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Volunteer Intern: Opportunity To See The World
My name is Rachel Onusko and I am 19 years old. I am currently a sophomore at Ohio University studying Applied Nutrition. I hope to one day become a registered dietitian and specialize in pediatrics. My main inspiration for going to China was my little brother. When I was 10 years old, my family adopted […]
MoreVolunteer Intern: An Interview With Priscilla
An interview with Volunter Program China participant – Priscilla Azofeifa Please introduce yourself: What’s your name? Where are you from? My name is Priscilla Azofeifa. I am from Costa Rica, Central America. Why did you choose to come to China with ImmerQi? ImmerQi offered options that were really valuable for the foster home and for me. […]
MoreVolunteer Intern: Celebrating Children’s Day
China welcomes Children’s Day with the crackling of fireworks at six in the morning until the very next day. At least it drowned out the sound of the roosters crowing in the morning, no? (Volunteers at the orphanage will understand). It’s a day where children are celebrated and recognized… and also stuffed with one too […]
MoreVolunteer Intern: Mimi’s Adventure
As I walked up to security, my eyes filled with tears. I was about to leave everything I had known and travel halfway across the world to China. I was leaving my comfort zone and everything that was familiar to me including my family, friends, food and so much more. This would be the longest […]
MoreGetting Ambushed Into Rock Climbing: Volunteer Training Workshop
At ImmerQi, we place a lot of importance in promoting and investing in staff training and development, especially if this is combined with a wider commitment to local community initiatives. This is why we were so thrilled to be invited to the Volunteer Training Workshop organised by our friends at Huiling, a local non-profit organisation […]
MoreWhat Are You Doing Next Summer?
The summer holidays are something that we all look forward to; it’s great to have a long, well-earned break; but many of us find ourselves falling into rather dull routines of boredom, when instead we could be doing something really worthwhile. Why spend such precious time on the couch at home when you could be […]
MoreSecond Huiling Independent Living Workshop: Baking Cupcakes!
Once again we teamed up with our partners for a workshop at HuiLing – a local non-profit organisation that supports and promotes equal opportunities for those living with intellectual disabilities in China – to run one of our independent living workshops. These skilled based workshops are geared towards promoting independence, allowing those with a disability […]
More2nd Annual Tree Planting Event For Arbor Day
In celebration of Arbor Day 2014, ImmerQi staff, joined by some program participants and representatives from TsingHua University, spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon planting trees and picking strawberries in support of a local Beijing charity; Sun Village (太阳村) Last year, ImmerQi discovered an amazing charity located in north-western Beijing – Sun Village, who describe themselves […]
MoreCorn Harvesting With Immerqi – An Intern’s Blog
Since its origins, ImmerQi’s CSR team has frequently been organising events for staff and participants alike, in aid of various local charities and causes. Our most recent venture, one that has now become an annual event for ImmerQi, took us to a foster home for blind and visually impaired children in Beijing. One Teach and […]
MoreTeam Building Through Community Service
Throughout the year, the staff at ImmerQi in Beijing plan ‘team building’ activities to help strengthen their family bond. On September 24th we spent the day at a foster home found in the Fang Shan District in western Beijing. The goal of this team building event was to not only bring us closer together but […]
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