Entries in the ‘Destinations’ Category:
filed in Kenya on Feb.07, 2012
Jambo from Kenya, All is well at Makongeni. The team have been busy making a big push on the new classrooms for the school and building furniture over the last two weeks with some really good progress. We are also continuing to support the feeding program at the Catholic Nursery School and every morning there [...]
filed in Announcements, Asia, Cambodia on Feb.02, 2012
There’s a magic about Cambodia…or the Kingdom of Cambodia as its more formally known, which casts a spell over many of the people who visit. It’s an incredibly beautiful country with a history both saddening and inspiring where the future is waiting to be shaped! Become a Cambodia volunteer and discover all of this for [...]
Tags: adventure, Asia, beach, beaches, Building, Cambodia Volunteer, Career Break, community projects, Elephants, orphanage, Painting, school, Schools, Teaching, Travel, Volunteer, volunteering, Volunteers, Work experience
filed in Venezuela on Feb.01, 2012
Hola from a gap year in sunny Venezuela, The team are happy and healthy, now into their 3rd week on the beach at Playa Colorado in Venezuela. Yesterday the final Leaper Sarah showed up and after recovering from her flight the team will be quitting the coast and heading for the hills to spend time [...]
Tags: all inclusive holiday, beach, Caripe, coffee, community work, Gap Year, hot, Isla Margerita, Jakera club, Painting, school, sunny, Teaching English, Venezuela
filed in Africa, Announcements, Gap Year, South Africa on Jan.27, 2012
Hi Guy, The leapers have been very busy during the last few weeks. The first week: They removed fences from the old horse paddock for the new elephant paddock. The started to build the dam in the elephant camp for the tame elephants going in there too. On Friday the leapers left for their excursion [...]
Tags: adventure, Africa, animal conservation, Building, community projects, conservation, Eco-Tourism, Elephants, Gap Year, Painting, safari, school, Teaching, Travel, Volunteer, volunteering, Work experience
filed in Tanzania on Jan.26, 2012
Jambo from Tanzania, We have had a busy first three weeks with the Leap Team in Arusha, Safari Capital of Tanzania! After the classroom construction in the Maasai village of Olkokola in week one, the Leap volunteers moved on to painting a government school called Moshono and visit the Orphanage Center in Arusha. Over the [...]
Tags: Arusha, eco-lodge, Kenya, Leapers, orphanage. gap year, painting school, Tanzania, team, The Leap, volunteering
filed in Announcements, Asia, Borneo, Gap Year on Jan.26, 2012
Hi Guy, Jan Leapers are all at Batu Puteh at the moment. All good. They left Kipouvo on the 24th of Jan. They should be there till the 28th and not depart for Bongkud till the 13th of Feb as planned. Over the last week the guys have been working hard and partying just [...]
Tags: adventure, animal conservation, Asia, beach, Building, community projects, conservation, Eco-Tourism, Gap Year, Painting, Schools, Teaching, Volunteer, volunteering, Volunteers
filed in Announcements, Asia, Cambodia, Gap Year on Jan.25, 2012
Dear Guy, I hope you’re well! The volunteers have completed the house building and pumping well for the community now, which is fantastic! They’ve also been teaching at the orphanage centre in the afternoons. The Cambodian Children Painting Project in SihanoukVille is expecting them to be there on 15 Feb and start works on 16 [...]
Tags: adventure, beach, beaches, Building, Career Break, community projects, Elephants, Gap Year, orphanage, orphans, Teaching, Travel, Volunteer, volunteering, Volunteers, Work experience
filed in Kenya on Jan.23, 2012
Jambo from Makongeni! The Kenya Team has had an exhilarating 2 weeks so far with lots of different activities and experiences. After arriving at Mombasa we travelled to our first camp located in Shimba Hills in the Mwalunganje Elephant Sanctuary. The camp far exceeded our expectations and it quickly began to feel like home. We [...]
Tags: beach, community. project work, elephant, English, Food, Makongeni, Mwulaganje, Ngonzini, primary, school, Teaching, teaching biology, teaching sport, tree nursery
filed in Ecuador on Jan.19, 2012
Hi, This week has been really exciting; we have learned a lot from each other and about the customs of Ecuadorians. Today the last team member (Rob) arrived safely and enjoyed a delicious breakfast for dinner we all shared! The team have been learning Spanish and started working on Monday in two different groups: 1. [...]
Tags: community, conservation, Ecuador, football, Gap Year, kindergarten, planting trees, Teaching, Volunteer, volunteering
filed in Cambodia on Jan.18, 2012
Kat and Joelle volunteered with us in Cambodia a while ago now, but had written some beautiful blogs about their time in this unforgettable country, so although late, we thought we’d share them with you! Enjoy! You can look through lots more photo’s here too! And if you’d like more info about the project just [...]