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News from 2008, 13 entries
- April 17th, 2008
New Sports Projects in MoroccoAfter 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.
- April 14th, 2008
Teaching in Thailand - Vacation UpdateThailand is the only one of our destinations to take their main school vacation during April and the start of May. This year we've been running two exciting teaching programs during this time, one in Ao Nang and one in Chumphon.
- April 11th, 2008
Record Numbers Apply for 2-Week SpecialsThe 2-Week High School Specials programs 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.
- March 24th, 2008
April 10th - Meet Canadian staff at Toronto Open HouseThe Canadian Projects Abroad team will be hosting an Open House on April 10th from 4-8 pm at our Toronto Office just south of Yonge & Bloor.
- March 10th, 2008
Results of School Drawing Competition in PeruCountry Director, Tim DeWinter tells us about a recent drawing competition organised by Projects Abroad:
- February 26th, 2008
Race Update - Projects Abroad Sponsors Atlantic Boat DuoOn 2nd December 2007 two Cornish gig rowers began the ultimate rowing challenge: to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
- February 21st, 2008
Thailand Conservation Project supports International Year of the Reef 2008The 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.
- January 30th, 2008
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 soccer extravaganza. The eyes of the continent turned to Ghana - the host nation, and they did not disappoint.
- January 24th, 2008
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!
- January 17th, 2008
New Destinations for Spring 2008 - Brazil, Jamaica and TogoProjects Abroad is launching three new destinations in 2008, Brazil, Jamaica and Togo.
- January 8th, 2008
Manchester United Looking Towards MoldovaNews 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 Soccer team who play in the Moldovan A Division.
- January 7th, 2008
Projects Abroad 2007 Sports Review2007 was a fantastic year for Projects Abroad in terms of the sporting achievements of our staff.
- January 4th, 2008
Peru Conservation Project Gains Official Animal Sanctuary StatusConservation director, Stuart Timson gives us the latest news from the Taricaya Reserve.
Latest news from 2007
- December 11th, 2007
James Caan Proposes Sudan Programme to Projects AbroadJames Caan - of BBC Dragon's Den fame - has asked Projects Abroad to set up a teaching and care programme in Sudan.
- December 10th, 2007
Projects Abroad Sponsors Atlantic Boat DuoOn 2nd December 2007, two Cornish gig rowers began their adventure to row across the Atlantic Ocean in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care.
- November 30th, 2007
Director Peter Slowe appears on Sky News and BBC News 24In 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.
- November 21st, 2007
Wedding Celebrations for Sri Lanka Staff and VolunteersAssistant Manager, Catherine Stidston tells us how the volunteers in Sri Lanka had the chance to experience a traditional Sri Lankan wedding.
- November 5th, 2007
Latest News from our Thailand Marine Conservation ProjectAs 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.
- October 24th, 2007
Volunteers Join Rugby World Cup Celebrations in South AfricaSouth African volunteers witnessed a great accomplishment on Saturday night as the Springboks took the 15-6 victory over England for the Rugby World Cup!
- October 23rd, 2007
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.
- October 9th, 2007
Latest News from our Conservation Project in Southern AfricaThe 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.
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