Projects Abroad Australia News

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 program 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 program to help the children socialize: they organized shows, carnivals and puppet shows.

Toronto Open House BBQ!

8 Sep 2008

The Canadian Projects Abroad team will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday September 23rd from 4-8pm at our Toronto Office just south of Yonge & Bloor.

Volunteers go zip lining in Cordoba's Hills

28 Aug 2008

Our two week special volunteers who were in Argentina on a medical program 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.

Projects Abroad's Soccer Academy Receives Support from Arsenal Star

17 Jul 2008

Emmanuel EbouÃ© of English Premiership team, Arsenal has recently thrown his support behind the latest Projects Abroad sport project.Â Projects Abroad have set up a soccer 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 - dance-clubs with a big eco-twist - 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.

Deputy Director takes on 1000 Mile Cycle Challenge

02 Jun 2008

Richard Clowes, Deputy Director of Projects Abroad is cycling 1,000 miles from one corner of Great Britain to the other, to raise money for Addis Ababa Safe House in Ethiopia.

20,000th Volunteer joins Projects Abroad

29 May 2008

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.