If Sir David Attenborough calls an organisation “astonishing” and thanks the staff and volunteers for how they have transformed the way in which he spends his urban life, then you know you work for a charity that has impact!
I have been lucky to spend time with teams across the country and seen the transformation they have made to green spaces, and spoken with volunteers who have benefitted by joining in too. I’ve read the quotes from staff and volunteers who have learnt something they may not have thought they could do and gone on to make a career out it. I’ve seen the statistics – the sheer volume of environmental outputs and how this translates to impacts on biodiversity, people’s mental and physical health, and society overall. TCV volunteers help create and maintain areas of green space so that communities have access to it – the “unsung heroes of the environment” as Sir David also said!
I feel proud to work for an organisation that has these multiple outcomes and my wish is for many more people to join us and support us.