Category Archives: Volunteering

Wrapping up in Yogyakarta

Posted on 10 February, 2010 by admin

By Rewi Lyall On Sunday I return to Australia, having completed my thirteen month placement through Australian Volunteers International with local NGO the SATUNAMA Foundation. It’s been an incredible year, packed with work and travel and good times. I’ve got … Continue reading →

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It’s not all exotic trips and festivals…

Posted on 7 October, 2009 by admin

By Rewi Lyall It has occurred to me more than once that the interested Rewi observer (ha!) might get the impression that while in Indonesia I’ve spent a fair amount of time traveling about, and more than a fair amount … Continue reading →

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Festival Mata Air takes shape

Posted on 6 October, 2009 by admin

Only two days until the street parade through Salatiga that marks the start of the Festival Mata Air, and I’m getting a bit excited. Last Friday I rode up again for the second of three weekends. The conditions were pretty … Continue reading →

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Dirty hands, cleaner water

Posted on 30 September, 2009 by admin

Part of the process of holding Festival Mata Air included a ‘Clean-up the World’ event last Saturday, which I traveled up to Salatiga to participate in. The photo to the right shows a particularly bad patch just centimetres from a … Continue reading →

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AVI a thorougly professional outfit

Posted on 3 June, 2009 by admin

Any Australian considering international volunteering should take a look at Australian Volunteers International. I’m currently in the fifth month of a thirteen month contract, and I’ve found the experience to have been facilitated by AVI in a thoroughly professional way. … Continue reading →

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