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		<title>From Sub-zero to Hero: Guy&#8217;s visit to see the Leapers in Tanzania</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/tanzania/from-sub-zero-to-hero-guys-visit-to-see-the-leapers-tanzania/2012024911/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guy (The Leap&#8217;s MD) has just returned from visiting the Tanzania Leapers for a week of their volunteering gap year. Despite a night flight, very little sleep and a bit of a shock coming from a climate of 35 degrees to minus 4 he&#8217;s just filed a quick report and some photographs to help with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building classrooms and feeding kids in Kenya</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa Team Update!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/south-africa-team-update-3/2012014871/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Painting Schools, Building Classrooms and Riding Camels in Tanzania!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/tanzania/painting-schools-building-classrooms-and-riding-camels-in-tanzania/2012014850/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elephants and Teaching in Kenya: An update from the Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick update from sunny Tanzania!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/quick-update-from-sunny-tanzania/2012014802/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Michaela, Just to let you know that the group are all doing really well! The leapers have been working on the construction of a classroom at the Maasai village. They have had a nice time and witnessed a Maasai warriors dance during their initiation at the village as well. At the weekend the group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya Team 1 week update!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/kenya-team-1-week-update/2012014765/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/kenya-team-1-week-update/2012014765/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Jambo! Just got in from visiting the Leap group they are in good shape and loving the projects and the area. Here’s a photo of them taken on their first day of project work and and also one of the energy efficient stoves we built for the new kitchen, which I was really pleased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick update from Tanzania!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/quick-update-from-tanzania/2012014760/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Alice, All the ten leapers for our January 2012 have safely arrived in Tanzania last week as you know. We had our Induction course  Thursday morning and later that day we ventured into the Maasai savanna ready for our work on the classroom construction on Monday. We had time to talk to a Maasai [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotting lions, Rhino&#8217;s and hippo&#8217;s, flying in microlights and building elephant enclosures &#8211; Our South Africa Team get busy in the bush!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/uncategorized/spotting-lions-rhinos-and-hippos-flying-in-microlights-and-building-elephant-enclosures-our-south-africa-team-get-busy-in-the-bush/2012014751/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A letter from one of our lovely team leaders in South Africa &#8211; Charlotte! Hi Guy This first week has been brilliant! The leapers started off with a day to relax and recuperate after their long flight.Spending time getting to know each other and starting to work on their Africa tan (V.important).  That night they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LeapGiving™ South Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/leapgiving-south-africa/2011124724/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/leapgiving-south-africa/2011124724/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa&#8230;.one of the most amazingly beautiful countries on earth!!! I may be a little biast as my husband&#8217;s South African and i actually got married out at Kwa Madwala where our Leap placement is based this year and its just my favorite place in the world! One reason being, i think you&#8217;d be hard [...]]]></description>
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