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		<title>Volunteer in the Kingdom of Cambodia &#8211; One of the poorest but most beautiful countries in Asia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a magic about Cambodia&#8230;or the Kingdom of Cambodia as its more formally known, which casts a spell over many of the people who visit. It&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa Team Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Borneo Team Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A lovely note from our man in Cambodia &#8211; Team Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Guy, I hope you&#8217;re well! The volunteers have completed the house building and pumping well for the community now, which is fantastic! They&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick update from sunny Tanzania!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Borneo Team Photo Diary!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Guy, I&#8217;m on a role taking photos out here&#8230;so expect even more to come through soon! These we&#8217;re taken at Kipouvu &#8216;Taska&#8217; childcare centre and there are also photos of the group making handcrafts at their homestay. More photos to come soon! Mel (Borneo Team Leader) x]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodia Team &#8211; 1 week in!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Dear Guy, Many thanks for your e-mail.  As you know, the volunteers arrived and settled in safely. -On Friday morning, we took them to visit the orphanage center in the morning and visited the community in the afternoon. The end of the day finished with briefing and orientation on safety guidelines. -Monday morning, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing our new project leader in Ecuador!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Hey Leapers! My name is Claire Brady. I am from Minneapolis, Minnesota and I am a student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut where I am studying Government and Environmental Studies. I have studied Spanish for 8 years and have spent time living in Luque, Paraguay as well as Xela, Guatemala. I am currently learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My time in Costa Rica &#8211; George Rowett!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Alice, now that my exams are finished I thought I would take the time to tell you a little about how our trip went, since I don’t think I have sent you a proper message to tell you about it all! The arrival in San Jose was lovely !!  The taxi driver (Henry) was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador Team Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! Yesterday concluded our time in the Tsachila community of Búa, located just outside of Santo Domingo in the Rainforest. Last week was spent helping various local families with different farmwork including planting yucca, corn, plantain, and achiote as well as clearing fields of yucca for future planting. We also continued painting and rust-proofing [...]]]></description>
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