VEGlobal (Voluntarios de la Esperanza) is a different kind of volunteer organization. Volunteers of diverse backgrounds and nationalities work with children in schools, community centers and orphanages to develop and implement educational programs and build lasting relationships. Our projects are created out of a desire to bring equality of opportunity to the children of Chile. We empower our volunteers and the children we serve not only to dream of change, but to be the change.
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September class

The new class of VE volunteers is joining us the 1st of September!

We are really excited and looking forward to meeting them in person.
 
Thanks!

We got two new donations! Thanks to Djanira Cox and Corey Rollins! 

By the way, have you already checked out the new newsletter? And the awesome pictures of the "taller de danza y fotografía"?
 
Children's Rights - Amnesty International

Behnoud Shojaee y Mohammad Feda’i  could be executed in Iran around August 12th. They were both sentenced to death penalty after being declared guilty for murders commited when they were minors. None of them had proper legal assistant during the trial.  [This contravenes Article 37 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) that stipulates that capital punishment should not be imposed for offences committed by persons below 18 years of age. ] More info here:

Mohammad Feda'i

Behnoud Shojaee

Foto © AP Graphics


 
Emma, a September newcomer, fundraised for VE

Emma Alderman, an incoming volunteer for the September class, organized a tennis tournament to fundraise for VE. It was extremely successfull and this is how Emma described it:

Along with my mother, Amanda Alderman, and grandmother, Jean Alderman, we arranged a small tennis tournament at private courts around the local area of Wisborough Green, West Sussex, UK.  We were very kindly offered the use of a converted barn as a venue for lunch by Kathy Wiggan who also provided a court.  Jo Bentall acted as our treasurer for the event in addition to allowing us the use of her court.  A final court was provided by Annie Luard.  The tournament was played in the morning followed by a buffet style luncheon for all players and guests which was contributed by various tennis players as well as my mother and grandmother.  The final was played in the early afternoon and a prize was presented to the winners by Carmen Hornung.  Similarly to Wimbledon, there was a threat of rain but fortunately this cleared and we had a fantastic day.

Thanks to Emma, Amanda and Jean for helping VE with its mission to improve opportunities for unprivileged children of Chile.