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1. ACCESS TO ART Website: www.access2art.org.uk Stand: 14 Access to Art is a UK registered charity which makes it possible for disabled and frail older people to visit museums and galleries in London. We are looking for enthusiastic fundraising volunteers who could organise their own event in order to raise funds for Access to Art. BEAT BULLYING Website: www.cybermentors.org.uk Stand: 7 Beatbullying is the UK's leading bullying prevention charity. Beatbullying recently launched CyberMentors, a unique and pioneering programme to tackle cyberbullying and help keep safe the millions of children and young people that use social networking, mobile and text messaging. CyberMentors are young people who help, assist and support their peers in an online virtual community, helping to safeguard themselves and act as mentors and guides to young people they meet online. LSE Volunteering Fair Tuesday 6th October 2009 ASTHMA UK Website: www.asthma.org.uk Stand: 10 Asthma UK is the charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the 5.4 million people in the UK whose lives are affected by asthma. We work with people with asthma, healthcare professionals and researchers to develop and share expertise to help people increase their understanding and reduce the effect of asthma on their lives. Volunteers are vital to help raise awareness of asthma and Asthma UK: asthma still kills 3 people every day. Get involved locally; staff an awareness stand, cheer at a running event or help our supporters with a golf day or disco. We are always looking for enthusiastic and committed people to volunteer for us; it's also a way to have fun whilst gaining useful experience! If you would like information about becoming an Event Support Volunteer at Asthma UK please contact the Supporter and Information team on 0800 121 62 55 or e-mail community@asthma.org.uk. THE BRITISH RED CROSS Website: www.redcross.org.uk/volunteer Stand: 12 The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and individual emergencies. We enable vulnerable people in the UK and abroad to prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities. Welcome to the LSE Volunteering Fair. The fair is a great way to gather information and meet with representatives from organisations you would be interested in volunteering with. This fair is designed to give you a time-efficient way of meeting a wide range of organisations – both well-known international charities as well as locally-based community organisations. By having a large variety of organisations represented, we hope that regardless of whether your interests lie in geography or First Aid, or whether you want to develop your skills in research or leadership, you will be able to find an opportunity that strikes your fancy and fits your schedule. Volunteering your time and giving back to your community can be highly rewarding and enrich your overall university experience, and it can also help you develop skills that will form the building blocks of your future career. Visit the Volunteer Centre website at www.lse.ac.uk/volunteercentre for further information on volunteering and to sign up for regular volunteering email updates. COIN STREET CENTRE TRUST Website: www.coinstreet.org Stand: 5 The Coin Street neighbourhood centre is based in Waterloo and offers a range of free and affordable services to the local community. We are looking for volunteers to help with the youth clubs, afterschool club and family support programmes as well as developing new opportunities within the centre. THE BAYTREE CENTRE Website: www.baytreecentre.org.uk Stand: 20 The Baytree Centre is a non-governmental and non-profit making charity based in the centre of Brixton. We take a holistic approach to training and education and place a strong emphasis on personal and social development to empower our beneficiaries to break the intergenerational cycle of deprivation and social exclusion. Volunteers are required to fulfil exciting, interesting and varied roles within our Youth Service, PEACH mentoring programme and organise community fundraising events. Volunteers are recruited to specific roles based on specific need, yet are given the scope and support to develop their own role and opportunity. The Baytree Centre volunteers are highly valued and are the lifeblood of our organisation. THE FOODCHAIN Website: www.foodchain.org.uk Stand: 11 The Food Chain provides individually tailored nutritional services, including Sunday meals, emergency groceries and cookery classes, for people living with HIV in London. We are looking for volunteers to give one Sunday a month in one of the above roles to help with our Sunday meal service

