Projects Abroad's Football Academy Receives Support from Arsenal Star
Emmanuel Eboué of Arsenal has recently thrown his support behind the latest Projects Abroad sport project.  Projects Abroad have set up a football academy to help develop the talents of a local community team based in Ghana.  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
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
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 – dance-clubs with a big eco-twist – around the world.

Dernières nouvelles du projet Inca au Pérou
Chemin des Incas – Comme toujours les volontaires continuent à travailler dur pour dégager les ruines du chemin Inca à Sicre (près de Huyro). Les volontaires se servent de machettes et de sécateurs. Ce travail est important afin de préserver les pièces archéologiques qui pourraient se trouver sur et autour du chemin des Incas.

Jungle et jaguars - Projet environnement au Pérou
Le mois de mai a été particulièrement passionnant avec notamment la mise en œuvre de notre première initiative à la Communauté de Palma Real à Ese’eja ; la visite d’un vieil ami de Taricaya, Mauricio Ugarte ; le commencement de notre première recherche approfondie en botanique et des observations à couper le souffle de la faune et de la flore de notre réserve.

Deputy Director takes on 1000 Mile Cycle Challenge
Richard Clowes, Deputy Director of Projects Abroad is cycling 1,000 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for Addis Ababa Safe House in Ethiopia.

20,000th Volunteer joins Projects Abroad
Seventeen year old Manon Oliver from Esher is the 20,000th volunteer to join Projects Abroad. Manon and her brother, both from ACS Cobham International School have joined a two week medical project in India this summer.

Summer Spaces Still Available
Although our places are filling up for the summer we do still have some places available. Please give us a call or send us an email to check the availability of our summer placements.

New Sports Projects in Morocco
After its emergence as a Projects Abroad destination last year, Morocco has been rapidly expanding in terms of volunteer numbers and placements! As of this month, we're beginning sports projects in and around Rabat, which is our base in the country.

Holiday Teaching in Thailand - Update
Thailand is the only one of our destinations to take their main school holidays during April and the start of May. This year we've been running two exciting holiday teaching programmes, one in Ao Nang and one in Chumphon.

Record Numbers Apply for 2-Week Specials
The 2-Week Specials programmes were introduced by Projects Abroad four years ago in response to lots of interest from students who wanted a gap year taster experience either in a school holiday or in the summer before starting university.

Results of School Drawing Competition in Peru
Country Director, Tim DeWinter tells us about a recent drawing competition organised by Projects Abroad:

Projects Abroad Sponsors Atlantic Boat Duo
On 2nd December 2007 two Cornish gig rowers began the ultimate rowing challenge: to row across the Atlantic Ocean.

Thailand Conservation Project supports International Year of the Reef 2008
The International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability.

Hosts Ghana get off to a Flying Start in the African Nations.
The African Cup of Nations began this month, with 16 teams battling it out in a 3 week footballing extravaganza. The eyes of the continent turned to Ghana - the host nation, and they did not disappoint.

Want to volunteer in China during the Olympic Games?
From 8th - 24th August 2008 the biggest ever Olympics is being held in Beijing, China and you could be there!

New Destinations for Spring 2008 - Brazil, Jamaica and Togo
Projects Abroad is launching three new destinations in 2008, Brazil, Jamaica and Togo.

Manchester United Looking Towards Moldova
News has hit Manchester United websites following a piece in the Independent newspaper this week about a possible link up between Manchester United and Projects Abroad's Eikomena Football team who play in the Moldovan A Division.

Peru Conservation Project Gains Official Animal Sanctuary Status
Conservation director, Stuart Timson gives us the latest news from the Taricaya Reserve.

James Caan Proposes Sudan Programme to Projects Abroad
James Caan - of BBC Dragon's Den fame - has asked Projects Abroad to set up a teaching and care programme in Sudan.

Projects Abroad Sponsors Atlantic Boat Duo
On 2nd December 2007, two Cornish gig rowers began their adventure to row across the Atlantic Ocean in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care.

Director Peter Slowe appears on Sky News and BBC News 24
In the light of the recent arrest of Gillian Gibbons who was teaching in Sudan, Sky and BBC News asked Director Peter Slowe to appear on their evening news shows this week.

Wedding Celebrations for Sri Lanka Staff and Volunteers
Assistant Manager, Catherine Stidston tells us how the volunteers in Sri Lanka had the chance to experience a traditional Sri Lankan wedding.

Latest News from our Thailand Marine Conservation Project
As the Khao Lak trip is where I left off last month, I’ll begin with that. Though the principal aim was to clean beaches, the trip was a good opportunity to show the present volunteers a wider view of Thailand and impress on them the enormity of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami as Phang Nga was the province that was hit the hardest, with whole coastal communities being practically wiped out.

