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Project Friendship

Each August people across New Zealand buy colourful hand-woven friendship bracelets to support the work of VSA volunteers in developing countries. In 2012, VSA Project Friendship 2012 takes place 6-12 August.

Each bracelet costs $3 and 100% of all the money you raise will support VSA volunteers working with young people on issues such as child rights, HIV and AIDS and the envrionment.

Ladi6 joins the Project Friendship crew

This year New Zealand hip hop soul artist Ladi6 is supporting Project Friendship. Ladi6 actually puts her music-making roots down to the time she spent as a teenager living in Tanzania while her parents were on a VSA volunteer assignment!

"I believe in the positive change volunteers have on the communities they become involved with. I have witnessed the incredible evolution first hand, I am proud and honoured to be a supporter of Project Friendship."

- Ladi6

Register now

Join Ladi6 in getting behind Project Friendship in 2012. Register your school to take part below or download a copy of the registration form here

The Big Project Friendship Fundraising Challenge

This year why not take Project Friendship to the next level by getting involved in VSA's Big Project Friendship Fundraising Challenge? We're hoping your school can help us send more volunteers to countries such as Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste to share their skills with local communities to help children just like you.

Fundraising ideas

You could organise:

a sausage sizzle
a bad hair day
a bake sale
a sponsored event such as a run or a litter pick-up around your neighbourhood and get your friends and family to sponsor you. You could even organise a sponsored silence - we bet your teachers and parents would love it!

The money you raise will really help us in our work. Just tell us when you register that you want to take part in the Big Project Friendship Fundraising Challenge and we'll send you an ideas pack in the post. Don't forget to send us a photo of you fundraising.

Follow our bloggers

This year, three new UniVols will be blogging throughout Project Friendship, giving you a real insight into life as a VSA volunteer. We'll be introducing them soon. In the meantime, why not read the blogs Mattie, Catherine and Tom wrote last year for Project Friendship?

Mattie Geary Nichol Tom Murray Catherine van Gessel

In 2011 we raised almost $70,000. This year people will also be able to buy the $3 bracelets from The Body Shop and Levi stores throughout New Zealand, and 99 Four Square stores in the lower North Island.

Register for VSA Project Friendship 2012

School or Group Name*

Adult contact details:

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

School or Group Address:

Address Ln1*

Address Ln2

Suburb/City*

Postcode*

Phone Number*

Student contact details (if applicable):

First Name

Last Name

Order details:

Please select the quantity of VSA Friendship bracelets you would like to order

We know it's not always possible to order the right amount, but it saves us a lot of time with returns if you can.

The Big Project Friendship Fundraising Challenge:

Yes, we would like to join the Big Project Friendship Fundraising Challenge.

These are the volunteer activities we plan to do to support VSA:

Request a speaker:

Yes, we would like to find out if there is a VSA volunteer speaker in our area.

Time of day

Please note, although we prefer to have speakers at your school during Project Friendship week, you can still request a speaker before or after the week if the above days are unsuitable.