2. FOODWORKS UK Website: www.foodworksuk.org Stand: 2 FoodWorks brings together young volunteers, surplus food and a free kitchen space to create nutritious meals for people affected by food poverty in the community. FoodWorks @ LSE is in its second year and is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated project leaders and general volunteers to lead and run the project for the 2009-2010 school year. We cook 100 meals each week on Sundays and source our food from the local farmers market, Sainsburys and Planet Organic. Getting involved is fun, and many skills are gained from the experience. For more information on the volunteer opportunity, email lse@foodworksuk.org. GLOBAL ACTION PLAN Website: www.climatesquad.org.uk Stand: 1 Global Action Plan is an independent environmental charity which specialises in offering practical support to businesses, local organisations and households to help them lower their carbon emissions. Climate Squad is a new training and volunteering programme for 16-25 year olds who want to develop their own sustainable community initiative or simply volunteer on an existing project. Opportunities also include internships at our Central London head office. KID’S CITY Website: www.kidscity.org.uk Stand: 9 Kids' City is an award-winning London-based play, educational and training charity that runs out of school activities for primary-aged children and is committed to spreading good practice in the Playwork arena. Previous experience is not necessary, as training and support are provided. We are presently seeking Volunteer Playworkers for the after school clubs and holiday playschemes. Placements are available on either a term-time only, or holiday only basis. Volunteers also have free access to all our training including accredited NVQs, Health & Safety in Playwork, Positive Behaviour Management and Safeguarding Children. This is a great opportunity to gain practical experience working with children and additional, accredited qualifications. INTOUNIVERSITY Website: www.climatesquad.org.uk Stand: 8 IntoUniversity inspires young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to reach their potential through a range of educational programmes, delivered at our centres in London. We require enthusiastic and committed volunteers to tutor students, provide one-to-one mentoring and support, or attend one of our one-off volunteering opportunities. All volunteers receive detailed training and induction. Ongoing support is also provided. Volunteering with us is a fantastic way to gain experience in working with children and young people! FRONTIER Website: www.frontier.org.uk Stand: 23 Frontier is an international non-profit conservation and development organisation based in London, who have been running successful volunteer projects worldwide for 20 years. We are dedicated to conserving the world's most endangered wildlife and building sustainable livelihoods for marginalised communities in the world's poorest countries. We offer the opportunity for volunteers from all over the world, from all sorts of backgrounds, to take part in expeditions discovering essential information about the wildlife of these countries while working within their communites. Furthermore, for graduates we offer internships in the London Head Office, as well as staff positions both in London and the field, all providing valuable experience in the competitive fields of conservation and research. These internship positions include research and development, project/volunteer co-ordination and marketing and events. KINGFISHER CHILDCARE SERVICE AND KIDS CLUB Website: www.kingfisherchildcare.com Stand: 22 We at Kingfisher Childcare Services and Kids Club have various volunteering opportunities that you may be interested in- You can volunteer in: . Admin . Finance . Human Resources . Recruitment . PR and Media Relations . Research . Web Design . Play Worker (Term time only 3-6pm ) . Photography . Marketing . Graphic Design . IT. You can volunteer full time, part time or a single day. Based at our offices or working from home we have something suitable for you. There are various benefits to volunteering with us. We offer paid expenses of up to 10 daily, Relevant training programmes offered including a chance to do an NVQ in Playwork, Administration / Business Management and a reference after 3 months of volunteering with us! KALAAYAN Website: www.kalaayan.org.uk Stand: 16 Kalayaan is a small charity that provides advice and support to migrant domestic workers in the UK. These are workers who accompany an employer to the UK on a specific visa to work as a part of their private household. Due to their isolation and multiple dependencies on their employers, domestic workers (MDWs) experience very high levels of abuse and exploitation to the extent of forced labour and trafficking. As an advocacy support volunteer you will work directly with Kalayaan clients, supporting them to report their passport stolen to the police or accompanying them to an appointment. This kind of practical volunteer support is crucial to Kalayaan's work as we are a small organisation and it dramatically increases our capacity. INTERFAITH ACTION Website: www.ointeract-uk.org.uk Stand: 17 Interfaith Action is your chance to build understanding, respect and tolerance between students from different faith and cultural backgrounds through group volunteering, internships and leadership initiatives. Whatever your volunteering interest we'll have an opportunity for you, just come to our stall to find out more!

