http://blog.projects-abroad.net Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:18:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A surprise email was received by Projects Abroad asking to sponsor the flights of some volunteers joining the Water Sanitation Project in Arusha. Emirates Airline Foundation kindly sponsored the flights for eight volunteers who have joined the project instigated by Wendy Tisdell from Bridgit Water in Australia. Over ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=754 By Theresa Ball Program Advisor Hi, I am Theresa Ball and I am the newest Projects Abroad team member. I was asked to write a short blog to introduce myself to the Projects Abroad Blog community so here it goes… I have no inspiring stories or nail biting adventures to tell you. I ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=745 Following their return from volunteering as part of a group trip in Ghana, Isobel Towse and Siun Mc Fadden from Schull Community College, Co. Cork have kindly shared with us all the wonders of their amazing experience abroad. We’ve uploaded this handmade scrapbook here which should give both ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=741 Bem-Vindo, Chào Mừng! Projects Abroad is proud to announce two new destinations – Vietnam and Mozambique, taking our total up to 26. Mozambique will be taking volunteers from the late summer to get involved with Marine Mammal Conservation as well as Teaching and Care projects. The coastline of Mozambique is one of ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=734 Our medical volunteers in Jamaica spent the past few weeks visiting the mobile clinic in the Alligator Pond community and attended the North Caribbean University’s research day. They were able to listen to presentations about new and original research that is taking place on campus. The volunteers also worked on ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=729 By Stuart Timson There have been many new highs at Taricaya and the most noticeable of these was a competition we organised amongst all the schools in Puerto Maldonado. May was the month in which the world celebrated its “Biodiversity Day” and to honour this we inaugurated the first inter-school “Environmental ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=726 By Natalie Bryson With 14 national parks, Africa’s largest lake and Africa’s tallest mountain, Tanzania is one of the most visited African countries by tourists, trekkers and volunteers alike. As a former volunteer in Ghana (Accra 2007) and Mexico staff member (Guadalajara 2007-8), I was excited for the opportunity to ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=722 By Sian AFFOLTER As an intern at the Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme (CNDH) of Togo, I was able to be part of the team observing the campaign for the presidential elections 2010 and the actual election-day. This enabled me to get a unique insight into the procedures surrounding ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=714 Some guide books say five thousand steps, others say six thousand… No matter what the actual number is, let me tell you, it’s a heck of a lot of steps to the top of Adam’s Peak! But don’t let that dissuade you because reaching the top is one of the ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=704 Last year Projects Abroad was approached by the British Safety Council to see if we would like to work together on training youngsters around the world about safety. On April 16th they ran their second Projects Abroad gap safety course. Twenty nine Projects Abroad volunteers gathered at The ... http://blog.projects-abroad.net/?p=691