About Nada and her background I’ve worked for charities for many years. I’ve got a master’s in information science, and I started off in pharmaceutical publishing, volunteered in Sri Lanka for 3 years as a librarian, and returned then got a job at a specialist library at the Institute of Marine Engineers (a charity and […]
Hicky’s journey to becoming a trustee
How it started? I was working at Age UK Wandsworth (AUW) and had been since the start of my 3rd sector career in 2004, having started out as a volunteer for both their popular Out & About and Be-a-Friend services, before becoming a staff member in Volunteer Management and Events Fundraising. Our AUW CEO was […]
Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Forum Recap
On Wednesday 5th June 2024, we hosted our Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Forum event. The theme of this event was to discuss all things volunteering. We heard from fantastic guest speakers who shared more about what they do. Our first guest speaker was Laurel Sherriff who is the Project Administrator Officer at Olmec Diversify London and […]
The unsung heroes: the vital role of unpaid carers
We all care for someone, but the word ‘carer’ is defined under the Care Act as anyone who, without payment, looks after a person who cannot cope without their support. Carers might care for someone who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction. The person a carer […]
Empowering Roehampton: Estate Art Community Champions
Community Champions are volunteers in Wandsworth who help support community members and encourage healthy life style choices. Recently, Estate Art took part in our Community Champions programme over 2022/23, recruiting 20 Champions who would be supporting the Roehampton community. These Champions were all MECC (Make Every Contact Count) trained and all either had or applied […]
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