Volunteers Join Rugby World Cup Celebrations in South Africa
South African volunteers witnessed a great accomplishment on Saturday night as the Springboks took the 15-6 victory over England for the Rugby World Cup!

Teach Teachers in Peru - More Volunteers Needed for January 2008!
Our Teaching Programme in Peru takes a different form in the school holiday period in January and February, when we run a scheme to improve the English of the local Peruvian teachers.

Latest News from our Conservation Project in Southern Africa
The conservation project at Legodimo reserve in Botswana has been developing rapidly. We now have a clear view of the Limpopo River thanks to our volunteers who spent a hard day’s work with their machetes.

10,000 Turtles Released in 8 days in Mexico!
August to October here in Mexico is our rainy season, it might not be the best time to come for a vacation, but it is definitely the best time to do our work at Tecoman turtle camp.

South Africa Volunteers Help Housing Charity
Last week Projects Abroad volunteers on programmes in Cape Town gave up their weekend to work with the housing charity, Habitat for Humanity.

Projects Abroad Help Peru Earthquake Effort
Projects Abroad have made a donation of food and medicine to the Chincha area, one of the worst hit areas in last month's earthquake.

Volunteers Raise Profile of Rugby in Ghana
Projects Abroad volunteers are helping to promote and improve rugby skills in Ghana through our rugby sports programmes.

Latest news from Taricaya Research Centre
August has come and gone and as usual there has been lots of progress in the jungle with some exciting sightings around the reserve, new additions to the animal release program, the completion of the collection phase of the turtle project and much more.

Latest news from the Thailand Marine Conservation Project
Looking at the reef and beach clean-up figures I see we have hit some fantastic milestones in our mission to keep Krabi and the surrounding seas cleaner.

Volunteers Help Launch Community Curry Kitchen in Sri Lanka
The basic principle of the curry kitchen is to provide a nutritious lunch made from local produce for local people.

Latest news from Taricaya Research Centre
Firstly I would like to report that we have had our 100th booking for 2007 and so we are on track to reaching our highest numbers in any given year since the centre’s conception in 2001.

Volunteers work on the Qapac Ñan Inca road network in the Andes
Tim DeWinter, Director of our projects in Peru, fills us in on some Inca history and updates us on the work of our Inca Project volunteers.

Volunteer motivated to run Marathon by Mongolian Nomads
Emily Huxtable is one of the few volunteers to go out to Mongolia with Projects Abroad in the depths of the Mongolian Winter.

Latest news from Thailand Marine Conservation Project
The volunteers on the project in May have been busy as always, working hard to achieve great results and battle the periodic spells of wet and windy weather, which threatens (and often succeeds) to disrupt the dive plans.

Latest news from Taricaya Research Centre
May has been another full month with plenty to report on from around the reserve and also further a field as Mauricio and I headed off to Venezuela to the VIII Neo-tropical Ornithological Conference.

Volunteers in Ghana join Women's Rights march
Projects Abroad volunteers joined several hundred Ghanaians in a march to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health for women.

The 1000th volunteer from Germany joins Teaching & Projects Abroad!
Congratulations to Kathrin Boy, the 1000th Teaching & Projects Abroad volunteer from Germany who signed up last week!

Projects Abroad joins the Blogosphere!
After getting the go ahead to proceed in early January this year, we have been putting up posts from around the world.

Ghana Sports Volunteer has Goal of International Football Career
Ben Jacobs, a Sports volunteer in Ghana tells us about the project and how it has improved his chances of playing international football in the future.

Thai Conservation Volunteers Join Schools Awareness Weekend
Projects Abroad volunteers joined forces with Wetlands International and the local Krabi authorities to run a school conservation camp.

New Crocodile Conservation Project in Mexico
Conservation Manager, Oliver Garcia tells us about the new Crocodile Conservation programme which now forms part of our ongoing conservation work in Mexico.

Latest news from Taricaya Research Centre Peru
February saw the arrival of our 500th volunteer at Taricaya and that made the month special to those of us who have been involved in the project from its infancy.

Volunteers get Wet and Wild White Water Rafting in Sri Lanka
Assistant Country Manager, Jessica Bailey tells us about a recent volunteer weekend spent rafting the rivers of Southern Sri Lanka.

Projects Abroad Team Triumph in Indian Cricket Contest
India volunteers, Alice French and Ben Thurman tell us about their weekend of cricket, cows and controversy.

Latest news from our Thailand Marine Conservation Project
Conservation Manager, Marten Meynell updates us on all our conservation work from Ao Nang in Thailand.

