It is Reledev’s goal to provide opportunities for young Australians to get involved in poverty alleviation activities. Reledev promotes volunteer work in an effort to raise awareness among young adults about the world’s poverty related issues. In this way they become the future advocates for developmental change. Reledev partners with university colleges and study centres to establish volunteer-oriented programs. Volunteers are given the chance to participate in service projects and work camps in Australia and overseas.
Service Projects and Work Camps
- Creston College UNSW
- Tangara School for Girls
- Nairana Study Centre
- Warrane College UNSW
- Lowana Study Centre
- Redfield Old Boys Association (ROBA)
- Eremeran Hills
- Montgrove College
Creston College UNSW
Dubbo Service Projects (regional NSW)
This is a long-standing Australian-based project during the school holidays. The Dubbo Service Project is a joint project of Reledev and Creston College and is organised in consultation and assistance of two Dubbo community organisations: Apollo House and the Buninyong Community Centre. To learn more...
Service Projects Abroad
Creston College has been running service projects to the Philippines, India and throughout the Pacific since the late 1980's and for the past 11 years in collaboration with Reledev. Service projects provide young Australian women with the opportunity to get involved in poverty alleviation activities.
In 2019, a group of 13 volunteers travelled to Bohol, Philippines for a two week service project on a medical and nutrition mission, implementing a project of Reledev, Creston College and Foundation for Professional Training Inc and Banilad Centre for Professional Development (BCPD).
Phone: +61 2 93985693
Email: enquiries@crestoncollege.edu.au

Creston Posts
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Cebu, Philippines Service Project 2020 October 10, 2019
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Brigid Hanson ‘Why I volunteer’ August 14, 2019
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The little things – Philippines Service Project July 5, 2019
Tangara School for Girls
Service Projects Abroad
Tangara School for Girls a school of The PARED Foundation (Parents for Education). Tangara has been running service projects to the Philippines (Balete Farm School) with high school students since 2010 and from 2015, in partnership with Reledev. Service projects provide young Australian women with the opportunity to get involved in poverty alleviation activities like teaching first aid and painting the school.
Phone: (02) 9680 4844
Email: admin@tangara.nsw.edu.au

Tangara Posts
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Tangara’s Philippines Service Project – Class of 2018 August 31, 2019
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Tangara’s Philippines Service Project – Class of 2017 August 31, 2019
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Emma Elias, Happiness and Cheerfulness in the Philippines August 22, 2019
Nairana Study Centre
Nairana is a study centre established in 1994 that holds activities for young men in Pennant Hills. The centre is open to all male students, regardless of religious or cultural background.
Overseas Work camps
Nairana has been running work camps to the Aboriginal communities in Australia and Pacific countries since 2010 and from 2014, in partnership with Reledev. Work camps provide young Australian men with the opportunity to get involved in poverty alleviation activities like school refurbishments, building toilet blocks and teaching sanitation.
Phone: 02 9980 8899
Email: info@nairana.org

Nairana Posts
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Denis Setiyo, Vietnam Work camp August 14, 2019
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Josh Teo, Vietnam Work camp August 14, 2019
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Gerard Rajakariar, Vietnam Work camp August 14, 2019
Warrane College UNSW
Warrane College UNSW is an independent residential college for men affiliated with UNSW. Since 1970, Warrane has been a home away from home for thousands of young men studying at university.
Overseas Work camps
Warrane College has been running work camps to Aboriginal communities and Asia Pacific countries like Vietnam and Vanuatu from 2014, in partnership with Reledev. The initiative started in 1987 with the intention to serve people in need in developing countries and disadvantaged communities within Australia. Work camps also aim to encourage the generosity and sense of solidarity of young Australians.
Warrane College has been organising voluntary work camps since 1987, however in partnership with Reledev since 2014.
- 2014 The Philippines
- 2016 Condobolin, NSW
- 2017 Vietnam
- 2018 Vanuatu
- 2019 Tonga
Email: workcamp@warrane.unsw.edu.au
Phone: 02 9313 0300
Photos of Warrane work camps by Jonty Gardner.
Website: www.jontygardner.com
M: 0412 653 282 E: info@jontygardner.com

