SERVE is an initiative inspired by Irish Redemptorists working in partnership with young Irish adults.
SERVE was founded in 2003 following the return to Ireland of a project group of 12 young people, from the Philippines, after a 9 week mission exposure project. Since then, SERVE has developed and expanded its Volunteering Projects to continue the good work it began in the Philippines and to expand its reach to other Redemptorist-run projects throughout the developing world.
SERVE aims to support development projects that work to transform the lives of poor people and overcome acute injustices.
SERVE achieves this by Volunteering Projects in:-
The Philippines
Thailand
Brazil
India
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Mozambique
Ireland
Fostering global citizenship by opening opportunities for volunteers from developing countries to participate in service projects in Ireland.
Offering a Development Education Programme to all participants.
Providing an outreach service to youth organizations helping them to creatively engage with Development Issues.
Through its campaigns group JUST CAUSE, engaging in advocacy initiatives.
Publishing a development education column in Teenage Magazine FACE UP
Fundraising to support sustainable development projects.

GENERAL INFORMATION
The Philippines is made up of 7,107 islands covering a land area of 115,739 sq. m. (299,764 sq. km.). Main island groups are Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Capital is Manila. Time Zone is GMT + 8 hours.
POPULATION
There are a total of 76.5 million Filipinos as of the latest national census in May, 2000. Population growth is estimated at 2.36 percent annually. Luzon, the largest island group, accounts for more than half of the entire population.