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NUI Galway's dedicated programme to connect students with volunteering opportunities. ALIVE harness, support and reward students’ voluntary activity across the university campus, Galway city, and wider communities to develop their own practical skills and civic awareness.
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Volunteering is an excellent way to: Meet new people and...
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ALIVE nominates student volunteers annually, or you can nominate a friend. Across Europe, people can apply for the Europass Certificate to recognise their volunteering. It's easy to fill in the form online and add it to your CV today!
How can I get involved with ALIVE? Register for the ALIVE e-newsletter here to keep up to date, or browse through lots of different volunteering opportunities via our database, where you can read about all the opportunities and sign up to volunteer. Come along for training workshops and social events, or just pop into the ALIVE office in Áras ...
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Having been awarded funding through the ExploreProgramme, Glassary was founded in 2020 by Dara Kerins, a graduate of University of Galway (BSc in Applied Social Sciences; Higher Diploma in Economic Science), and Lorraine Tansey of ALIVE and CKI at University of Galway. Glassary is Irish Language for” Glas” meaning green and a play on the English te...
Glassary offers departing students an avenue to avoid landfill and instead give a second life to a wide range of materials. Consequently, incoming students have access to a sustainable repository from which to access a range of household items, collected and reused after they are left behind.
Glassary is an example of an ALIVE student volunteer project, giving students the opportunity to participate in a vounteer initiative related to sustainability. Student volunteers can help with donation days, to sort and categorise donated goods.
Surplus items are donated to local charities to support their community work, reducing environmental waste in the process.
Volunteering is an excellent way to: Meet new people and fun. Be part of community and make an impact. Expand on your learning and skills. Develop personally, professionally and civiclly. ALIVE is the University of Galway's Student Volunteering Programme.
Contact us to find out just how ALIVE we are: Visit us in Aras na Mac Leinn - we are open every day and love to chat all things volunteering! Tel: +353 91 495346
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Jan 1, 2020 · ALIVE is NUI Galway's student volunteering programme dedicated to providing supports to students to engage in positive volunteering experiences. We help match student volunteers to the right roles, train student volunteers to gain the most from their experience, support and recognise student volunteers.
