Global Action Awards 2022 Overview - Mary Lou Burge

The Global Action Awards

The Global Action Awards (GAA) were established in 2000 by Worth Society to offer grants to Worthians proposing to spend an extended period of time in unpaid work for the good of others. To date, a total of £31,880 has been awarded to those who have participated in voluntary work for good causes around the globe.

In 2022 Pia Middleton StM’21 was awarded £900 to spend 7 weeks teaching English in a small village and then a Buddhist monastery in Nepal with Volunteer Initiative Nepal. You can read all about her incredible experience on the following pages. In May Frankie Oesterlin StM’15 and Peter Webb C’14 shared their GAA experiences with Sixth Form students at a presentation by Worth Society. Frankie had spent 6 weeks teaching English in Cambodia with The Hope Agency in 2019 and Peter had spent 6 months with the Manquehue Movement in Chile in 2015.

As a reminder, applications are reviewed and awarded by the Worth Society Committee which consists of the Chair of Worth Society, Worth School's Head Master, alumni and current and former staff who meet at Worth each term. If you interested in finding out more contact Mary Lou Burge, Worth Society Manager at worthsociety@worth. org.uk or call her on 01342 710241.

GAAs Awarded since 2012

2021-22 Pia Middleton StM’21 – Volunteer Initiative Nepal £900 2019-20 Will Harries R’15 – ICS in Tanzania £1,700

2018-19 Sophie Enoizi StA’18 – Operation Raleigh in Costa Rica £1,000 Frances Oesterlin StM’15 – The Hope Agency in Cambodia £500 2016-17 Edward Bridge StB’11 – Medical Elective at The Western Regional Hospital, Belize and volunteering with ‘La Choza Chula’, Guatemala £1,000

Andrew Morris R’06 – Medical Elective at Ananthapuri Hospital, Kerala, India £1,500 2015-16 Antonia Foldes StM’11 – TECHO in Colombia £2,100

2014-15 Peter Webb C’14 – Manquehue Movement in Chile £1,000 Benjamin Booker B’13 – Puericultorio JAVA Orphanage in Peru £500 Beatrice Lewers StA’13 – Puericultorio JAVA Orphanage in Peru £500 Stephen Free C’15 – VSO & ICS in Tanzania £500 2013-14 Merrick Winter F’13 – teaching English with Global Vision International in India and Nepal £500 Charlie Bridge StB’09 – teaching English with TASK Brasil in Rio de Janeiro £500 Thomas Harrison StB’92 – founding Fusion Enterprise Music & Drama Group for adults with learning disabilities £150

2012-13 Charlotte Bonhoure StM’13 – Manquehue Movement in Chile £750 Naomi Dring StA’13 – Worth Abbey’s ‘Outreach Peru’ programme in Peru £1,000 James Folger B’10 – teaching English at schools in San Jose in Costa Rica £400 Ciaran Stordy StB’12 – Manquehue Movement in Chile £500