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Jacari Stories: Victoria, Xiulan and Eliana
Victoria began volunteering with Jacari in October 2023, and regularly supports two children, both eight years old, with English as an...
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Shaiane at Jacari
- Dec 28, 2023
- 3 min
Volunteer Q&A
Meet Oxford Brookes student Maya, one of our amazing volunteers. How did you find out about Jacari? My name is Maya Marina El Khoury and...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 25, 2023
- 2 min
Jacari Stories: Ijay and Myles
Last summer, 12-year-old Ijay* arrived in the UK from Saudi Arabia. Originally from India, he speaks Malayalam with his family and only...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 5, 2023
- 2 min
Fundraising £1100 for Jacari on horseback!
India Courage is a University of Bristol student who has been volunteering as a Jacari tutor for the past two years. She supports a...
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Allen Olayomi
- Apr 5, 2023
- 3 min
Jacari Stories: Kateryna and Natalie
9-year-old Kateryna* arrived in Bristol with her family, having fled conflict in Ukraine in June 2022. She was referred to Jacari by her...
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Ben at Jacari
- Jan 18, 2023
- 2 min
In-school tuition in Oxford schools
Last term we started tutoring some of our Oxford-based pupils in their schools, rather than at home. This is something Jacari has been...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
We need volunteers!
It’s our busiest time of the year for recruiting new volunteer tutors. Our team and student committee members are all out and about in...
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Aggie at Jacari
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Going back into schools
When the school term started and restrictions were slowly loosening up, I was both - excited and reluctant to leave the safety of my desk...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Feb 21, 2022
- 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
- Feb 8, 2022
- 1 min
Student Volunteering Week
We're celebrating our amazing student volunteers this week for national Student Volunteering Week. Head over to our social media channels...
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Anna at Jacari
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
Jacari supports Afghan refugees
Here at Jacari, we’re pleased to be offering extra support to a group of ten recently arrived Afghan refugees who are currently enrolled...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jan 11, 2022
- 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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Ben at Jacari
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Kids' Event: Breaking the Ice!
Last Sunday, it was great to welcome volunteers, their pupils and families to our ice-skating event at the Oxford Ice Rink. Despite the...
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Freya at Jacari
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
New Oxford Student Committee
We wanted to welcome our new Oxford Student Committee for 2021/22! Every year, students volunteer to join our committees and support our...
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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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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Pedro Aparicio's memories of volunteering with Jacari
Pedro Aparicio volunteered as a Jacari tutor in 2013/14 and told us about his experience. Pedro was a postgraduate student at Oxford from...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Chris Winchester
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I volunteered for Jacari from 1990 to 1997, was on the committee in 1992–4 and Chair 1993–4. 2....
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Freya at Jacari
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
Oxford Kids Carnival
On Saturday 12th June it was a joy to welcome 21 Jacari volunteers, pupils and parents to our Kids Carnival event in the University...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Catherine Gater
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I volunteered with Jacari from around 1991 to 1994, first as a teacher for a local student...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating Jacari’s trustees
During National Volunteers’ Week, we wanted to highlight the important role of our board of trustees, who all support Jacari in a...
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