Our Palmerston North centre sadly farewells ESOL Home Tutor Jackie Sayers at the end of last year. Jackie has been a wonderful volunteer for English Language Partners, helping former refugees and migrants improve their English and feel at home in …
Celebrating a huge year of hard work and achievements It was a beautiful sunny day for our Wellington centre’s 2019 end-of-year party. Partygoers also celebrated 45 years of helping former refugees and migrants in Wellington. Thai dancers, including one former …
The saying, “I volunteer. What is your superpower?” seems apt as the world celebrates International Volunteer Day (5 December). Nicola Sutton Chief Executive | English Language Partners New Zealand At the heart of volunteering is our human need to care …
Thuy Tran shares her experiences in searching for employment. She recently started her first job in Wellington. Thuy volunteered for English Language Partners Wellington in 2018 as an ESOL home tutor and also helped with two English Language Groups in …
Volunteer Mary Maxwell reckons she gets more from the people she works with than they get from her. Mary, winner of the 2019 Volunteering Waikato Excellence Awards, has volunteered at Morrinsville’s community English class for more than a decade, and …
You need to be fit, healthy and happy to do the important job of helping former refugees and migrants learn the English they need for life in New Zealand! At English Language Partners, we think looking after ourselves is essential. So …
Congratulation to Joy Sharp, recipient of this year’s Volunteer Canterbury’s Volunteer Recognition Award in June. Joy trained as an ESOL Home Tutor in 2007 and became certified in 2008. She tutored two learners before meeting Lucila her Colombian learner in …
From our Wellington centre, a story written by dedicated ESOL home tutor Tho, who has been working with his former refugee learner Awng San since mid-2017. My name is Tho Vo. I come from Vietnam. I am currently doing my …
Joanne Song has become a bit of a local celebrity at our centre, and no wonder, her story of settling into life in New Zealand is encouraging for any new migrant. Joanne first came to ELP Hawkes Bay for our …
Congratulations to our Volunteer Connect Award winners! Each year Volunteer Wellington in partnership with the Citizens Advice Bureau Wellington and the Job Mentoring Service of English Language Partners (ELP) Wellington holds The Volunteer Connect Award as a way of encouraging newcomers to …
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