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What Do Winants Do? Volunteers are placed mainly in the East End of London with community workers on projects serving people of all ages and with a variety of needs: community settlement clubs for the elderly, immigrant groups, at-risk teenagers or children; drop-in centers for people with HIV/AIDS; psychiatric rehabilitation centers; day care programs for inner city children, or environmental projects. Some placements are very structured, others are less so, and all require energy, enthusiasm, initiative and flexibility. Volunteers may be placed singly or with a fellow Winant. Leisure time finds the Winants traveling and exploring the full spectrum of British life. Experience has shown that those who are willing to fully embrace varying levels of challenge and/or responsibility are the most satisfied. You may, for instance, be called upon to chop carrots for a whole morning or find yourself listening for hours to a lonely elderly person. All your work is valued, and seemingly routine or tedious periods should be balanced by the remarkable overall experience of learning and friendship you are sure to enjoy. |
