Charlotte's Sri Lankan Mental Health Placement!

Charlotte Hek Start Date: Sep 26, 2016 - End Date: Apr 23, 2017
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
  • Volunteer Trip
  • Professional Development
  • Sri Lanka

My Travel Story

by: Charlotte Hek Start Date: Sep 26, 2016 - End Date: Apr 23, 2017
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
  • Volunteer Trip
  • Professional Development
Hello everyone! I'm Charlotte and as of 5th June 2017 I will be volunteering for 5 weeks on a Mental Health Placement in Sri Lanka! The group SLV was founded back in 2010 by recent graduates and has been working ever since with not only Sri Lanka, but Bali and now India as well. 

I'm currently studying Psychology in my second year at university and wanted to gain some hands on experience relevant to my degree, SLV provided me with the perfect way to do this! For the duration of my trip I'll be living like a local with a host family along with other volunteers in my group. Whilst out in Sri Lanka I will be working with individuals with mental health issues one day a week, as well as project work with children, teaching English and working with individuals of all ages with special needs. After a one week-long induction I will then be working with the other volunteers to run sessions with these groups, allowing them to engage with others and learn a new skill or game at the same time! 

This programme is completely voluntary therefore I won't recieve any payment, however there is a cost for me to go so I've began this campaign to start fundraising for my trip! All of the money raised goes to SLV and contibutes towards food, accommodation, and around the clock support from both the Sri Lankan/national team. 

Now this is where you come in! I would be more than grateful for any and all donations towards my placement and over the next few months I will be fundraising and running different events to get to my total. For more information please feel free to ask me any questions or even head over to the SLV website or YouTube channel which explains more about what they do and why!

Thank you so much in advance and I will be keeping everyone updated on my progress leading up to as well as after taking part in this really exciting experience!

https://slv.global/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ7Gl1rZ4GafeBaeNTHlRxA
https://www.facebook.com/slvglobal/

  • Sri Lanka

Updates

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  • We Did It!

    We Did It!
    WE DID IT!!!

    On 8th April I held a Quiz Night Fundraiser for my trip to Sri Lanka and before the event I was £170 away from my target of £1,650. Thanks to an AMAZING turn-out and some generous donations we managed to raised £182 on the night AND I have also received some donations from those who couldn't make it but still wanted to contribute!

    Thanks to all of your support and donations I have now raised £1,841 which is incredible! This has covered my placement fee and flights and the remaining money will contribute towards other expenses for the trip such as the rest of the travel injections I will need!

    Thank you once again, Charlotte :)

  • Almost There!

    Almost There!
    It's been a while since my last update so I thought I should let you all know what's been going on!

    Thanks to contributions from my lovely friends and family my current fundraising total is £1,390!!!

    With just under 3 months to go until I depart this goal seems more and more in reach and I can't thank everyone enough for their support and encouragement, it really means so much!!

More Travel Information

Adventure Registry

  • Outside Donations

    ￡ 399
    anonymous
    • Granted

  • University Award

    ￡ 250
    University of Portsmouth
    • Granted

  • Quiz Night Fundraiser

    ￡ 182
    anonymous
    • Granted