to only a few thousand remaining individuals, mainly living in the mountainous regions of Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines. During […]
Read More...An Austrian volunteer visits a Manila Jail with Preda social workers.
August 19, 2014 ·
Pia Nenning from Hittisau, Austria June 2014 Preda Volunteer I joined the trip to Manila to attend the court hearing of Sammy, the home visit of RJ and a visit to the Jail where we rescued four boys. Since I never have been in a jail before, that part already has been very interesting for […]
Read More...A Preda Volunteer Visits a Manila Jail
July 31, 2014 ·
by Pia Nenning from Hittisau, Austria June 2014 After the hearing we went to the home of RJ(home for boys client). His family lives in very poor conditions and so my first home visit already has been a impressive experience. Again Joan (Registered Social Worker) told us about the case since I haven’t had the […]
Read More...Trees that bring hope and happiness to the Aeta Community
July 23, 2014 · By Julia Elfert, German volunteer
Photos by: Donardo Angeles July 21, 2014 – Monday During my five weeks stay at the PREDA foundation I helped out at the tree-planting several times. One of the PREDA’s projects is the Pro-fairtrade department. PREDA distributes kinder trees and vegetables to impoverished communities (a lot of indigenous communities) in order to boost their […]
Read More..."Joy and Sorrow"
March 4, 2014 ·
by Anneluise Kämmerer It is my 2nd stay as a volunteer here at PREDA and I am approaching the 100-day mark. While last year I was curious about the unknown that I was heading for with many questions on my mind, this time around it was the hopeful anticipation to see all of my friends again […]
Read More...Manuel Weiss, Preda Volunteer
December 10, 2013 ·
“I stayed 3 months for a volunteer service to support the PREDA projects. My motivation was to do something good and expand my world view. I had a great time at Preda. The organization of the Foundation is good. As a volunteer you will be involved in the projects and gets a deep insight into […]
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