Natasha at Jacari
Cook for Jacari
We’re planning a really special event this autumn inspired by our former volunteers' memories their time tutoring children. During our...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Susanna Pressel
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? It was when I was an undergraduate way back in the 1960s. 2. Tell us about the activities you were...
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Natasha at Jacari
- May 17
- 1 min
Alumni Q&A with Richard Sides
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I was Oriel's representative to Jacari in 1957-58. 2. What activities were you involved in as a...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Rebecca Middleton
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? Between 2003 / 2004 and 2006 - I’m not sure exactly when I started but I think it was during the...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Alumni pupil Q&A
We've been in touch with one of our former Jacari pupils who received tuition from a Jacari volunteer in the mid 1990s. He told us about...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Alumni Q&A with Elke McKay
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? In 1982 very soon after starting at St Hugh’s College Oxford. 2. Who was your pupil? He was a...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Mar 15
- 1 min
A tribute to Tony Smith
We were saddened to hear that one of our founding members, Professor Antony Smith, passed away in November. Tony was an undergraduate at...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Alumni Memories Album
Over the last 18 months, we’ve been reconnecting with Jacari’s former volunteers and asking them to share their memories of volunteering...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Thomas Acton
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I joined JACARI at Freshers' Fair in 1966. I was chair in 1968. This was before it became so...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Former volunteer and pupil reconnect
Catherine Howarth volunteered for Jacari and tutored Sukhwinder Dhirej in the mid 1990s. They recently reconnected on LinkedIn and are in...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Dec 15, 2021
- 4 min
From the archives: Jacari in the 1970s/80s
Sadly we don’t have many items in the Jacari archives from the 1970s and 1980s so this is a period we know little about. Below are the...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Alumni Q&A with Bridget Anderson
Our latest Alumni Q&A is with Bridget Anderson, Director of Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship at the University of...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Christopher Hall
1. When were you involved with Jacari? I was a member of the first meetings convened by Bill Brogden in Trinity Term 1956, attended by...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Tom Pugh
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I tutored from 2002 to 2005. 2. Who was your pupil? Are you still in contact with them? My pupil...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
Sophie and Madeeha's Story
Sophie Dear volunteered as a tutor with Jacari in 2004 and was matched to a primary school pupil, Madeeha, and tutored her for nearly 4...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating our new Ambassadors
We are delighted to launch our Jacari Ambassador programme, celebrating individuals who have made a significant contribution to the...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Graeme Cooper
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I volunteered from 1981 to 1983. The pupils in my college were almost exclusively white, middle or...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Local enterprise supports alumni engagement
In 2020 an innovative idea was suggested by long-term Jacari supporter Jamie Dear: how could Jacari harness the enthusiasm of its many...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A: Roger Gibbs
We're really pleased to share this fascinating Alumni Q&A with Roger Gibbs, who was involved with Jacari in the late 1950s and early...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Jane and Sofia - 30 years of friendship
We wanted to share this wonderful story about Jane and Sofia, a former Jacari volunteer and her pupil, who are still in touch today, over...
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