filed in Borneo on Jul.27, 2010
Greetings from Borneo! The arrivals of the July leapers few weeks ago was welcomed with much excitement by the communities and staff of Camp Borneo as always. Everyone is good and happy. Over the past few weeks the Leapers have been working really hard and got themselves stuck in with our Kindergarten foundation project in [...]
filed in Announcements, Borneo, Gap Year on May.19, 2010
If your in your last year at school or college this year then your Gap Year is getting nearer and nearer (yayyyyyy)!! And if like me your not one to lay by a pool all day everyday whilst overseas (although a good few days on a palm fringed beach never goes a miss), then id [...]
filed in Borneo on Jan.10, 2010
Hello from Not completely Sunny Borneo! Hows the weather in Uk ? Still freazing cold?! Its been raining here all week and my attempt to surprise the team up at Tinangol with chocolates for their hard work failed as I got stuck in a big flood in Kota Belud, half way on Saturday. So had [...]
filed in Announcements, Asia, Borneo, Gap Year on Sep.15, 2009
Borneo, one of the largest islands in the world and located in South East Asia, this is a total paradise! With lush rainforests, stunning beaches and hot hot hot sun this place should definitely be on your holiday wish list. A Borneo holiday doesn’t have to just involve lazing on the beach (although drinking cocktails [...]
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 Asia, Borneo on Aug.11, 2009
How can 6 weeks have gone so fast? It seems only yesterday that our first ever Borneo team were setting out on the adventure of a lifetime and now they’re well on their way home having completed their placements in Malaysia…ready to enjoy the rest of the English Summer (!?!). When we left them last [...]
filed in Borneo on Jul.21, 2009
The team are storming ahead with their bio-gas collector project at Tinangol. The construction of Bio Gas Collectors will pipe the decaying gases off human and animal waste (yum!) into kitchens for cooking or lighting purposes. It will have a massive impact on the Rainforest environment that surrounds the viallage, which was previously being destroyed [...]
filed in Asia, Borneo on Jul.17, 2009
Time seems to have flown by and the Summer team are already at the end of their 2nd week here in Borneo. Chloe, the team’s late arrival has settled in really well thanks in part to an amazing welcome from the community. On the day she arrived, the group at the camp were preparing for [...]
filed in Asia, Borneo on Jul.15, 2009
Nestled in the balmy South China Sea, Borneo’s waters are brimming with marine life, making it one of the world’s best sites for Scuba diving. For Borneo Leapers, part of their 10 weeks are spent camping on Mantanani Island, a 2-hour boat ride out into the South China Sea. Volunteers assist the local Muslim community [...]
filed in Asia, Borneo on Jul.10, 2009
NEWS JUST IN! We have been in close contact daily with our Camp Manager Zul since leaving Suzie and 8 other gappers staying up at Camp Tinangol a couple of days ago. They have been kept busy going to the handicraft centre learning how to make beads on Monday, then they helped paint a pre-school [...]
