filed in Announcements, Borneo on Aug.11, 2009
How often can you say “Tony Blair came for a visit when we were planting ferns on the screen walls of the Sunbear house today”?! Only in Borneo… To find out what the gubbins he was doing in Borneo and the good work done by Sepilok Orangutan Centre click here! Read about Leapers project work [...]
filed in Ecuador, South America, Uncategorized on Jul.31, 2009
News just in from Steffie Bartlett, one of our 9 intrepid Ecuador Summer Leapers:- When we arrived in Ecuador we spent our first few days in Quito going to to the old town and the church and just generally doing touristy bits, with a couple of Spanish lessons as well. In the evenings we had [...]
filed in Asia, Cambodia on Jul.28, 2009
Three weeks into their Summer in Cambodia and after well deserved rest, spent exploring the capital Phnom Penh, the team are back to work. For the next three weeks they are assisting a rural community with rice planting, setting up income generating schemes and teaching local tuk tuk drivers to speak English. Here’s some photos [...]
filed in Asia, Cambodia on Jul.21, 2009
Our three intredpid Summer Leapers- Vivienne, Laura and Maud (fondly referred to here at Leap towers as the Three lovely Musketeers) are doing great work in Cambodia and are unbelieveably over the halfway stage of their Asian adventure already! The girls spent their first three weeks in Siem Reap, building water filters with Trailblazer Foundation, [...]
filed in Africa, Kenya, Uncategorized on Jul.15, 2009
Our 24 intrepid Summer Leapers have just come back from Mwalganje elephant sanctuary having spent 2 weeks working with rangers and assisting the community with tree planting and elephant conservation initiatives (including making paper from elephant dung- lovely!). They’re now settling into life at the coast in Makongeni and making a start on community projects [...]
filed in Africa, South Africa on Jul.10, 2009
After the July team’s expression of absolute bewilderment and delight in the new environment, everyone has settled in very well. Thursday was unpack and relax day and on Friday, after the paperwork, debriefing, goal setting and first aid chats, everyone was taken on an orientation and sunset safari. They returned to a blazing fire, dinner [...]
filed in Africa, South Africa on Jul.09, 2009
This report just in from Louise, the South Africa Leap project leader… The orphanage Outreach programme which was launched by the April Leap team is doing fantastically well and being added to in phases by Leap teams throughout 2009/10. No sooner had the cement floor dried in phase one than the local school moved in [...]
filed in South America, Venezuela on Jul.07, 2009
Venezuela offers Leapers one of the most incredible beach experiences with it’s Caribbean seas, pristine sands and plethora of beach activities from scuba to volleyball and kayaking. Volunteers here spend more time on the beach than any other Leap placement, with the first 5 weeks working on two volunteer projects – renovating a famous palm-fringed [...]
filed in Kenya on Jul.07, 2009
21.05.2009 32 °C Ok yes, so I keep saying that this is the last time I can write a blog for ages, and then I reappear again, so I’m sorry but I will try to stay away now! We are all making the most of our last day at the beach for a while, so [...]
filed in Asia, Ecuador, South America on Jun.01, 2009
Well here we are in the Amazon, the Ecuador Team has lost two of our 6 weekers Alison and Rupert (you will be missed guys!), but 10 of us remain and just as well because there is so much work to be done here.. Will the Quichua museum in the Ecuadorian Amazon ever be completed?! [...]
