Want a deeper insight into what an ICS placement looks like? Read the amazing blogs written by our past and present volunteers. Enjoy the journey!

Women preparing a meal at the 'comedor' in Villa El Salvador, Peru
24 November 2011
Peru: The power of Peruvian women
  Combine women in a kitchen, a strong dose of passion and the ability to organise, and a Peruvian...
Peru
ICS Empower volunteers sitting at a table
18 November 2011
El Salvador: Building peace
  Between Guatemala and Honduras lies a nation in scaffolds. El Salvador has had a long and – in...
El Salvador
People watching the mini olympics at CEDEC, Peru
17 November 2011
Peru: Parks, placements and people
Four weeks into our placements, and there seems to be no absence of weird, wonderful and first time...
Peru
Students at an English evening class in Peru
15 November 2011
Peru: Villa El Salvador - the place, our placements and the rest
  We arrived at our new home after a short bus trip from Barranco. Instantly you can tell the...
Peru
Women and children gathered for a talk in a village in Malawi
8 November 2011
Malawi: Power cuts, shooting stars and dancing spirits
The weeks here are really beginning to fly, it’s hard to believe we’ve been here for a month...
Malawi
The beach at Lake Malawi
4 November 2011
Malawi: Meetings, medicine and morale
We’ve finally arrived in Salima! We’re all ready and raring to get our project underway. Over the...
Malawi

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