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!

Volunteers Chrissy, Ingrid, Sophie, Joe, Pete and Abby
23 August 2016
Malawi: A Malawian wedding
The differences between a Malawian wedding and a British wedding are evident from the word go -...
ICS Malawi, Latest volunteer, Malawi
19 August 2016
Malawi: HIV testing
To some, going to a health clinic/hospital in a foreign country would be their worst nightmare....
ICS Malawi, Latest volunteer, Malawi
National volunteer facilitating a condom demonstration
19 August 2016
Malawi: Our first day in the field
We are ‘Team Tiwale’. Or in English... ‘Let's Shine’. Yesterday, our team had our first opportunity...
ICS Malawi, Latest volunteer, Malawi
Bonding in Bigha
18 August 2016
Malawi: Genderally speaking...
Group dynamics have always interested me. In a group in which there are eight young women from the...
ICS Malawi, Latest volunteer, Malawi
Msiskia family, Pete (left) & Joseph (right)
18 August 2016
Malawi: ‘You’re part and parcel’- Earning our host home stripes
It hasn’t been the smoothest initiation into a Malawian family but it’s certainly been quick. My...
ICS Malawi, Latest volunteer, Malawi
15 August 2016
Malawi: Food for thought
There are so many aspects to a placement that people are nervous about as it draws nearer to the...
ICS Malawi, Latest volunteer, Malawi

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