Appeal to help with exchange.HOUSEHOLDERS across Birmingham Birmingham, cities, United States Birmingham (bûr`mĭnghăm') 1 City (1990 pop. 265,968), seat of Jefferson co., N central Ala., in the Jones Valley near the southern end of the Appalachian system; founded and inc. are being asked to open their doors to a group of overseas volunteers from Nepal. Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO VSO (in Britain) Voluntary Service Overseas VSO n abbr (BRIT) (= Voluntary Service Overseas) → organización que envía jóvenes voluntarios a trabajar y enseñar en los países del Tercer Mundo ) and the British Council The British Council is one of the United Kingdom's cultural relations organisations and which specialises in educational opportunities. It is a non-departmental public body and is registered as a charity in England. are inviting people in the city to play host to the visitors as part of an international exchange programme this September. Organisers of the Global Xchange scheme are appealing for homes to host two volunteers from the UK and Nepal for up to ten weeks, with living costs paid. This is the fourth year Birmingham has been selected as a host community for the programme. A total of 18 volunteers from the UK and Nepal, aged between 18 and 25, will contribute more than 6,000 hours of voluntary work to schools, homeless projects and day care centres. The team will then fly to Nepal in December where they will engage in similar projects. Anyone interested can call Kate on 07966 761311. |
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