Volunteering
The youth volunteers for CAMELEON in Belgium: a warm thank you to Las Chicas!
*A group of young people helping others. Las Chicas is a group created by 4 young Belgian girls aged between 13 and 15 years old to support humanitarian projects. In order to begin 2020 on a high note, they raised 1000 € for CAMELEON to buy sports equipment for...
EMERGENCY HELP: typhoon & earthquake in the Philippines!
After typhoon Phanphone (Ursula) hit the Philippines and our region (Visayas) on Christmas Eve, there was also earthquake in Panay and Negros where CAMELEON foster centers, offices, staff and many families are located. Thankfully, children and staff are safe and sound...
Corinne, a very committed CAMELEON volunteer and godmother tells us her story
How did you find out about CAMELEON? I used to live near the organization's former offices in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, and after walking by a few times I started doing a little research. The organization seemed perfect for me - at the time I wanted to...
CAMELEON at the Courses des Héros Paris and Lyon (Paris and Lyon Heroes’ Run)
Once again, CAMELEON took part in the Course des Héros (Heroes’ Run). This humanitarian event brings hundreds of organizations and companies together, and thousands of runners to volunteer through the creation of pots entirely donated to the organizations of their...
Volunteer work in the Philippines – October 2018 to March 2019
Retour sur les actions des bénévoles terrains : Joséphine : A law student named Joséphine took the 3-month vacation break during her studies to come to the Philippines in order to support the “advocacy and prevention” department. She also played sports with the girls...
“A Life-Changing Circus” circus show in Iloilo
On May 26th 2019, a significant circus show “A Life-Changing Circus” took place in the Iloilo Center Convention. 27 girls from CAMELEON and 2 international performers took to the stage for some extraordinary performances. As is customary, before each performance, one...
Arnaud reflects on his mission in the Philippines
“I volunteered for 1 month to share my knowledge and to offer smiles to people who need them. CAMELEON is an organization with a beautiful purpose. I was easily able to contact the Swiss office to arrange my departure. My mission was to redecorate the walls of...
Mailing
Our annual gazette and donation form were enveloped on May 22nd, 2019 We had scheduled two days dedicated to the enveloping of the mail, but were able to finish in one day only thanks to our volunteers’ great implication. In the end: more than 2000 envelopes ready to...
François reflects on his IT mission in the Philippines
François has spent 1 month and a half with CAMELEON Philippines for an IT mission. Throughout his stay, he helped the organization’s staff in all their daily computer work. François held adapted training sessions in order to ensure a global skill assessment for all...
Christèle talks about her CAMELEON experience!
Christèle has been volunteering for CAMELEON for 5 years. Today, she talks about her experience with us. – How did you hear about CAMELEON? I heard about CAMELEON 5 years ago. I had the opportunity to discover the Philippines while I was on vacation. I loved the...
To be involved in volunteering has a positive impact on personal health
In all sectors, associations need volunteers. Indeed, their involvement contributes to the day to day work of these organizations. By giving on your working time generously, will contribute to some real beneficial returns on your health, from both physical and mental...
Victoria, on-field volunteer!
Victoria has been an on-field volunteer for a month and tells us about her mission. “I always wanted to volunteer abroad, in a local organization. My “personal schedule” allowed me to do so when I ended nursing school, so I looked for organizations based in Asia. I...
The Badoux family in the Philippines!
Back from volunteering like no other! The Badoux family (Alexandre, Sara, their four children, and their babysitter) went to the Philippines from December 6th to the 17th, 2018. This family set a challenge to visit around ten countries, including Togo, Lebanon,...
Filipino handicraft sale in Chalon-sur-Saône
From December 17th to the 24th, 2018, a Filipino handicraft sale in favor of CAMELEON took place at the Galerie du Châtelet in Chalon-sur-Saône. Around ten volunteers such as Marguerite Chevat and Catherine Renard, members of the Administration Council, donated their...
Christmas Market at the European Council in Strasbourg
Gaelle, Estelle, Mirjam, and Maëlle participated in the European Council’s Christmas Market in support of CAMELEON. From November 27, 2018, to December 8, 2018, They obtained and ran a Filipino handicraft stand at the European Council and raised 865€, 209€ of which...
Eastern Dance Gala- Dance4Children
Coralie, an invested Belgian who is both a sponsor a volunteer, has yet again outdone herself for CAMELEON! On November 24, 2018, at the Jacques Franck cultural center in Brussels, she and her friends Lou, Rosa, Tamy, Cindy, Laurie, Audrey and many others, organized...
The CAMELEON volunteers in France, from July to September 2018
The French volunteer work within CAMELEON is structured around several work divisions! Find here our divisions and register for one that interests you:A first meeting was held in September to prepare for the upcoming events and craft sales for the end of 2018. Many...
The CAMELEON On-Site Volunteers, from July to September 2018
Julien Julien, sponsor and loyal supporter of the association has already been to the Philippines multiple times to carry out volunteer activities not only as a nurse, but also to meet his benefactee and participate in the 20th anniversary of CAMELEON Philippines....
Fabien’s Testimony, CAMELEON Volunteer
Very active, Fabien comes mainly to help with the computer maintenance. Here is his testimony: “I’ve been a volunteer for CAMELEON since September 2008, 10 years now! It was the volunteer week, I had heard of it via Firefox that did the promotion. I had some free time...
Benjamin and Lucie CAMELEON Volunteers -Testimony
Benjamin and Lucie went to the Philippines for 3 weeks at the Passi center as on-site volunteers. Lucie tells us their story: “We had decided to consecrate a part of our summer 2018 to a travel project a little different than the standard tourism. We wanted to take...
COUTURE4CAMELEON
Céline is the creator of COUTURE4CAMELEON (Sew4Cameleon). What is COUTURE4CAMELEON you might ask? It's a brand that features on bags, purses fashion accessories and decorative fabrics. All of which is original, handmade and whose profits help support CAMELEON. Céline...