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Mental Health Worker in Sri Lanka

Hannah Jacobs Start Date: Mar 18, 2018 - End Date: Jul 17, 2018
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Professional Development
  • Volunteer Trip
  • Sri Lanka

My Travel Story

by: Hannah Jacobs Start Date: Mar 18, 2018 - End Date: Jul 17, 2018
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Professional Development
  • Volunteer Trip
I will be volunteering for this organisation on a 5-week placement in Sri Lanka. I am excited to immerge myself in a new culture and way of life and to help educate the less fortunate. I am fundraising to help fund this Psychology placement and will be going in July until August this year. I hope to achieve my target of £1000 to go towards the cost of the trip and my flights. 

During my time in Sri Lanka, I will be working with individuals who suffer from a variety of mental health issues. I will help provide stimulation and basic social interaction by running activities and groups using creative therapies, via music, art and sport, to those who have become very isolated and institutionalised on the wards, in multiple mental institutions. 

In addition to these groups, I will also be teaching English to those individuals with special needs, helping the less fortunate gain vocational courses. 

I will be living in a Sri Lankan family home with other volunteers, to gain a raw experience of what it is like to live in their country. I am hoping to create a blog when I arrive back in the UK so everyone who donates can see exactly what I got up to and achieved in my time abroad. 

Thank you in advance for you support and donations.
  • Sri Lanka
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