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 [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Gap Year, Tanzania on Jan.18, 2012
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 [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Tanzania on Sep.28, 2011
Hi to Guy and everyone in the office! Mbasaa here (Tanzania project co-ordinator), So far the September team have been working really hard and enjoying every minute! During the first and second week of placement the leapers have been volunteering at the Faraja Women’s Development Center, focusing on construction, as well as assisting mother’s at [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Tanzania on Sep.23, 2011
Hi to Guy and everyone in the office! The girls are doing really well. They are now about to finish their third week and are now doing painting work at the Moshono government school. Last week they finished doing construction work at the Faraja Center. Mbasa and I are putting an impact report together with [...]
filed in Tanzania on Aug.01, 2011
Mambo from the July Summer Team in amazing Tanzania! Sorry it’s taken us so long to update you all on how we’re getting on but we’ve been kept very busy. So here’s what has happened on our African Adventure weeks 1-4… We arrived in Dar es Salaam and our base in Mbezi Luis on the [...]
filed in Africa, Gap Year, Tanzania on Jan.27, 2011
Hi Guy, We are all doing well and we are now at Lake Manyara doing plastering at the orphanage. We had an Eco-lodge phase yesterday and we are getting ready for the whole day game drive tomorrow. On thursday, the whole group will be heading out to Serengeti and later to the Ngorongoiro Crater before [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Gap Year, Tanzania on Oct.27, 2010
Hi Guy, The group are doing really well and are all in Zanzibar at the moment, i believe they will be back with us on Thursday. Over the past weeks they have been working at the Neema Children’s Centre and will be working at Don Bosco Centre starting this week. Verena will be coming home [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Fundraising, Gap Year, Tanzania, The Leap's chosen charity on Sep.30, 2010
Hello everyone! Brilliant news!!!!!! The kids at Good Hope now have their 16 new beds, matresses, pillows, sheets and moquito nets, as well as supplies of food! Now they can sleep comfortably in their new beds, have balnkets to keep them warm in the winter months and will be less likely to contract Malaria. Malaria [...]
filed in Africa, Destinations, Fundraising, Gap Year, Tanzania on Sep.30, 2010
For anyone who doesn’t already know or hasn’t been lucky enough to go to Tanzania with The Leap, CCF stands for Children For Children’s Future and its an orphanage for street children based in Arusha (the safari mecca of Tanzania)! Our lovely leap volunteers have been doing lots of work at the orphanage over the [...]
filed in Africa, Announcements, Fundraising, Gap Year, Tanzania, The Leap's chosen charity on Sep.27, 2010
Hello everyone!! So It’s been quite a while since I have written a blog on here (sorry if you have missed me)!! Getting the sponsor money all collected in was a hell of a task, but I can very happily and proudly say….It’s all in!!!!! Yayyyy. We managed to raise enough for 16 beds, 16 [...]
