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InterVol InterVol's logo since 2024 Formation 2003 Registration no. 1136099 Focus Volunteering Location Birmingham, Manchester, Norwich, London, United Kingdom Origins University of Birmingham Region served Ecuador, France, India, Nepal, United Kingdom Method Conservation, Refugee support & Education Volunteers ~100 Website intervol.org.uk

**InterVol** is a student [volunteering](/source/Volunteering) [charity](/source/Charitable_organization) based in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom).[1] InterVol support community volunteering around university campuses in the United Kingdom, as well as connecting students with overseas volunteering opportunities. The charity has student groups at the [University of Birmingham](/source/University_of_Birmingham),[2] [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester), [University of East Anglia](/source/University_of_East_Anglia), [University of Nottingham](/source/University_of_Nottingham), and [SOAS University of London](/source/SOAS_University_of_London).

## History

### Formation

InterVol was set up as a voluntary project in late 2003 by a group of students with the support of the [University of Birmingham Guild of Students](/source/University_of_Birmingham_Guild_of_Students).[3][4][5] InterVol's volunteers began a system of student-led [sustainable development](/source/Sustainable_development) projects, aiming to make a long term difference to communities in developing countries whilst working in close partnership with local [NGOs](/source/Non-governmental_organization) in each country, as well as running volunteering projects, training sessions, and events on their own campus and in the local community.[6]

### Projects and expansion

In the summer of 2004 InterVol led three volunteering projects to [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia) and [Uganda](/source/Uganda). The volunteers were involved in work including [AIDS](/source/AIDS) awareness training, work in children's centres, teaching English, and building the information technology capacity of local staff.

In 2005 the project roster increased to eight projects as the popularity and presence of the project on the [University of Birmingham](/source/University_of_Birmingham) campus increased significantly. There were two new projects in [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), based around cloud-forest [conservation](/source/Habitat_conservation) and social development, as well as a [community development](/source/Community_development) project in Accra, [Ghana](/source/Ghana),[7] a teaching project in [Poland](/source/Poland) and a social development project in [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).

In 2006 previous projects were maintained while a new coastal development project in [Thailand](/source/Thailand) with [Andaman Discoveries](/source/Andaman_Discoveries) began in response to the [Boxing Day Tsunami](/source/Boxing_Day_Tsunami).[8][9] InterVol supported volunteers to renovate facilities and coach sport at the New Future for Children centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the first time in July 2006.[10] InterVol received its first national awards in 2006 when two founding volunteers, John Gorski and Danielle Gerson, won Impact awards at the National Year of the Volunteer Awards.[2]

In 2007 a new project to construct school buildings and teach in rural Nepal commenced.[11] This year also saw InterVol send volunteers to both a trafficked animal refuge and to teach Spanish to members of the [Huaorani](/source/Huaorani) in Ecuador. The following year another project was set up in Kenya, a sports-based development project in Nairobi's [Kibera](/source/Kibera) slum.[12]

A group formed at [Oxford Brookes](/source/Oxford_Brookes) in 2018, supporting education organisations in rural Nepal.[13][14] An InterVol committee formed at [SOAS University of London](/source/SOAS_University_of_London) in 2023.[15]

## Charity status

Initially founded in 2003 as an initiative of the [University of Birmingham Guild of Students](/source/University_of_Birmingham_Guild_of_Students), InterVol was a volunteering project within an [exempt charity](/source/Exempt_charity).[16] InterVol became an independent registered [charity](/source/Charitable_organization#United_Kingdom) in England and Wales in May 2010.[1] InterVol's charitable objectives are to act as a resource for student volunteers at universities in the United Kingdom while promoting voluntary projects that focus on education, health, conservation, and the relief of poverty.

