The Victoria British Aid Fund was founded to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and its brief is to help locally resident UK citizens who fall on hard times – usually because of age, illness and funds that are now inadequate to cope with their outgoings, lack of any nearby family and impracticality of repatriation. The…

Another successful visit of Volunteer Geneva to the EMS Saconnay took place last Saturday 27 June 2015. A group of seven new volunteers participated in the event and they all enjoyed the time they spent with the older residents. The participation from the side of the residents was particularly increased and they always appreciate the…

Volunteer Geneva is seeking a volunteer to assist a senior British/Swiss lady with some physical impairment who needs some assistance from time to time. The tasks may include shopping, payment of bills at the Post Office, ironing, and sorting and filing documents. unsecured loan bad credit instant decision The role would be best suited to…

Bonjour,Voici plusieurs nouvelles demandes d’aide :1. Le CSP – CENTRE SOCIAL PROTESTANT – cherche de l’aide pour :1.1. la distribution de sets de table, publicité pour les brocantes caritatives, auprès de restaurateurs à Genève.Qualités demandées : entregent, à l’aise dans les contacts humains, sens commercial, permis de conduire. Nécessité d’avoir son propre véhicule.1.2. La préparation…

Chers amis, chères amies bénévoles, Nous souhaitons vous exprimer notre immense reconnaissance pour l’aide apportée lors du Samedi du partage du 13 juin dernier. Grâce à votre présence dans les 71 magasins et supermarchés participant à cette action, 121, 6 tonnes de marchandises ont été récoltées ! Ci-dessous le communiqué de presse sur le site…

A small number of volunteers from Volunteer Geneva joined others to spend a day by the water on Sunday, to assist the 12h de Natation (12-hour Swim) hosted at the magnificent Colovray pool in Nyon by the Cercle des Nageurs de Nyon (CNN).145 swimmers, ranging in age from 5 to 76 years, took to the pool to swim as many laps as they could manage,…

Last weekend a group of twelve twelve enthusiastic volunteers participated in the Outreach to the Elderly visit at Résidence de Saconnay. After a brief presentation of Volunteer Geneva by our Association Secretary Christina, the volunteers played a word game with the residents. The game (much like the hangman) requires the residents to guess the name of a country, of which they only…

On Wednesday 23 July Volunteer Geneva and Amnesty International Group 40 joined hands to show how values such as compassion, solidarity and mutual respect are at the core of their work. During the information event, around 30 participants learned about the personal stories that lie behind the lines of the newspapers and how important it…

By Adrien Major Volunteer Geneva’s participation in the “Marche de l’Espoir” on 12 October has lead to a planned ongoing partnership for future events with Terre des Hommes (TdH). Indeed, both TdH and Volunteer Geneva were very happy to work together and we received very positive feedback on our first joint collaboration with TdH. After…

Despite the rainy weather, around 20 people attended Wednesday’s Guest Speaker event with Ms. Tania Gentet Ganose from the Geneva Red Cross Youth. Ms. Gentet Ganose began by presenting the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and its seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. She focused specifically on impartiality and…