Warrane Posts
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An evening with Louise Waterhouse, Hon Consul for Tonga September 8, 2019
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Support the Warrane Tonga Work camp 2019 August 22, 2019
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Anthony Tanous, Santo Island, San Michele Primary School August 15, 2019
Lowana
Lowana is a non-profit, volunteer based study centre committed to form girls and women of character, service and friendship. It provides programs and activities designed to foster the holistic development of the person, to help them reach their full potential in order to serve society. Since 2017, Lowana collaborated with Reledev in conducting their overseas service projects.
Wagga Wagga Service Project (regional NSW)
Lowana has been running service projects in regional NSW (Wagga Wagga). Lowana has been working with WAFRICA and their Intercultural Program for more than 8 years. Our volunteers create and deliver a fun and educational summer holiday program for the community youth. In addition, Busy Bees is a volunteer program delivering quality housekeeping services to families in need. Service include: cleaning bathrooms and windows, dusting, vacuuming, ironing and extras e.g. blinds. All volunteers with receive professional training.
Lowana Wagga Service Project page
Service Projects Abroad
Service projects provide young Australian women with the opportunity to get involved in poverty alleviation activities. In 2017, Lowana partnered with Reledev for a service project to Kenya at Limuru Mission School. Young professional volunteers were able to undertake painting, refurbishment jobs and provide teaching and educational activities to school students in Limuru and also had the chance to visit families in the local community.
Email: admin@lowana.org.au
Phone: +61 2 4701 5502

Lowana Posts
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Lowana Kenya Service Project 2017 August 14, 2019
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Volunteer for The Wagga Service Project 2020! August 14, 2019
Redfield Old Boys Association
The Redfield Old Boys Association (ROBA) is a community of alumni from Redfield College located in Dural, NSW. ROBA is an active organisation with key initiatives in careers, community service and sport. The ROBA mission is to serve and support all graduates of Redfield College through facilitating the flourishing of their careers.
Overseas Work camps
Eremeran Hills
One of the main aims of Eremeran is to nurture, from a young age, a culture of service and awareness of the needs of others. The opportunity of making a difference, no matter how small, in the life of another, enables young people to acquire invaluable life skills and mature in their understanding of the world. Eremeran offers regular volunteering opportunities as well as Service Projects and has recently partnered with Reledev in September 2019.
Service Projects Abroad
In the past, during the school holidays, Eremeran organises longer service projects in rural Australia or overseas. They organise local projects for the younger grades. As the girls grow in experience, they invite them to attend interstate projects in cities like Brisbane, Melbourne and Tasmania, and international projects in countries like New Zealand, the Philippines and Mexico.
Every participant completes an online application form and has an interview to discuss the demands of the project. Training sessions are designed to help them prepare for the project and get the most out of their experience. For enquiries email admin@eremeran.org.au.

Montgrove College
Montgrove College is an independent school founded by PARED (Parents for Education) Foundation in 1999. As part of fostering social responsibility, Montgrove College partnered with Reledev in September 2019 in order to conduct service projects to developing countries and within regional Australia. These volunteer service projects aim to provide opportunities for young Australians to get involved in poverty alleviation activities.
Service Project to the Central Coast
Montgrove College has been running service projects on the Central Coast for Year 10 students to allow them to help people, the local community and the environment around Woy Woy on the Central Coast. The students have previously cleaned, removed graffiti, accompanied the elderly, removed weeds and made Christmas cards, and generally had a great time bonding with each other.
Students often find the experience uplifting, particularly how they come to appreciate other people outside of their usual circle of acquaintances. Community Service is essentially a way of genuinely connecting with others and is fostered at Montgrove. The students often reflect that is easier to appreciate other people for who they are when you have an attitude of giving. We naturally turn our focus away from ourselves when we have a mindset of serving, and this helps us to be more open to the people around us.
