filed in Kenya, Solo on Feb.15, 2011
Djambo! At the beginning of this week, Sarah, better known as Mama Simba, asked me along on a visit to the local Ololomei Primary School in the Mara North Conservancy. Sarah is the project manager of the ‘Living with Lions’ project, based at Serian Camp. It’s an organisation, that carries out science -based conservation in Kenya, [...]
filed in Costa Rica on Dec.15, 2010
Last month The Leap’s intrepid Alice headed back to Costa Rica (it’s a tough job!) to see how the projects and communities we’ve been working with since 2006 are coming along. For the past 4 years lovely Leap volunteers have been working at El Silencio community on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, helping the [...]
filed in South Africa on Aug.11, 2010
The past week the South Africa Summer Team have had a relaxed week! They went to Mozambique for five days where they relaxed on the beach in a tropical paradise. While they where in Tofo the group went on a ocean diving safari where they where lucky enough to see 8 whale sharks, Mantas and [...]
filed in Botswana, Solo on Jun.15, 2010
Dawn Perkins is currently on a Solo Leap placement at Desert and Delta Camp in Botswana. “Guests on this morning’s early morning game drive at Leroo La Tau were treated to a unique and exciting sighting. They had come across the only three white rhino in the Makgadikgadi National Park when their guide, Lance, spotted [...]
filed in South Africa on May.24, 2010
Hello! The last week has gone well, another constructive week! The South Africa team finished off the building at the orphanage this week, the room is complete included painting, Plastering, flooring, roofing and every other -ing! We had a day where we focused on birds, including a bird walk and bird drive, unfortunately the weather [...]
filed in Kenya on Mar.29, 2010
Hello, my name is Nadia and I am volunteering with the EAWST. Every day for the past two weeks the EAWST, The Leap gap year volunteers have collaborated to help rescue a dying coral reef off the coast of Diani Beach. Depending on when the tides were low, we would set out to sea anytime [...]
filed in Uncategorized, Venezuela on Sep.30, 2009
Wednesday: Well it’s been Bye Bye Venezuelan beaches and Hola hilltops & coffee haciendas the past two days as we’ve left the comfy confines of Playa Colorada behind for the lush green scenery of Caripe. This is where Leap teams will spend weeks 6,7, and 8 of their volunteer placements and it couldn’t be more [...]
