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!

Amanda Gonzalez
1 November 2012
El Salvador: The women of Adecomupaz
Amanda Gonzalez has been known to many as a guerilla fighter for most of her life. She fought hard...
Gender, ICS El Salvador, Latest volunteer
ICS volunteers working hard to help Lorena and her family prepare land for crops
24 October 2012
Honduras: People powered development
I have been in Honduras for over 2 weeks now and have managed to find a space for myself here in a...
Honduras, Gender, Latest volunteer, ICS Honduras
Women presenting vegetables to Lis in Zimbabwe
19 October 2012
Zimbabwe: ‘Now this is real development’
Broken boreholes. Rivers of sand. Women spending hours every day walking long distances. Ask...
Zimbabwe, Water, Environment, Gender
Women in Estada village, Timor-Leste
12 October 2012
Timor-Leste: The struggle to liberate women
When I meet Yasinta Lujina, the director of the women's network Rede Feto, she has just had a...
Timor-Leste, Gender
Domingas Tillman
12 October 2012
Timor-Leste: How women are dealing with domestic violence
Domingas Tillman is a force to be reckoned with. After witnessing domestic violence throughout her...
Timor-Leste, Gender
Women in Timor-Leste
12 October 2012
Timor-Leste: The village with a woman chief
Lacoliu village (or ‘suco’, as it’s called in Tetum) is unique – because as long as anyone here can...
Participation, Timor-Leste, Gender

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