I live in a house where 4 out of 5 inhabitants are deeply involved with volunteering projects - projects that suck up spare time for everyone. Had I not been involved in other projects, had they not been dedicated to other projects - I may have been able to organise more. But all  interested to aid are already occupied, and one must take great care to not suffer from burnout in this country. I learned my lesson: a street outreach programme needs constant dedication and attention to be built up, it can't be done just on the fly by people occupied most of the time with other stuff.

Would I want to try again? Very much so. Would I do it differently? Very much so. Do I, or others with me, have the time (or money) for that different approach? Unfortunately not.