Projects Abroad UK News

Volunteers Join the Great Ethiopian Run

02 Dec 2008

The Great Ethiopian Run took place on Sun 23^rd November. Our Director, Sami and Desk Officer Bikesegn were keen to take part, and ran the 10km along side our enthusiastic volunteers!

Projects Abroad is one of the sponsors of the new call for an International Court for the Environment

24 Nov 2008

Projects Abroad is one of the sponsors of the new call for an International Court for the Environment. A campaign is being launched in London at 4 pm on Friday 28th November at a meeting to be held at the British Library. The initiative is being led â and the meeting chaired â by Stephen Hockman QC, former Chairman of the Bar Council.

Blanket Project Projects Abroad is supporting Natasha Osborne

23 Nov 2008

âLast year, I produced and directed a play in aid of a hospice âBethesdaâ in South Africa.â, says Natasha Osborne (in the picture). âThe sum raised by the production funded the substitution of iron cots with padded, wooden ones for AIDS infants. I began the Blanket Project as a response to this success, and I began acquiring promises from top-end Hotels in Central London for blankets, bedding and towels for the hospice.â

Meet Projects Abroad Volunteers and Staff in Leeds this December

22 Nov 2008

After a successful information evening in Edinburgh last month it is time for another and this time we are heading to the City of Leeds. This is your chance to come along and speak to ex-volunteers and our Projects Abroad staff members about volunteering opportunities abroad.

Human Rights Volunteer Gets Published

21 Nov 2008

After much hard work commitment and dedication Janet McKnight a Human Rights volunteer in South Africa has had her article on xenophobia published in the Journal for Identity and Migrations Studies.

Calling All Geographers!!

20 Nov 2008

Projects Abroad has always welcomed lots of geographers onto programmes whether it is over the summer or on their gap year. Our Director Dr Peter Slowe worked in the Geography department of Chichester University before he started Projects Abroad.

Vulture volunteer in India

17 Nov 2008

Projects Abroad's first 'vulture volunteer' Lindsay Bevan recently discovered a last surviving population of whiteback vultures, in an isolated rural area of northern Tamil Nadu where all species of vultures were previousy thought to be extinct.

Meet Projects Abroad Volunteers and Staff in Edinburgh this November

24 Oct 2008

November sees the first Projects Abroad Information Evening being held in Scotland. This is your chance to come along and speak to ex-volunteers and our Projects Abroad staff members about volunteering opportunities abroad.

The Latest News from the South Africa Conservation Project

30 Sep 2008

Gerrit, the Director of our Conservation Project updates us on all the news from South Africa and Botswana

Romania Care Volunteers Organise Concert Fun

22 Sep 2008

Romania Care Volunteers Organise Concert Fun Care Supervisor, Daniela Christea tells us about a programme of shows and concerts arranged by the Care and Drama volunteers in Romania. 'Last year the volunteers from the foster homes in Tarlungeni started a new type of programme to help the children socialise: they organised shows, carnivals and puppet shows.

Volunteers go zip lining in Cordoba's Hills

28 Aug 2008

Our two week special volunteers who were in Argentina on a medical programme are now all back home recounting tales of their time in Cordoba. One of the highlights was the middle weekend when the intrepid group were taken up into the hills outside of Cordoba.

Clearing - have results changed your plans?

8 Aug 2008

Not getting the grades you need for university can be extremely upsetting, especially when you thought you had your future career mapped out.

Projects Abroad's Football Academy Receives Support from Arsenal Star

17 Jul 2008

Emmanuel EbouÃ© of Arsenal has recently thrown his support behind the latest Projects Abroad sport project.Â Projects Abroad have set up a football academy to help develop the talents of a local community team based in Ghana.Â The academy, which has 3 youth teams and 1 senior team, provides top quality coaching for over 80 players in the Cantonments area of Accra, the capital of Ghana.

Senegal Volunteer Sings at Jazz Festival

9 Jul 2008

The town of St Louis, Projects Abroad's base in Senegal is well known because of its international Jazz festival. People travel from all over the world to play, watch and appreciate the music in St Louis.

Projects Abroad to Launch Eco-clubs

4 Jul 2008

No one can deny that protecting the environment can be as dry as the dust of the ever-expanding Sahara Desert. Now all that's changing with Projects Abroad. We've been working with Club4Climate and soon we'll be launching our eco-clubs â dance-clubs with a big eco-twist â around the world.

Jungle and Jaguars - Latest from Peru Conservation

10 Jun 2008

May has been a month of great excitement with the implementation of our first initiative at the Ese'eja community of Palma Real, a visit from an old friend of Taricaya, Mauricio Ugarte, the commencement of our first in depth botanical investigation and some breathtaking wildlife sightings around the reserve.