Mirror Magazine
Understanding one another
There are four things I have learned through my years of volunteering – learn, understand, create and participate. It is fundamental to volunteering with an open mind, a willingness to truly listen and know that there is a lot to learn and none of that ties into how much money we may have. It comes [...]
The clean up crew
Staff and volunteers from the International Diving Centre tackle the demanding, yet rewarding task of removing waste and debris from the ocean It took three hours and nine trained divers from the International Diving Centre (IDC) to remove the 250kgs of underwater debris at Swami Rock in Trincomalee – a dive site just about 200 [...]
A new support system
The Emerge Lanka Foundation was formed in 2009 by American volunteer Alia Whitney Johnson. Alia had come to Sri Lanka as a volunteer after the 2004 tsunami and was devastated by the plight of young girls who were sexually abused and cast out by their own families. These girls had to go through the system [...]
Bridging the void between choral music and theatre
When the Old Joes Choir takes to the stage next weekend they’ll be stepping into the shoes of other men and other lives. The ensemble of 25 old Josephians are well known for their slick choral ensembles and theatre-heavy productions. This one is no different; ‘Open Mic’, their newest venture, is an attempt to bridge [...]
