Lattitude Global Volunteering Representative Receives Services to Education Award

John Bristol, of educational development charity, Lattitude Global Volunteering, has been presented with an award for Services to Education by the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Education and Training (ICD MOET) in Vietnam.
By: Molokini Marketing
 
Dec. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- John Bristol, of international educational development charity, Lattitude Global Volunteering, has been presented with an award for Services to Education by the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Education and Training (ICD MOET) in Vietnam.

To mark his retirement from his position as Vietnam Programme Manager for Lattitude Global Volunteering, John Bristol was presented with the award at a ceremony in Hanoi, by Tran Ba Viet Dzung, Director General of the ICD MOET.

“I have served as the Vietnam Programme Manager with Lattitude Global Volunteering for nine years and to receive the Services to Education Award is a considerable honour” John said upon receiving the award.

Since Lattitude Global Volunteering opened its placements in Vietnam in 1996, over 700 volunteers have taught English to students and teachers in schools and universities across the country.  In his role as Programme Manager, John has helped to place over 500 people in Vietnamese communities as volunteer English teachers.

Retired languages teacher, John added “Lattitude Global Volunteering should take pride in the award, as my personal contribution has been dependent upon those who went before me, especially Brigadier John Cornell, (former Director of the charity), John Aylen, who set up the placements in Vietnam, and Barrie Downing who was programme manager before me”.  

During his acceptance speech, John also paid tribute to Lattitude Global Volunteering’s in-country representatives in Hanoi, Mr. Nguyen Phuc Huy and his wife, Nguyen Minh Phuong, who have contributed greatly to the programme since it was established.

Lattitude Global Volunteering has developed a strong relationship with the Ministry of Education and Training in Vietnam due to the huge demand for English teachers in the country.

“The help that the Vietnamese communities receive through Lattitude Global Volunteering is richly deserved.  Vietnam has been very much cut off from the Western World and its people require English language skills in order to compete economically” John explains.  “Volunteers are therefore highly valued in the communities in which they are placed and we know that the volunteers teaching English really do make a positive difference to the communities they work with.”

John has been visiting Vietnam twice a year to build up Lattitude Global Volunteering’s relationship with the Heads of all the establishments that volunteers work in.  “It is important to maintain strong relationships with the establishments and the communities in Vietnam, as the charity’s purpose is to work with and bring benefit to the local communities” John says.

Paul Rompani, CEO of Lattitude Global Volunteering, says “As an international educational development charity, we are delighted and proud that John Bristol has been presented with an award for services to education.  Not only is it a wonderful way to mark his retirement from  the charity and celebrate his contribution over the years; it also helps to highlight that our volunteers aren’t just travelling and volunteering to gain something for themselves, but that they have a truly beneficial impact on the communities they are placed in.”

Lattitude Global Volunteering sends young people from around the world to overseas volunteering placements in 20 countries worldwide.  Placements include teaching, medical, community, caring and environmental work as well as outdoor education camps.  Volunteers live and work in communities where they can make a real and lasting difference to the lives of those they work with.

For information about Lattitude Global Volunteering placements and the work of the volunteers, visit http://www.lattitude.org.uk or call 0118 959 4914.

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Notes to editors:

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For further information, pictures and interviews, please contact Jude Mitcham on 01903 207408 or jude@molokini.co.uk  We are able to offer spokespeople from the charity, as well as returned volunteers and parents.  We also have a large selection of photographs and written case-studies submitted by young volunteers on placements around the world.

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Lattitude Global Volunteering is a charity specialising in volunteering for 17 – 25 year olds. We provide unique experiences of voluntary work placements for young people from around the world.

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Lattitude Global Volunteering has a global network of placements that spans 20 countries and includes projects in conservation, caring, community, camps and outdoor, medical, sports coaching, teaching, and language assisting. Current destinations include Canada, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Ireland, Malawi, Poland, Tanzania, South Africa, Australia, China, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, UK, Vietnam, Vanuatu and India.

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Lattitude Global Volunteering is a UK registered international youth development charity (No. 272761), a company limited by guarantee (No. 01289296), a founder member of the Year Out Group, a member of BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) and a member of the Foreign Office “Know Before You Go” campaign

Press Enquiries please contact Molokini Marketing:
Jude Mitcham
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About Lattitude Global Volunteering: Lattitude Global Volunteering is a charity specialising in volunteering for 17 – 25 year olds. We provide unique experiences of voluntary work placements for young people from around the world. Lattitude Global Volunteering has a global network of placements that spans 20 countries and includes projects in conservation, caring, community, camps and outdoor, medical, sports coaching, teaching, and language assisting. Current destinations include Canada, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, Ireland, Malawi, Poland, Tanzania, South Africa, Australia, China, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, UK, Vietnam, Vanuatu and India. Lattitude Global Volunteering is a UK registered international youth development charity (No. 272761), a company limited by guarantee (No. 01289296), a founder member of the Year Out Group, a member of BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) and a member of the Foreign Office “Know Before You Go” campaign
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