UCL Volunteering with children: Student led projects
For more information please see the VSU website or contact the organisations individually
UCL Student Hospital Fun Team
UCL Student Hospital Play Team is a volunteering scheme where students can regularly visit paediatric wards and A&E departments at UCLH and the Royal Free Hospital to play with the children being treated there. We hope to provide entertainment, relief and a sense of normality to their experience in hospital!
For more information please visit: www.facebook.com/UCLStudentHospitalFunTeam
Email us
Spectrum
Spectrum is a student-led charity established in 1982. Its primary objective is the relief of physically or mentally disabled children and their families in the London Borough of Camden and its neighbourhood by:
(a) Connecting volunteer students to families in Camden whose children have special needs in order to befriend the child
(b) Making regular visits, of not less than one every two weeks, to the families and to organise special events for family participation.
Get in touch at spectrum.rums@virgin.net
SKIP UCL
SKIP UCL works in partnership with Hand in Hand Orphanage for Mentally Disabled Children, an NGO in Nkoranza, Ghana.
http://www.operationhandinhand.nl/engels.htm
The resident children at Hand in Hand have often suffered much trauma, abuse and discrimination on the basis of their disabilities before they find safety in this one-of-a-kind community.
Each year we train and send out student volunteers to this fantastic and unique establishment to help provide these children with the support and care they deserve.
Feel free to e-mail SKIP UCL at uclskipghana@gmail.com with any queries or visit www.facebook.com/SKIPUCL
Save a Baby's Life
Save a Baby’s Life is a voluntary organisation, run by UCL students in conjunction with the Royal Life Saving Society, to teach infant and child life-saving skills (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drowning and choking) to anyone willing to learn. This can include parents and carers, but we are happy to teach anyone, of all ages. All our sessions last a maximum of two hours, but are normally one and a half hour long.
Get in touch at uclu.sabl@ucl.ac.uk or check the website at www.uclsaveababy.co.uk.
Girlguiding UK
Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. Thanks to the dedication and support of 100,000 amazing volunteers, we are active in every part of the UK, giving girls and young women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build brilliant friendships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities. We build girls’ confidence and raise their aspirations. For more information: http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get_involved.aspx
Teddy Bear Hospital
The UCL Teddy Bear Clinic is a volunteering project which aims to teach children about healthy lifestyles in a fun and interactive way. We run sessions every Wednesday afternoon with children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 of a local primary school covering topics such as going to the dentist, healthy eating and exercise, home safety and the body. Some of our popular activities include brushing teeth with our big teeth models and making fruit kebabs.
Get in touch:
ucl.t.clinic@gmail.com or via the Facebook page www.facebook.com/teddybearclinic
Meducate
MEDucate is a student run volunteering project from UCL.
We aim to:
- Excite pupils about science
- Educate about health and illness
- Explore issues connected to the body
- Encourage pupils' curiosity
Get in touch: meducateucl@gmail.com or via the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MEDucateUCL/
Sexpression
Sexpression UCL is a student-led sexual health education programme. We train medical students in sexual health and teaching skills in order to prepare them to teach sex and relationships education in local secondary schools.
For more information contact UCL@sexpression.org.uk
Target Medicine
Target Medicine is a widening participation project delivered by medical students from UCL Medical School, with support from academic staff. The project aims to inspire students from non-selective state schools to consider a career in medicine and to mentor and support them through the process of applying to medical school.
We do not charge a fee for any of the support and advice offered to students and schools/colleges.
Get more information at www.ucl.ac.uk/target-medicine
Street Doctors
STREETDOCTORS is a charity registered in the UK. We change the lives of high risk young people by giving them the skills they need to deliver life-saving first aid. But as well as saving lives we use first aid as a tool to educate and empower these young people, giving them confidence and a sense of responsibility for their actions, helping to change their attitudes towards violence.
For more information check out: streetdoctors.org