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"Volunteering prompted me to want to work with people who needed training and who would really benefit from having my skill set passed on to them. There is no way I would have got my subsequent job in Malawi without undertaking my volunteer role first."

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An interview with Gerrard Graf, Finance Director of SolarAid, Africa

21.12.2010
Finance Director Gerrard Graf moved from one of the Big 4 to the charity sector because he wanted to start a career in international development. He tells us about the work involved when FD of an innovative charity supporting communities in Africa.

Challenging Perspectives I Spreadsheet Magazine

23.08.2010
‘It was a very thought provoking experience. When working for an organisation battling endemic HIV/Aids and malaria it certainly puts in perspective what are our relatively minor problems’. Volunteer David tells Spreadsheet about his AfID experience.