UNA Exchange in its current form has existed since 1973, but its history and heritage go back to the 1960s, when our founder, Robert Davies, first got involved with the United Nations Association. Since then, Davies also founded VCS Cymru, which is today the oldest Volunteer Bureau in the U.K. […]
Volunteering for teenagers
It’s never too early to start volunteering abroad, click on TeenProjects and find out more about volunteering projects in Europe for teenagers. Make this summer special! […]
UNA Exchange promotes international message of peace
The Urdd’s Message of Peace and Goodwill is 96 years old this year. This is why the 2018 message is expected to be particularly important. Throughout nearly a century, thousands of young people all over the world contributed to sharing the messages in every possible way. Since the first one, […]
Volunteering at Grayhill farm
UNA Exchange volunteers spent a week filled with loads of activities at the Grayhill farm over the Easter weekend. We travelled back in time to the 16th and 17th century with no electricity, or running water, and sitting by the fire telling each other jokes while eating dinner by the […]
Volunteer with a Red Cross Centre for Asylum Seekers in Belgium this year
Do you have plans yet for Summer or Autumn 2018? Moved to do something with your time to help other people? UNA Exchange is partnering with JAVVA (a youth organisation of citizen action and intercultural dialogue) to provide opportunities for participants from the UK to volunteer with the Red Cross […]
Notice of meeting: UNA Exchange AGM
On Tuesday 27 March 2018, UNA Exchange will be holding its Annual General Meeting at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff. Beneficiaries and supporters are welcome to join the UNA Exchange Board of Trustees and Director to review the charity’s activity and accounts for 2016-17. […]
UNA Exchange volunteers join mass beach clean in Pembrokeshire
On 21 February 2018, UNA Exchange volunteers joined National Trust in Stackpole to help with their beach clean in Freshwater West. We’re grateful to the wonderful people from National Trust Stackpole for organising everything and the volunteers had an amazing time helping to keep this precious beach clean. […]
EVS life: First weeks in Dresden
A month ago I started my EVS. Well, technically it began many moons past when I was looking for a project, a sending organisation and general volunteer inspiration, but on 5 January 2018 bright-eyed—or wearied-eyed I should say since my plane from the UK departed at an eye-wateringly early hour—and […]
EVS life: Dublin on a budget
Volunteering abroad for a year comes with a lot of travelling around and that travelling needs to be done on a budget. Here are some things I have learned, but also the story of how we went to Dublin while being broke after Christmas and quite successfully managed to travel […]
Cook up a treat with the UNA Cookbook
Home from a life-changing volunteering abroad experience and keen to share with friends and family all you’ve seen and learned? Or looking forward to your own overseas volunteering adventure? How about sharing some edible culture? Cook up an international treat with the UNA Exchange Cookbook. […]