The UCL Origami Volunteering Project aims to provide a positive distraction for children in hospitals, where we teach kids origami pieces. From origami stars to dinosaurs, it is a relaxing and bonding activity for the volunteers and children.
We volunteer weekly at University College London Hospital (UCLH) by making tutorial videos (and potentially by going to the hospitals)! Don’t worry if you haven’t done origami before. No prior experience with origami is needed to join us. We will teach you everything you need to know!
See what other students say about this project
"Having one kid say "this really changed my life" was amazing!"
Lampojan Raveenthiranathan is a final year Engineering student and leads two of our Student-Led Volunteering projects; Engineers without Borders (an outreach project that inspires pupils to consider engineering as a potential career path) and Origami Volunteering Project (which teaches children in hospital wards how to make origami).
I saw how such a simple thing -doing origami- had such a positive impact
Ahad did a BSc in paediatrics and child health and is now in his 5th year of medical school. He talked to us about what it's like being Project Leader for the Origami Volunteering Project, which is part of the Origami Society. Tell us a little bit about the project.