http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/Lees al het nieuws uit onze bestemmingen wereldwijd. Lees hier bijvoorbeeeld het nieuws uit Ghana, het nieuws uit Peru, het nieuws uit India of het nieuws uit Zuid-Afrika.nlSun, 05 Feb 2012 06:25:03 +0000Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:25:03 +0000Volunteering AbroadProjects Abroad Ltd., IT Officehttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/rss/news/Projects Abroad Ltd.info@projects-abroad.nl (Projects Abroad NL)office@projects-abroad.net (Projects Abroad IT Office)1440Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/february-1st/Projects Abroad volunteer, Lauren Brant, had a unique opportunity during her Music Project to make an appearance on one of Bolivia’s biggest television channels. Lauren volunteered with us last year and after 3 months of teaching music to blind children, both hers and the student’s hard work was recognised.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/february-1st/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-31st/Projects Abroad’s Conservation team in Costa Rica has embarked on an exciting and essential mission to help save the Scarlet Macaws. These beautiful birds are at grave risk of extinction and our aim is to put an end to this devastation.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-31st/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-27th/The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is giving a £700 grant to two volunteers taking an elective placement in the near future. The Royal Society of Medicine gives a series of grants throughout the year and they are now looking to award grants to two elective students to tie in with their campaign on Global Health.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-27th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-12th/Booked your project? Thinking about fundraising? Your journey with Projects Abroad is on the horizon, you are just wondering how to get there... Do not be overwhelmed by the money you need to raise! This is the first challenge that you will encounter as a volunteer, and raising money is a great way to utilise your creative skills.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-12th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-6th/Alexandra Ichim, Projects Manager in Romania tells us about a recent charity show that the Projects Abroad Romania staff team and volunteers from a variety of projects, helped to arrange.Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2012/january-6th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-29th/As another year comes to a close it is immensely satisfying to look back over our accomplishments from the last 12 months. With the help and dedication of 242 volunteers, 2011 has flown by and we have made huge progress in so many of our projects and new discoveries in our biodiversity research.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-29th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-27th/Projects Abroad are currently working on an ambitious building project in Tanzania, which will see the creation of a school for one of the Maasi communities. We began the project earlier this summer and we are pleased to say that the work is almost completed.Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-27th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-16th/The Projects Abroad Peru Conservation Project; the Taricaya Research Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary this November. Conservation Director, Stuart Timson tells us more...Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-16th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-14th/Many volunteers refer to their time overseas as ‘life-changing’. For James Taylor this is certainly true. We spoke to James about his journey from Projects Abroad volunteer to a member of Projects Abroad staff to up-and-coming solicitor.Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-14th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-12th/Summer might seem like a lifetime away as we turn up the heating and get ready for Christmas, but we’ve had record interest and many early applications this autumn for next summer’s 2-Week Special programmes, so get in quick and give yourself something to look forward to!Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-12th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-08th/Projects Abroad volunteers in Ghana have helped to organise a health walk for the members of Osu Children’s Home in Accra. The walk was set up in order to raise awareness about the importance of exercising, with an aim to improve overall health and reduce hospital bills.Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/december-08th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/november-25th/Our Thailand Conservation Director, Ingrid Sprake, met recently with the founders of the Association of the Protection of the Environment (APE) and finalised details of an exciting new partnership.Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/november-25th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/november-21th/Earlier this month, on Wednesday 9th November, our Projects Abroad volunteers were visited by his Royal Highness Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla at Leganga Primary school. The surprise visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall was certainly a memorable and rewarding moment for local children and teachers, as well as our volunteers.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/november-21th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/november-10th/Our Human Rights volunteers in Ghana have recently been involved with the moving case of Kweku Nartey. This case is the second major success that the Projects Abroad Human Rights office has witnessed.Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/november-10th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-28th/Projects Abroad’s primate rehabilitation project, based in the province of Cordoba, is the only rescue centre in Argentina solely committed to the rehabilitation of primates. Volunteers have a unique opportunity here to work in the only reserve in the world dedicated to Carayá monkeys.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-28th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-26th/Projects Abroad India has organised Diwali celebrations at the Vallalar Illam orphanage in Srivelliputtur. Diwali is the most important holiday for millions of Indians. The 5 day long festival is also known as the Festival of Lights.Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-26th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-19th/Conservation Director, Ingrid Sprake, tells us about the new volunteer accommodation on the Conservation Project: ‘On 1st October we spent our first night at our new home, an eco-resort called The Dawn of Happiness situated on Ao Nammao beach about 5km East of Ao Nang and 15km South of Krabi Town.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-19th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-18th/Projects Abroad have partnered with the British Safety Council for the last couple of years. Volunteers in the UK are able to join the free course where they will gain a Level 1 Certificate in Health and Safety at Work.Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-18th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-13th/The Peru Conservation project continues to go from strength to strength. Our animal rescue centre, which forms a large part of the conservation work at the Taricaya Lodge, (our base in the Amazon jungle), has recently been recognised as the best and most effective animal rescue centre in the country by the Peruvian government.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-13th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-5th/The Projects Abroad Ecuador team are delighted to welcome their first ever volunteer! Sophie Kaiko, from Australia, has arrived in the Galapagos to take part in a Teaching project for two months. She will be joined in the coming days and weeks by fellow new recruits.Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/october-5th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-30th/Former Projects Abroad volunteer Munira Nagji was recently awarded the YMCA Peace Medal for humanitarian work. Munira volunteered with Projects Abroad on a Care project in India back in 2010.Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-30th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-28th/Projects Abroad has launched a new programme in Ghana to encourage reading as a way of improving literacy. The ‘Read and Feed’ programme inspires children to see reading as something that is enjoyable. Now all new volunteers to Ghana are being asked to bring a book with them.Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-28th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-20th/Projects Abroad are excited to announce the launch of a brand new website dedicated to our sports projects. www.volunteersports.co.uk provides you with detailed information about all of our different sports projects in the developing world.Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-20th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-7th/Our conservation team and volunteers are going all out this year to help clean the reefs, beaches, mangroves and ultimately, the ocean. Working side by side with two international environmental organisations, namely The Ocean Conservancy and Project AWARE - Dive Against Debris, our staff and volunteers now have an even deeper purpose behind the weekly coastal and marine clean ups.Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-7th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-6th/It may be school holidays in Fiji but at one school on the island of Suva, kids just couldn’t keep away. Volunteers on the Teaching programme have just finished organising a week long summer school.Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/september-6th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-22nd/Projects Abroad has just completed renovation work on five schools in the Central region of Ghana. Not only have volunteers there painted five nurseries and orphanages but they have also donated 400 exercise books and 31 school uniforms.Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-22nd/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-18th/Conservation Director, Ingrid Sprake, sent us the following report following this summer’s popular 2 Week Special programme.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-18th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-16th/Last week the Projects Abroad team in Ghana donated an assortment of hospital equipment worth 1000 Cedis to the Nkawie-Toase Government Hospital in the Atwima Nwabiagya District in the Ashanti region.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-16th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-17th/August is always a time of uncertainty as students start to receive their results. Some find they have done better than expected; others have not done as well. Decisions have to be made – whether to re-apply or accept an offer through clearing.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-17th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-2nd/Last Friday 29th July a team from Projects Abroad visited the small town of Vilachery to conduct our regular veterinary outreach trips to local villages around Madurai. This village is just a few miles from the famous local rock temple close to the Projects Abroad office. There were eight volunteers along with five staff members as well as a team of local vets.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-2nd/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-1st/On Friday 29th July, Jenny Shulman, who works with our team in India gave a speech at Karpagam University. This university is in the Southern Indian town of Coimbatore. Her talk was on the value of volunteering. It was part of a cross cultural information sharing day.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/august-1st/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/july-12th/Recruitment Director, Ian Birbeck is spending 2 months working in the India office this summer. Here’s his report: ‘I have just spent my first week back in India working with Projects Abroad. It is always a culture shock.Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/july-12th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/july-6th/Despite the austere times facing Europe there has rarely been a better or more important time to volunteer. 2011 is the European Union’s Year of Volunteering which is celebrating the countless hours of voluntary work that people of all ages do both in their local communities and beyond.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/july-6th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/june-30th/Since Projects Abroad began working on its highly impressive and important conservation project in Peru, we have recorded 52 species of bat in the Reserva Ecologica Taricaya (Taricaya Lodge).Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/june-30th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/june-14th/Projects Abroad Law & Human Rights volunteers in Ghana have helped secure the release of a Liberian man, falsely accused of defilement. Mr Koplay Pah had been assaulted, held in police custody for several months and provided with no legal representation.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/june-14th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/june-7th/As the sun begins to shine and exams start to become a distant memory lots of people are thinking about getting away. We have projects you can join for just a couple of weeks like our 2 Week Summer Specials aimed at 16-19 year olds.Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/june-7th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/may-24th/Projects Abroad have partnered with the British Safety Council for the last couple of years. Volunteers in the UK are able to join the free course where they will gain a Level 1 Certificate in Health and Safety at Work.Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/may-24th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/may-11th/The UK Government is looking at creating an International Citizen Service (ICS) and they want to pick the brains of former Projects Abroad volunteers. The ICS aims to help young people get involved in overseas volunteering.Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/may-11th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/may-4th/We hope that everyone enjoys their time overseas with Projects Abroad. However, some of our volunteers are so inspired by their experience that they are driven to go the extra mile. 18 year old Anna Henley is literally doing just that as she prepares to take part in a 10 mile hike to raise money for Mongolia.Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/may-4th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/april-13th/When people go abroad to volunteer it often makes a huge impact on their lives. This is certainly the case for Petra Oblak, who volunteered on a Care Project in Ghana in September 2009. Petra worked at an orphanage in Accra, and while she was there she saw how some of the children moved out of the orphanage when they were adopted.Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/april-13th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/april-12th/At Projects Abroad we now have our very own song, composed by South African staff member Aaron Baxter.Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/april-12th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/april-1st/A free course with the British Safety Council is once again available to Project Abroad volunteers. The next courses will take place on the 15th April and 10th June at the British Safety Council in LondonFri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/april-1st/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/march-24th/Projects Abroad volunteers are helping refugees from the Ivory Coast who have fled to neighbouring Ghana. Over 2000 refugees have been registered in the Western Region of Ghana in the past month. However, up to 20,000 more are expected to arrive as the political crisis worsens in the Ivory Coast.Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/march-24th/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/march-23rd/The decision of whether to take a gap year or not is giving a headache to students across the UK. Projects Abroad would like to offer an alternative solution – the Gap Month.Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/march-23rd/Uncategorizedhttp://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/february-21st/Ecuador and Indonesia have now joined the list of fascinating destination countries that Projects Abroad volunteers can work in. Volunteers in Ecuador will find themselves in a rainforest, helping on a range of conservation projects to guarantee the protection of these precious forests.Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.projects-abroad.nl/nieuws/?content=2011/february-21st/