## Placement locations

InterVol currently support [community organisations](/source/Community_organisation) through voluntary placements in the following countries: Ecuador, France ([Calais](/source/Calais)), India, and Nepal. Volunteers gain relevant experience through volunteering with local charities in their university communities in England before travelling overseas.[17]

## See also

- [Andaman Discoveries](/source/Andaman_Discoveries)

- [Edinburgh Global Partnerships](/source/Edinburgh_Global_Partnerships)

- [University of Birmingham Guild of Students](/source/University_of_Birmingham_Guild_of_Students)

- [Imperial College Union](/source/Imperial_College_Union)

- [Lancaster University](/source/Lancaster_University)

- [University of Nottingham Students' Union](/source/University_of_Nottingham_Students'_Union)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CC_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CC_1-1) [Charity Commission Official Website](http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1136099&SubsidiaryNumber=0) Details of InterVol's charity framework and registration. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Buzz75_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Buzz75_2-1) ["University of Birmingham Buzz, Issue 75 (Page 4)"](http://www.download.bham.ac.uk/buzz/Buzz_75.pdf) (PDF). *University of Birmingham*. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Taking a hands on approach to poverty reduction"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090316055921/https://www.download.bham.ac.uk/buzz/Buzz_73.pdf) (PDF). *[University of Birmingham](/source/University_of_Birmingham)*. February 2006. Archived from [the original](https://www.download.bham.ac.uk/buzz/Buzz_73.pdf) (PDF) on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Buzz #73"](https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/buzz/editions/index.aspx). *Buzz Magazine, [University of Birmingham](/source/University_of_Birmingham)*. p. 2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Student Volunteering History Seminar](http://www.studenthubs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Preview-of-%E2%80%9Cwww.studentvolunteeringh...transcript_modified.pdf%E2%80%9D.pdf) Details creation of InterVol by a team including Graham Allcott. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Turn Your Organisation into a Volunteer Magnet, 2nd Edition"](https://www.energizeinc.com/sites/default/files/VolunteerMagnet2nded_0.pdf) (PDF). *Volunteering.org*. Fryar, Jackson & Dyer. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Students Combating the AIDS Pandemic"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/students/2004/12/ghana/). *BBC Birmingham*. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Birmingham Buzz: Career development, honey? (Page 9)"](http://www.download.bham.ac.uk/buzz/Buzz_85.pdf) (PDF). *Birmingham University*. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Students appeal for sponsors to help Thailand Tsunami victims"](http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/students-appeal-for-sponsors-to-help-thailand-63020). *Birmingham Mail*. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["new Future for Children Newsletter 2011-12"](https://nfccambodia.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/2011-12-december_nfc_newsletter1.pdf) (PDF). *New Future for Children*. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Partnership for Sustainable Development Nepal Newsletter March 2010"](http://www.psdnepal.org/Documents/PSD_Newsletter1_March2010.pdf) (PDF). *PSD Nepal*. Retrieved 28 October 2015.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Volunteer with LSO, InterVol volunteers pose with LSO coaches"](http://www.littlesports.org/photos.html). *Little Sports Organisation*. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Brookes_13-0)** ["InterVol Oxford Brookes"](https://www.brookesunion.org.uk/groups/intervol-oxford-brookes). *Brookes Union*. [Oxford Brookes](/source/Oxford_Brookes). Retrieved 12 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Oxford Brookes - InterVol"](https://intervol.org.uk/oxford/). *InterVol*. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["InterVol Charity Society"](https://soasunion.org/organisation/intervol/). *soasunion.org*. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [University of Birmingham Website](http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/legal/charity.aspx) Details of the University of Birmingham's exempt charity status. Retrieved 22 June 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Placement Partners"](https://intervol.org.uk/partners/). *InterVol*. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.

## External links

- [InterVol website](https://intervol.org.uk/)

- [University of Birmingham InterVol Project](https://www.guildofstudents.com/studentgroups/societies/intervol/)

- [University of Nottingham InterVol Project](https://su.nottingham.ac.uk/activities/view/inter-vol)

- [Imperial College London InterVol (Project Nepal)](https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/activities/a-to-z/project-nepal)

- [Merazonia (InterVol Partner NGO, Ecuador)](http://www.merazonia.org/)

- [Maya Universe Academy (InterVol Partner NGO, Nepal)](http://www.mayauniverseacademy.org)

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