The facts and resources on volunteering are essential, but can sometimes make it difficult to visualise yourself actually doing it. Take a look at some people's accounts of their experience of voluntary projects, and why they do it.
Real Stories
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Kate Burn
BA (Hons) Graphic & Media Design
London College of Communication
Service design internships
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Paul Cooke &
Jemma Mackle
BA (Hons) Graphic & Media Design
London College of Communication
Design project with a Vietnamese orphanage
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Katy Dawe
BA (Hons) Textile Design
Central St Martins
Setting up a youth arts charity
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Nia Murphy & Domenika Liepnewska
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Central St Martins
Photography workshops in Sri Lankan schools
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Jane Crawshaw
BA (Hons) Acting
The Arts University College at Bournemouth
Volunteering for local drugs charity
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James Addison
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
The Arts University College at Bournemouth
Volunteering for an AIDS charity
These videos were filmed at the University of the Arts London and the Arts University College at Bournemouth as part of the collaborative
Creative Interventions project, which investigated creative arts student experiences of work related learning in the public and third sectors.
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