Balamurugan, is a 45 year old tiler from Madurai, approximately 100km away from CARD's de-addiction centre.
For the past 15 years his wife, Vasuki has had to watch as his drinking has spiralled out of control.  What started off as socialising in local Wine Shops (a cross between a back street public house and off-licence) became an addiction that often led to the family going hungry through lack of...

Lucy Patterson volunteered with AidCamps International for the first time in 2006 at the age of 18. Now, at the age of 24, she's completed her first AidCamp as a trainee co-ordinator.
This is Lucy's account of how that initial decision to volunteer with AidCamps has had a lasting impact on her life: providing some unforgettable memories and shaping her aspirations for the future.