be the CHANGE...
Sharing cultures and working together with other young people from around the world is one of the most exciting and enriching experiences. Xchange Scotland is a newly founded voluntary organisation that offers a diverse and dynamic range of projects, opening the opportunities of international volunteering and exchanges to as many people as possible. Read more here.
"We must be the change we wish to see in the world." Gandhi
Xchange Scotland Gathering and AGM - 3rd Oct 2023
Come along to in Glasgow this Saturday to the Xchange Scotland Gathering and AGM. This is a chance for anyone who has been involved in any capacity or is interested in getting involved with Xchange Scotland to come together, celebrate the past year and, most importantly, look forward to the coming year.
Please come up to Level 5 (the GMAC level) of 103 Trongate, on Argyle Street in the Merchant City area of the city. The gathering will start at 12pm and go on to 3pm :-) See you there!
Muirkirk IVP - 17th-31st August 2023
Xchange Scotland teamed up with ’s Countryside Services Section and Muirkirk Enterprise Group this August (in beautiful weather!) to host an environmental International Volunteer Project (IVP) based in the Muirkirk community...
ABOVE: The international volunteers, team leaders and project hosts celebrate their work Clyde Muirshiel IVP - 1st-15th August 2023
"This experience has been unforgettable and I think it will be just the beginning..."
That was how one volunteer summed up their time on the second Xchange Scotland International Volunteer Project (IVP) of the summer. 11 volunteers - from different countries such as Belgium, USA and Catalunya - came together at near Lochwinnoch for 2 weeks of environmental work, cultural activities and a bit of ceilidh dancing :-)
ABOVE: Xchange Scotland International Volunteers at the opening ceremony of the Parkhill Wood Maze Youth Exchange - Azores - 16th-24th July 2023
Xchange Scotland this week welcomed back a group of 5 young Scots from a Youth Exchange to the Azores. The group are writing up there evaluations, but have sent photos of their time. The theme of the Exchange was environmental education and European citizenship. On the Exchange there were groups from Greece, Scotland, Italy, Turkey and the Azores - from Europe's most Easterly point to its most Westerly...!
Kingslink Carnival IVP - 15th-29th June 2023
12 volunteers from all over Europe – from Sicily to Finland, Catalonia to the Czech Republic – came together to live and work in the Knightswood area of Glasgow.
The volunteers worked alongside local community charities from the West Integration Network to help out with events around Refugee Week, go into schools to help with workshops and also to support the Knightswood Fun Day and community parade. The volunteers stayed at Knightswood Congregational Church Hall.
Volunteers at the Community Parade (photo by Gareth Harper - )