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A day in the life of a volunteer
From the 7 am food bank shift to an afternoon reading club, one Saturday volunteer shows us what a day of help looks like.
By Liam Ashford · Oct 12, 2026
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In eighteen months, supporters funded three classrooms, forty desks and two teachers' salaries for a village school that used to teach under a tree.
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Regular gifts let us sign year-long contracts with teachers and keep emergency stock ready, instead of waiting for the next appeal.
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Local committees choose the well sites, train repair teams and collect small fees that keep the pumps running for a decade.
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Why Glowia
A charity that reports back
Audited accounts, photos from the field and a yearly impact report written in plain language.
Tax receipts
Receive a tax receipt seconds after every gift, plus a yearly summary each January.
Impact tracking
See photos, project updates and numbers from the exact project your gift funded.
Transparent reports
Our accounts are independently audited every year and published in full on this site.
Local partners
We work through community organisations in 36 communities, led by people who live there.
Volunteer network
More than 1,400 volunteers sort food parcels, tutor children and walk shelter dogs every week.
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By the numbers
What your support has achieved
210kpeople helped
1,400volunteers
36communities supported
120clean water wells built
In the field
Your support in action
Volunteers, partners and families at the projects your gifts paid for this year.
Journal
Stories and updates
Classrooms finished, wells switched on and families back on their feet, told by the people involved.
How your donations built three new classroomsIn eighteen months, supporters funded three classrooms, forty desks and two teachers' salaries for a village school that used to teach under a tree.Inside the shelter: from rescue to new homeEvery animal is vet-checked, vaccinated and cared for until the right family comes along. Last year, 860 found new homes.Why we plant trees with the schools we buildEach new classroom comes with fifty trees planted by pupils, giving shade, fruit and a living science lesson for years to come.Why monthly giving makes such a differenceRegular gifts let us sign year-long contracts with teachers and keep emergency stock ready, instead of waiting for the next appeal.
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One finished project, one volunteer story and one way to help, in a five-minute read.
Our work
Our programmes
Long-term work in water, education and food, plus fast help when disaster strikes.
Education fund
School kits, trained teachers and repaired classrooms for children who would otherwise miss out.
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Food relief
Weekly food parcels and hot meals for families facing hunger, delivered through local food banks.
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Animal rescue
Shelter, vet care and rehoming for abandoned animals, with every adoption followed up after six weeks.
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