Some of our Achievements - in Numbers

These numbers show a few of our achievements up to now. Although these cannot do justice to the wonderful work done by so many Projects Abroad volunteers who have given up their time to go abroad in the last 16 years, we thank them all for their hard work and commitment.

23The number of developing countries that we work with across 5 continents.
18,500 + The number of Projects Abroad volunteers to date.
34The number of different nationalities of our volunteers.
292The number of schools, language centers and other organizations that have benefited from our Teaching projects. Aside from conversational English, volunteers have also taught French, German, Math, Art, Drama, Music and IT!
173The number of orphanages, disabled centers and other organizations that have benefited from our Care Projects.
410The number of children our volunteers have helped to care for at the Maria Cristina orphanage that Projects Abroad manages in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
6The number of Conservation & Environment destinations we have.
500,000The estimated combined number of Olive Ridley, Leatherback, Hawksbill, Loggerhead and Green Turtles we have protected on Conservation Projects in Mexico, Costa Rica and Peru.
476The number of hectares of Amazon Rainforest granted Projects Abroad to operate as an ecological reserve in Peru - the 'Reserva Ecologica Taricaya'
(please visit: Volunteer Conservation in Peru website).
137The height (in feet) of our canopy walkway at 'Taricaya'.
6The number of years our Green Village Conservation Project has been running, working to increase awareness and practice of organic agriculture and sustainable development in Southern India.
47The number of areas our Medicine volunteers work in, from Acupuncture to X-ray!
21.12The cost (in dollars) of offsetting the carbon emissions of a return trip to Ghana. We at Projects Abroad are very concerned about climate change and believe that actions like this can be the first step towards preserving the planet for future generations.