http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/Projects Abroad news. Find out the latest information about our projects all over the world, the work of our volunteers, our new placements, new destinations and much moreenThu, 17 May 2012 23:34:58 +0100Thu, 17 May 2012 23:34:58 +0100Volunteering AbroadProjects Abroad Ltd., IT Officehttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/rss/news/Projects Abroad Ltd.info@projects-abroad.co.uk (Projects Abroad UK)office@projects-abroad.net (Projects Abroad IT Office)1440Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/may-16th/On 22nd July 2011, Tore Eikeland was murdered on Utøya Island, Norway, along with 68 of his friends. In April 2010, Projects Abroad founder and Director, Peter Slowe, met with Tore's socialist delegation and worked together on the funding of an anti-fascist youth conference. In Tore’s memory, Project Abroad has now established the Tore Eikeland Memorial Fund. Projects Abroad has donated two free places a year for three years for volunteering in Africa.Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/may-16th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/may-14th/Not everyone relishes getting older but at Projects Abroad we’re over the moon at turning 20 years old! Projects Abroad was founded in 1992 with a small group of volunteers joining Teaching projects in Moldova. Two decades later and we now run projects in 28 destinations and annually support more than 8000 volunteers on our projects.Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/may-14th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/may-7th/Projects Abroad Care volunteers in Senegal have been doing a great job in one of the local Talibé Centres. Noticing that the children’s feet were bare and injured Naomi from the US, Christina from Norway and Coby from Germany resolved to club together and buy some shoes.Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/may-7th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-25th/In January, Projects Abroad started a new project at a primary school in Steenberg, Cape Town. We revisited the school last week and interviewed some students. They had some interesting things to say about our volunteers!Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-25th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-20th/Projects Abroad PRO volunteer, Dr Jennifer Caplin, has been working with us since November on an intensive eight month dentistry project in Shanghai. Having completed four years of university and a further four years of dental school, Dr Caplin told us of her need for a change before entering the workforce!Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-20th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-17th/Projects Abroad’s volunteers in Fiji have made an exceptional effort with their Flood Relief Donation Campaign in aiding local Fijians who have been affected by the recent flooding. Volunteers had a brilliant idea of setting up a camp at Nadi International Airport where they had a very successful day collecting donations.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-17th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-12th-(2)/I had recently graduated when I saw a small advert in a magazine advertising “Teaching in Moldavia” in 1992. I was slightly intrigued. I didn’t know much about Moldavia but liked the idea of combining some travel and teaching overseas.Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-12th-(2)/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-12th/Lizzie Bendle volunteered on a Medicine project with Projects Abroad as a pre-university student in Togo and Ghana in 2001. After deferring her university entry for a year Lizzie decided to use her gap year to gain some worthwhile experience in her chosen field of study - medicine.Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-12th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-4th/Projects Abroad volunteers in Tanzania have had a busy year! They are coming to the end of a building project in a school in Engikarat, near Kilimanjaro, and in the next month we hope to see its grand opening… Following on from this success we now have even more ambitious plans to build a primary school in the Maasai village of Meserani, south of Arusha.Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-4th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-2nd/Projects Abroad has launched Ghana’s first ever campaign in Kete Krachi, in order to raise awareness about the brutal reality of Child Trafficking. It is estimated that 26,000 children are trafficked in Ghana each year, most of which are held in the fishing industry as modern day slaves. Trafficking is characterised by the movement of children from one area to another, and often sees children as young as 3 years old subjected to conditions of forced labour.Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/april-2nd/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-27th/Staff at our pioneering Conservation project in Cambodia are keen to have the help of more volunteers this April. We’ve had a record breaking start to 2012, with 40 volunteers joining the project between January and March; however, we need to keep the momentum and consistency going!Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-27th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-16th/Following on from a 3 month placement in Ghana, Harriet Walker has been inspired to take on a new challenge, a round the world yacht race! Here she tells us more: ‘This time last year I had just arrived in Cape Coast, Ghana and given half the chance I would get on a flight back over there tomorrow! It was my three month trip of a lifetime that inspired me to take on my next big adventure – The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-16th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-15th/Projects Abroad volunteer, Virginie Thouvenin, from France, has made an unusual and inventive donation to her care placement in Senegal. Noticing the need for a more organised way of storing the children’s books, she sought out a carpenter in order to install four bookshelves.Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-15th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-8th/Conservation Manager, Richard Munday updates us on the exciting Scarlet Macaw project, which forms part of our Conservation Project in Costa Rica: ‘As each month passes we are gradually increasing the rhythm of the Macaw project so that eventually, when we reach April/May we are there 24 hours a day 7 days a week.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-8th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-2nd/Our international, community-focused journalism project, Voices of the World is gaining momentum. We have now established Voices of the World clubs in India, Romania, South Africa and Senegal, thus giving the chance to local young people to attend free workshops on journalism and publish their articles in our online publication – www.voices-of-the-world.org.Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-2nd/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-1st/Our first donations from the Bring-A-Book programme were presented to Apostolic Preparatory School in Ghana last month by volunteers, Hannah Pascoe-Smith, Harrison Swaine and Thomas Haynes. Bring-A-Book is a programme in which volunteers are asked to bring English children’s books with them when they arrive in their destination countries.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/march-1st/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/february-27th/Volunteering on a Care project requires lots of enthusiasm, energy and, of course, ideas! Why not dust off the memories of your old childhood games, and share these with the children on your project? Former care volunteer in Argentina, Line Christensen, did just this and revealed her simple but brilliant idea of making play dough!Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/february-27th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/february-21st/Due to the success of our placements in Phnom Penh we have now expanded to Siem Reap. Siem Reap is a large town about 5 hours' drive from Phnom Penh and is famous for being the closest town to the incredible temple complexes of Angkor Wat.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.ie/news/?content=2012/february-21st/