Medical Seminar praises Projects Abroad volunteers
On Thursday the 18th of January in the town of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, Projects Abroad Director Peter Slowe met with a committee of ten of the regions most senior doctors to discuss the subject of volunteering.

Peru Conservation - Latest news from the Amazon
Stuart Timson, Director of our incredible Conservation Project in Peru gives us all the news from the Taricaya Research Centre.

Senegal Volunteers Join AIDS Awareness Day March
The beginning of December saw Projects Abroad Senegal help to coordinate an AIDS awareness day in the Pikine district of St.Louis.

Projects Abroad Make Donation to Maternity Ward in Mongolia
On December 1st Projects Abroad Mongolia made a donation to the State Second Maternity hospital in Ulaanbaatar.

South African Sports Project Wins Award
Sugar Bay Children's Camp in South Africa won an award last month as the best service provider in South Africa.

Conservation Volunteers in Thailand clean-up Koh Yao
Sarah Gregson, has been on our Conservation Project in Thailand since the start of October, here she tells us about a recent beach clean-up project that the volunteers got involved in.

Photo Competition - Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winner, Stacey Edwards and two runners-up, Erin O'Quinn and Katie Arneil. Stacey wins a weekend trip for two to Paris.

Senegal volunteers party with premiership striker El-Hadji Diouf
Projects Abroad volunteers and staff were surprised to meet Senegalese International footballer and Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf in St Louis last month.

Romania volunteers take orphans on trip to Dracula's birth place
Romania Country Director - Gabriela Badea-Gheracostea tells us about some extra activities that our Care & Community volunteers have recently been involved in.

Peru Director Discovers Lost Inca City
Tim DeWinter, the director of our Projects Abroad Peru programme tells us about his incredible recent discovery of an Inca settlement.

Volunteers join first ‘Dirty Weekend’ clean-up in Cambodia
Volunteers join first ‘Dirty Weekend’ clean-up in Cambodia
The first outing for our brand new Projects Abroad Cambodia 'Dirty Weekends' is a clean up day at the Lighthouse orphanage just south of Phnom Penh.

Medical Outreach project in Ghana expands
Medical Outreach project in Ghana expands
Alongside their regular medical project, many volunteers go out once a week to different schools and care homes in their area on our Medical Outreach project, to take care of the wounds and cuts of the local children.

Sri Lanka medical volunteer sets up counselling help-line
Sri Lanka medical volunteer sets up counselling help-line
Medical volunteer Mohit Singh, from Canada, has left a lasting legacy following his placement in Sri Lanka.

Ghana volunteer in Fun Run to raise funds for schools
Matt Baker was a teaching volunteer with Projects Abroad in Ghana. Since returning to the UK he has raised £1000 to donate to the schools where he worked.

Romania journalism project records history in the making
Journalism volunteers in Romania are continuing to take the Projects Abroad newspaper The Brasov Visitor from strength to strength.

Projects Abroad volunteer on BBC News 24
British volunteer Georgina-Kate Adams last night gave a live television interview on BBC News 24 to counter recent media reports that have questioned the merit of gap-years.

Senegal volunteer’s library appeal
Former Care & Community volunteer Erin O'Quinn would really appreciate your support for her children's library initiative in St Louis, Senegal.

Bolivia volunteers drink with the Devil!
A group of Projects Abroad volunteers in Bolivia chose an unusual way to spend their evening on June 24th.

Senegal journalism volunteers broadcast to the world
Radio journalism volunteers in Senegal may soon find their fame spreading far beyond the town of St Louis, as they broadcast over the Internet.

Volunteers help out at a Medical Camp in Tamil Nadu, India
10 doctors and 15 volunteers worked together to treat over 1000 patients on Sunday, June 11th at a Projects Abroad medical camp in Rayagiri.

Enter our photo competition and win a trip to Paris
For all you photographers out there, we are giving away 2 tickets for an STA Travel Key Accounts Eurostar weekend away in Paris. Runners up will each receive a Lonely Planet guidebook of their choice.

Conservation volunteers in Thailand visit the Similan Islands
Last month ten volunteers on our Conservation in Thailand project embarked on a four day, four night live-aboard trip to the Similan islands.

Ghana volunteer launches village library project
British volunteer, Catherine Hughes’ stay in Ghana has inspired her to build a community library for the village of Kwamoso in the Akuapem Hills.

Mature Mexico volunteers set up pen-pal link with Scottish schools
Schools separated by over 5000 miles in Mexico and Scotland have been brought together by two retired Projects Abroad volunteers.

Monks bless volunteer house and office in Cambodia
In Cambodia tradition dictates that when a new house or building is in use, Buddhist monks should attend a ceremony to officially bestow their blessings.

