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3.WhatistheeffectoftheexperienceontheVSOsthemselves?

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Norman

Thenorth-westernuniversityofxi'

an,hostingtheannualVSOtrainingconferenceforthe144volunteersinChinawhomakeupthelargestsingleVSOprojectintheworld.It'

satimetomeetupwithothervolunteers…toattendlecturesandworkshops…andtopresenttheresultsoftheirownexperienceinChina.

Dingbaoqing（officemanager）

VSObegantoermsendteachersofEnglishtoChinainer1981…inthatyearVSOsent6EnglishteacherstoerteacherscollegesinerremoteareasinChina…erinthepastmorethantwentyyearserVSO'

sprojectsinChinahavebeenincreasing.Nowwehavealtogetherabout144volunteersworkinginChina.

Paulturner（chiefrepresentativeVSOChina）

WellVSOwasreallythebrainchildofermalecandmoradixonermwhowereworkinginthecolonialservicein…overseasforBritainforanumberofyearsbeforeandafterthewarerandtheyjoinedforceswithlauncelotflemingwhowasthebishopofportsmouthermandtheydecidedtotryandsetupaschemewheretheycouldsendBritishyouthoverseastoassistinthedevelopmentprocessandmorespecificallytoassistin…peopleinordinarylives,helpingthemintermsofbeingteachersandtechniciansandassistantsermitwasverymuchanestablishmentset-upwhichwasestablishedby'

thegreatandthegood'

erwehadthebishopofportsmouthandalechimselfcamefromrugbywhichisaveryerimportantBritishschoolerandindeedthevolunteerswhowentouterbackin1958thatwastheyearwhenitallstartederandthefirstvolunteerwentfromermarlboroughcollegeerwhichisalsoaveryimportantestablishmentinBritainandreallyertherewassomethingofapublicschoolideaandethos…attheverybeginningbecausethepeoplethemselves,thevolunteers,erwouldhavegoneoutbetweenthetimethattheyleftschoolateighteenandgotouniversity…Inthosedaysmanypeoplehadtowaitfor…erm…ayearortwobeforetheygoontouniversityandthiswasseenastheidealtimebyalecforyoungpeopletogoandservebutalsotolearnatthesametime.Therewasaverystrongaccenteronlearningaswellasgivingerandthat'

showVSOreallystarted,byaveryenergeticmanermlinkingupwiththeestablishmentandgettingtheseschoolleaversleaving-theysentabout4or5peopleinthefirstyearIbelieve,andthefirstonewastosarawakinborneoandalsotoghana.

VSOpreparingforchange

AndywhalleyisavolunteerforestryspecialistwithVSO.He'

sjustarrivedinlindionthesoutherntanzaniancoastandthisishiswelcomeintothecommunity.Adesiretosharetheirskillswiththoseinpoorercountriesandatasteforadventureiswhatdrivesmostvolunteers.However,andyhasbroughtmuchmorethanhisspecialskillswithhim.Fortyyearsexperiencehaveshownthatthebestvolunteersarrivewithminimalexpectationsandmaximumopenness.Andpreparingforthatstartslongbeforeyouarrivehere.

ThesemenandwomenarepreparingfortheiroverseasplacementswithVSO.Atthisstagetheydon'

tknowanyone.TheonlythingstheyshareisthefactthattheyaregoingsomewherewithVSO…andthattheyallhavefearsandanxieties.

WillIhaveagoodsociallife,willIbeabletomakegoodfriends…

ItworriesmeamIuptothejobbecauseI'

maprimaryteachernowandI'

mactuallygoingtobetrainingteachers…

I'

mjustconcernedthatIwon'

tbeabletofitintothecommunitywhenIgetoutthere…

OnethingthatreallyconcernsmeiswhetherIcanadapttothelivingconditionsoverthere…

AmIuptothejob,howamIgoingtocopewiththeweather?

Itcouldbequiteaconcernnottohavetherightsortofequipment,thesort…thetools…

AlthoughVSOcan'

tanswerallthequestions,itisabletopassonsomegoodadvice.Intheendmuchofthepreparationisdowntoyou,thevolunteer,withVSOprovidingadditionalworkshopsandresources.However,therearecertainareaswhereVSOdeliverscomprehensivesupport.

Wellformeit'

sdifficultbecauseI'

mgoingtocambodiasothere'

sasecurityissue…

Securityandmedicalissuesreceivethehighestpriority.Bothprovidesomecomfortasyoupreparetoarriveinanunfamiliarculture.

NowI'

veactuallyarrived,itstillseemsabitofashockthatI…I'

mhere…it'

sbeenaboutayearofplanningtoactuallygethere…erm…it'

ssuddenlycomeaboutandi'

minthemiddleofafrica…

WhenyouarriveincountryaVSOorientationprogrammewillincludesomebasiclanguagetraining.Progressafterthatislargelyuptoyou.

