Sli Eile - Local Volunteering

Local Volunteering

Slí-Eile spirituality group - What the men say

A group of us were doing the spirituality and meditation group; we attend it every Wednesday evening. During the class we were watching film footage on how Mother Teresa helped the people of Calcutta. We became overwhelmed with the problems the people of Calcutta had, so we decided that it would be great help to them if we actually did something about it. Therefore we decided to make up cards for Christmas as it the Christmas season and we felt the need to help them at Christmas as they have little. We called our project The Joy to the World...

We as a group thought we had it bad with our problems, with being locked up in prison and our family problems, but this was not the case at all. It was amazing to see how we could actually help make a difference with us been in here, just proves we could do the right thing even being in here, as we are so use to doing the wrong thing. The Sli-Eile spirituality group played a huge role in us helping to discover our softer sides; it also helps us deal with our problems in prison as we sometime find it hard.

As a group we felt overwhelmed with joy, as we found out how much we actually raised which was €900 for such a great charity -The Hope Foundation. We felt we could never achieve such happiness, but in actual fact we could. We had some great guidance through our spiritual guides Eoghan and Pauline who are brilliant people. We also have a dedicated member in the group Michael who helps us out with our problems in here; we call on him for advice when we need it. In ending we are all very proud of the chance to help The Hope Foundation.

Yours sincerely

The Joy to the World Group.

Serving the Local Community

Volunteering Opportunities – part time

Sli Eile Local Volunteering is unique because we operate from a position of Justice. Volunteers give of their time out of a belief that we are all equal in human dignity, and that it is right to have a concern for those who are marginalized in society. If we are all born equal, is it not right that do anything we can to help each other realize our full potential in life?
The volunteering ‘experience’ is the centre piece of the programme and involves a 2 hour commitment each week for up to a year. Each volunteer is encouraged to reflect individually and through facilitated group sessions on the experience and to ask questions about what they are seeing, learning and feeling; connecting this to a sense of personal spirituality and faith.

Sli Eile local volunteering then, has unique action and contemplation components, benefiting both the local grass roots initiative we are trying to support and, the personal growth and development of the volunteer, giving of oneself to help another is the essence of love.

Current Local Volunteering Opportunities 2010

Zamcraft www.zamcraft.com

What: A volunteer run ‘fair trade’ project involving the purchase of crafts from artists in Zambia for resale in the Irish market, raising awareness, generating income, creating partnership.

Where: Planning meetings at Sli Eile Gardiner St, Dublin, sales nationwide, work from home also possible.

When: Anytime, and much depends on when and where the sales opportunities arise.

Skills and requirements: Creativity and pro active when it comes to getting things done, sourcing new market opportunities, marketing and feeding back to the artists in Zambia.

Clincher: Money generated from sales here goes directly back to the artists that produce the craft, there are no middlemen. It’s a great project to gather experience for people interested in international affairs, fair trade, overseas development, craftwork and marketing.

For more information:
Debbie Moore
email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tel: +353 1 8943 165

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