Peru Conservation - Latest news from the Amazon
Stuart Timson, Director of our incredible Conservation Project in Peru gives us all the news from the Taricaya Research Centre.

Volunteers in Senegal organise beach clean-up
From the first time she set foot on the beach in St Louis teaching volunteer Danielle Paffard wondered what could be done to help clear the litter that spoils an otherwise idyllic spot.

Nepal Director honoured by the Dalai Lama
Sajani Amatya, Director of Projects Abroad - Nepal was recently chosen to receive an Unsung Heroes of Compassion award from his holiness the Dalai Lama.

Giant Leatherbacks Nesting at Mexico Turtle Camp
Last week four Leatherback turtles came ashore at our Tecoman Turtle camp to lay their eggs.

Ghana Journalism Volunteers Help Refugee Camp Newspaper
Laura Tovey, Assistant Country Manager in Ghana tells us about a new project in which our journalism volunteers are getting involved.

A New Face for Care in Bolivia
Projects Abroad – Bolivia, are working jointly with Maria Christina Orphanage to restructure the home and provide care for girls, boys and young adults with mental disabilities or special needs.

Join the Projects Abroad football team in Peru
Volunteers on Teaching, Care & Community or Spanish placements in the Peruvian Sacred Valley have the chance to join the Projects Abroad football team during their stay.

Happy 800th Birthday Mongolia!
If we could choose a destination of the year for our website, this year Mongolia would probably win! 2006 marks the 800th Anniversary of the founding of the Mongolian Empire and the country is dedicating the entire year to celebrating the occasion.

Journalism volunteers needed in Bolivia
Back in June a Projects Abroad teaching volunteer, Scott Liddle, began a small newspaper with his students from the Linguistics Department at the Universidad Mayor de San Simon while on placement in Cochabamba.

Sri Lanka volunteers assist in orphanage clear-up
Jo Walton, has been working as an Assistant Manager for Projects Abroad in Sri Lanka since September, here she tells us about a recent group volunteer ‘clean-up’ effort at one of the children’s homes.

Christmas Party with a Difference in China
Assistant country manager Jess Doyle reports back from the Projects Abroad – China, Christmas party.

Care & Community volunteers show the world to Mexican children
Volunteers and children at the ‘Casa Juan Diaz’ care home in Mexico have been working hard to complete a large-scale map of the world.

Volunteers Attend Opening Ceremony of Fisherman’s Shelter in India
Projects Abroad volunteers and staff were proud to attend the opening ceremony of the newly constructed fisherman’s shelter in Keelamuttom on the South Coast of Tamil Nadu.

94 IT students complete Projects Abroad computer course in Sri Lanka
Projects Abroad are thrilled that last month nearly 100 children completed a three month-long computer training course at Mawala IT Centre.

8000 Turtle Hatchlings Released at Mexico Conservation Camp
Joel Ibarra, who works as a member of staff for Projects Abroad on our Conservation Project in Mexico updates us on their work.

Latest News from the Peruvian Jungle
The time has come again to bring you up to date with the latest goings on at Taricaya and as usual there is so much to report it is hard to know where to start.

Ghana volunteer donates money for new orphanage roof
Projects Abroad - Ghana would like to say a massive thank you to Becka Jaroszevicz, who after volunteering on a Care & Community Project for three months in 2004...

Volunteers work with Bolivian youth group
NACER (‘No a conductas en riesgo’ meaning ‘No to unsafe behaviour’), is a youth group begun by Dr. Gino Badani...

Projects Abroad sponsored Orphans attend diverse Summer School!
Projects Abroad is delighted to have supported ICTC this summer to bring a hugely successful summer course to the children of low-income families.

Latest news from our Peruvian jungle lodge
The month of July has flown by incredibly fast as both staff and volunteers alike have been busy.

Welcome ceremony kicks off Ghana summer school
The Ghanaian schools may have broken up for the summer holidays, but there is still plenty of teaching for volunteers to get involved in.

An update from our Tsunami project in India
“We feel part of the village of Keelamuttom. We live with a family here...

Hokey Pokey’s popularity transcends national boundaries!
Looking back at your time away on a project can be all the more memorable when it culminates in something which you help mould and create.

Volunteers paint orphanage in Mexico
John Etheridge was the first volunteer working there from Projects Abroad and responsible for the painting project.

Volunteers in Bolivia set up newspaper
Scott Liddle who is on his gap year in Cochabamba came up with the idea of the students putting together a newspaper to practice their English.

Projects Abroad and NSHSS team up to offer 3 month scholarship
Projects Abroad and The National Society of High School Scholars have teamed up to offer a scholarship for a three month placement in any of Projects Abroad's to sixteen destination countries.