Youwillalsobeintroducedtolocalconditionsandculture,ofteninaverypracticalway.Afterfourweeks'

initialtraining,andyarrivesinlindi,somedaysawayfromanydirectVSOsupport.PartnershipliesattheheartofVSO'

ssuccess.Placementsareathree-waypartnership:

thevolunteer,theoverseasemployer,andVSO.Forthevolunteer,comingtotermswiththerealityofthesituationisamajorstep.It'

saprocessthatisfundamentaltothesuccessofallplacements.

SinceI'

vebeenhereit'

sbeenquitefrustratingtryingtogetthingsmovingandIthinkthat'

softentheproblemwithvolunteersbecause…becausetheyarriveattheprojectsiteandoftentheydon'

t…thereisn'

toftenaprojectforthemtodoandtheyhavetoreallyget…erm…toworkhardtotryandseewheretheycanfitin,wheretheirqualificationsorexperiencecanhelpworkingwiththecolleaguesandgettingthingsdone…

Alackoffacilitiesisnotuncommonindevelopingcountries.SuefraseristeachingEnglishinLao.

Photocopyingisaproblem-thereisn'

tone…well,sorry,thereisonebutitbrokedowntwoweeksafteritarrivedandit'

snotlikelytobemendedsoIdowithoutphotocopies.We'

veonlyhadelectricityforthelastfewmonthssoevenrunningatape-recorderhadtobeonbatteries-noIthinki'

veadaptedmyteachingstyletothefactthattherearenoresources.OtherthanthefewbooksthatIbroughtwithmethathavebeenveryusefulit'

sliterallychalkandtalk.

TheessentialelementintheVSOpartnershipistheoverseasemployer.Theymaketherequestforvolunteers,andknowthekindofpersonthey'

relookingfor.

Priest

Erasadevelopingcountryweneedsuchpeoplewhoerdon'

tmakeabignoiseaboutitortheydon'

tcomeandsitontopofusandtrytotellthisisthewaythisistheway.Theycomeandtrytoworkwithusandtrytoimprovethings.NowIthinkadevelopingcountryneedssuchpeople…

IappreciatetheproblemtheVSOofficemayhavehereinsometimestryingtoidentifytherightpersonfortherightjobbecauseyouaredealingwithtwoyouknowverydistantcountriessosometimesthereisadifficultythere…whatwelookforinmostcasesispeoplewithdifferentskillsandinyoursituationhere…er…Imeanpeoplearesospecialisedinmostcasesinonethingandthatcreatesadifficultyinmostcasesbutifyouhaveapersonwithanopenmindandwhoadaptsveryquickly,sometimestheproblemisdoneawaywith.

TheneedforadaptabilityonbothsidesisrecognisedbyVSO,thethirdelementinthepartnership.VSOwillnormallylaydownbroadguidelinesforeachplacement.

Whatwedoiswejustmakethejobdes…descriptionjustalittlebitwidersothatoncethevolunteerarrivesinthecountryheorshecangoanddiscusswiththeemployerinwhatareathevolunteercancover...Thatwayerthevolunteerwillalsofeelalittlebitercomfortabletosharetheskillthatheorshehas.

DeborahbicklerisaVSOprogrammeofficerinlao.She'

sflyingupfromherofficeinthecapitaltovisitsuefraserinsekong.

Idon'

tfeelwe'

reinthebusinessofholdingvolunteers'

hands.Idon'

tthinkvolunteerscomeouttohavetheirhandsheld,they…theyoftenhaveasenseofadventure,theyoftenyouknowtheyoftenwanttogiveitago…er…we…weshouldbethereinanemergency.Imeanthatisavitalpartofourjobbutitisn'

titisn'

tallthatourjobisabout.Ourjobisreallytomakesurethattheplacementworksandalotofourworkisdonebeforethevolunteerarrivesincountry,alotofourworkisdoneintermsoftryingtogetthejobright.

Hellodeborahit'

snicetoseeyouagain-yes,how'

sitgoing?

-ohnottoobadly,nottoobadly-ermwe'

vegotanewblackboard…andenoughchairssoer…

Paul

OvertheyearserVSOvolunteersincreasedinnumbersoverseaserin58/59thetotalthatwassentwereer18ermby19…64/65therewere731VSOvolunteersoverseasandbytheendofthe60s,early70s,ertherewere1,483volunteersoverseas,ermbutaswellasthevolunteersthemselvesermintermsofnumberschangingermsomethingelsefundamentallyhappenedwasthatvolunteerschangingtheirprofilefrombeingschoolleaverstopeoplewhohadermgraduatequalificationsandoftenhadareasonableamountofworkexperienceaswell.Sotherewasquiteasignificantshiftfromtheschool-leavervolunteerwhowasthereasmuchforadventureasforanythingelseertothemorequalifiedandprofessionallyfocussedvolunteerwhoisthereverymuchtodoajobindevelopmentaswellastolearnskillsandtoshareskills,ersothisisquitea…significanterchangeoverthatertimeperiod…Ermin1998erVSOoverallhadonethousand…almosttwothousandpeopleoverseas…1,939people…ermanditactuallycostVSOabout25millionpoundsermtohavethosevolunteersoverseassoquiteabigoperationcomparedtotheermtheeron