Tag Archives: volunteer online

Does Loneliness Affect Our Mental Health?

loneliness

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re raising awareness of loneliness and its impact on our mental health. We hope that people reflect on the question: ‘Does loneliness affect our mental health?’ and realise that loneliness could lead to mental health problems. Loneliness and its impact on our mental health: While it’s normal to experience loneliness…

How I Helped the Team Find Its Way to Success

Featured Studenteer

Find out how Ines became Head of Operations at Studenteer and helped the team find its way to success! What made you want to volunteer? I have been volunteering for several projects since the age of 12, however when I came across Studenteer, I knew immediately that it was something special that I wanted to…

The Most Exciting Parts of Being a Partnerships Assistant

Featured Studenteer

In this week’s blog, our former Partnerships Assistant at Studenteer, Liyana, tells us about the most exciting parts of her role at Studenteer. What made you want to volunteer? When I decided to do my master’s at Goldsmiths, I remember talking to students from similar backgrounds and someone in my circle brought up Studenteer. Being…

My Favourite Part of Being a Volunteer

Former Studenteer Stefanie

This month, we’re back with some more Q&A’s, featuring former Studenteers, such as Stefanie, who shares her favourite part of being a volunteer. Discover one of her favourite things about Studenteer and how volunteering has helped her grow as an individual. What made you want to become a Studenteer? I wanted to gain a professional…

2021: Year in Review

Review Studenteer’s key growth stats and the most popular blog topics of the year 2021! Let’s take a look back at 2021 and review what we’ve accomplished. In 2021, we completed all our projects remotely using the internet and technology to connect us with other people. It was another challenging year in which the world…

‘Being targeted by the police made me feel less safe in my local community.’: Minorities speak out about their lived experiences with legal enforcement

Many young black males grow up in communities around London, fearing abuse and harassment by the police because of the negative stereotypes placed on them as criminals. For this reason, at times when young black males and police officers do interact, there are altercations and confrontations rather than cooperation and safeguarding. I write today to…

How has the COVID-19 pandemic forced charities to go digital?

In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, many charities have experienced a big shift in their services. Just as the pandemic has affected many businesses financially, the same applies for the charity sector. As many as 2 in 5 charities reported that their financial situation had deteriorated in October alone, and this was before the…