3. LONDON DETAINEE SUPPORT Website: www.ldsg.org.uk Stand: 21 LDSG is a small grassroots charity which provides emotional and practical support to immigration detainees in the London area. People can be held indefinitely in immigration detention, often following refusal of an asylum claim. Many experience extreme isolation and distress, with few links in the UK and limited understanding of their rights. Many are traumatised by their experiences in their home country, by finding themselves detained with no release date, and by the prospect of being forcibly returned to their country of origin. We have vacancies for Volunteer Visitors to provide one-to-one support to individual detainees in Colnbrook and Harmondsworth immigration removal centres. We are also looking for Advocacy and Support Volunteers to work in our busy office providing emotional support and non-immigration casework through the freephone service. Training and expenses are provided. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY Website: http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/ambassadors/introduction/ Stand: 3 The ambassador scheme is an exciting volunteering programme. It will give you the chance to make a positive impact on the lives of others by acting as a role model and enthusing young people about geography. You will give lively and engaging presentations on aspects of studying geography and using geography in careers. In return you will benefit from enhanced experience, skills and employability. We recruit medical and non-medical volunteers to participate in the overseas projects and in our domestic project. Project London is an advocacy project that provides information, advice and practical assistance to marginalised people to help them access NHS and other services. For this project we recruit on an ongoing basis support workers who work from the clinic, interpreters (phone interpreting mainly) and interns who support our work in the office. For all posts, excellent communication skills and interest or experience in working with vulnerable people are essential. REACH OUT Website: www.reachoutuk.org Stand: 6 ReachOut! is a registered charity, partnering university students with primary school children in inner city schools as volunteer mentors. The mentors help children improve their Maths & English skills whilst raising aspirations through their example as positive role models. Volunteers and children take part in weekly sessions, playing sports and doing fun activities together, all planned and supervised by ReachOut! staff. The mentors also work one-to-one with a child over the course of the year, tutoring Maths & English, acting as role models and encouraging positive personal development. We're looking for volunteers to commit to mentoring for 2 hours a week at a primary school in Hackney or Tower Hamlets, for about 20 weeks of the year, from mid October to April. All projects take place after school, ie from 15:30 - 17:30. ReachOut! pays all reasonable travel expenses and offers full training, including free CRB disclosures for volunteers. We have placements available every weekday afternoon/evening! SAVE THE CHILDREN UK Website: www.savethechildren.org.uk/hero Stand: 19 We're the world's independent children's charity. We're outraged that millions of children are still denied proper healthcare, food, education and protection. We're working flat out to get every child their rights and we're determined to make further, faster changes. How many? How fast? It's up to you. Emergencies affect millions of children all around the world. We are able to provide children with the support they need to survive. Could you help a child in crisis? We are currently looking for 'Emergency Fundraisers'. Emergency Fundraisers are volunteers who are asked to raise money for emergencies as soon as they happen. You can do anything you wish to raise the money within a couple of weeks. This could be hosting a tea party, or taking a collection tin around work. The best part of being an Emergency Fundraising is that you will be actively able to help children who are caught up in disasters, across the globe. MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE Website: www.mariecurie.org.uk/students Stand: 4 Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give peole with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, suported by their families. Much of our income comes through ground level fundraising and volunteers play a crucial role in this: from collecting on the streets, helping at our events, or helping us in the office or at home. If you are interested in this kind of volunteering, please don't hesitate to get in touch and help us continue caring for terminally ill patients in their homes. www.mariecurie.org.uk/students or email student@mariecurie.org.uk RIGHT TO PLAY Website:www.students4righttoplay.org.uk Stand: 15 Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play to improve health and life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Our vision is to create a healthier and safer world through the power of sport and play. By representing us at LSE as a student ambassador you can join the Right To Play team in helping raise money and awareness for our cause. YOUTHNET Website: www.youthnet.org.uk Stand: 13 YouthNet, the online young people's charity, is looking for motivated, committed and outgoing students to become Student Events Organisers. You will gain impressive skills for your CV whilst raising money for a fantastic cause. If a career in events, marketing or the charity sector sounds like your kind of thing, then fundraising for YouthNet could open up a world of opportunities. MEDECINS DU MONDE Website: www.medecinsdumonde.org.uk Stand: 18 Medecins du Monde(MdM) is an international non governmental organization, which provides medical care to vulnerable populations who are in crisis situations or who are excluded from healthcare. Medecins du Monde's projects take place in both developing and developed countries.

4. 1 Climate Squad 2 Foodworks UK 3 Royal Geographical Society 4 Marie Curie Cancer Care 5 Coin Street Centre Trust 6 Reach Out 7 Beat Bullying 8 IntoUniversity 9 Kid’s City 10 Asthma UK 11 The Foodchain 12 The British Red Cross 13 Youthnet 14 Access to Art 15 Right to Play 16 Kalaayan 17 Interfaith Action 18 Medicins Du Monde 19 Save the Children UK 20 The Baytree Centre 21 London Detainee Support Group 22 Kingfisher Childcare 23 Frontier Exit 15 16 14 17 18 13 19 12 20 11 21 10 22 9 Entrance 23 8 7 If you don’t find a volunteer position that suits you here then search the online vacancy board at http://careers.lse.ac.uk or email the Volunteer Centre to discuss your needs further on volunteer@lse.ac.uk 6 5 4 3 2 1