A Day in the Life of a Villa Maria Volunteer By Tilly Danby and Zoe Kayton Ten alarm clocks sound at 6.15 am and the team awakens with the good intention of going for a jog. On a usual day about half us will actually leave the cosy confines of our beds and head out […]

Hello hello, Brighton had a great Marathon on Sunday, with over 10.000 participants. Quest4Change marked its presence doing volunteer work. We had a water station at the end of the 6th mile, and me and my fellow Portuguese friends were there to help with the water station, as we are trying to get involved with […]

Without being too generic, it really is hard to believe that today should be our last day in Sucre. I would put special emphasis on the word ‘should’ however, as, despite our aims to leave the city, our actual destination beyond this is still yet to be decided. The reason for such uncertainty is the […]

Hi people, It’s been a while since we posted a blog and a lot has happened in that time. We left you while we waited in Sucre, uncertain as to whether the Bolivian miners would permit our departure. After a good 48 hours we boarded a bus to Potosi… only to disembark 10km outside the […]

Our very first team update of the year, written by the talented Mr Noah Shasha. With nationalities spanning the globe, nine adults converge upon the bustling metropolis that is Quito; four Redcoats, two Yanks, one Spaniard, a Canadian, and a Frenchwoman take their first step on what is sure to be an extraordinary adventure. Despite […]

  Tussled once more by our blaring alarms, nine travelers clutch their heads as they slowly but surely become accustomed to the altitude of Lake Titicaca; taking part in a few traditional meals consisting of abundant trout, trying on the cholits’ local garb, and gliding across it’s placid surface via kayak to the isle of […]

Thanks to Liz Munday for her update from Malawi, keep up the great work guys. Achimuene! Having finished our stay in Chillingani, we have just arrived in Pensulo. It was very sad to say goodbye to all of the wonderful children we got on so well with, and the rest of the community, but we […]

Thanks to Liz Munday for her update from Malawi, keep up the great work guys. Achimuene! Having finished our stay in Chillingani, we have just arrived in Pensulo. It was very sad to say goodbye to all of the wonderful children we got on so well with, and the rest of the community, but we […]

  Thanks Becca (Quinn) for another great update from the guys working hard in Lima: Day 11It was time to perform again! After a few more days of practice we felt more prepared for our next routines in groups of 2 and 3 with dances ranging from disco to mambo. The show went well everybody […]

After two weeks on the project in Villa Maria, our team have quite a following. Check out one of their latest Sunday show performances, can you work out who’s playing Michael Jackson??? Click here to see some more crazy videos of their time on the project.