Royalist or republican, none of us in the Quest Overseas office is one to turn our noses up at street party... particularly one involving cake, champagne and plenty of bunting!
Unfortunately, our fondness for a right royal knees-up does mean we'll be closing the office over the UK Jubilee bank holidays:
Mon 4th June - CLOSED
Tue 5th June - CLOSED
Wed 6th June - BACK TO BUSINESS 9am - 5.30pm
Happy Diamond Jubilee Queen Liz!
NOMINATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY 25TH MAY 2012
Nominate Quest Overseas in the 2012 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards and be in with a chance to win a 7-night trip for two to Kerala with Virgin Holidays & CGH Earth Hotels.
Quest Overseas were proud to achieve a "Highly Commended" in 2007, but we would be thrilled if we could go one better and win the category. We work very hard to make our projects as sustainable and ethical as possible, so we can provide mutual benefit to the community and to the volunteers.
By providing long-term support to the projects where we work, we can ensure that not only is the work done by our hardworking volunteers maintained, but that it forms part of a long-term development programme. Over the years, our own charity Quest4Change has raised over £1.5million, 100% of which has gone overseas to be used where it is needed - read our Impact Report here.
Not only would you have a warm glow inside from recommending us (we hope), but as mentioned above you could find yourself jetting off to south India to experience the best in responsible tourism (not to mention a few yummy Keralan coconut curries...)
Huge congratulations to the Water, the New Petrol student and teacher team from Peru & Mallorca, who have just been crowned joint Platinum Award winners in the "Doors to Diplomacy" competition!
Doors to Diplomacy is an international education challenge sponsored by the US State Department, designed to encourage middle & high school students around the world to produce web projects on the importance of international affairs and diplomacy.
Teacher Emma Saura, an old Quest Leader, got in touch with us to see if we (and our past volunteers) could help them with some stories from our Kenya Water Relief Project. As well as being very passionate about our projects we're a load of old gasbags and we were only too happy to share a few tales!
The final website is an absolutely fantastic resource for information on the world water crisis, how it has come about, how it's exacerbated by modern life - and how we can address it. A lot of hard work and a very well-deserved win for the team!
Inspired? Join our Kenya Project this summer and make a difference to thousands of lives.
There are just two days left on the Go Overseas Big Apple Giveaway - just leave a review on your time with Quest Overseas and be in with a chance of winning some cool Apple gear.
iPads, iPods, iTunes gift cards...all pretty nifty prizes! Here in the Quest office we've been eyeing up a shiny iPad 3 for a while now, so enter and be the envy of us all! Why not give it a go?
On the weekend of 28th & 29th April, we are holding our Training Days for Volunteers. We encourage all volunteers coming away in the summer to attend, so get in touch now if you're considering applying to volunteer.
We reckon our Pre-Departure Training Day is the most important part of a volunteer's preparations for July, ensuring you arrive at the start of your Quest Overseas not only fully equipped but also mentally & physically prepared to make the most of your time with us....
Who: Volunteers, Quest Leaders, UK Staff
Where: South London Scout Centre, Dulwich
When: Saturday 28th April - South America Teams
Sunday 29th April - Africa Teams
