So here’s the first blog from the Andean Expedition team….enjoy! The team in the Colca Canyon… It all started so well with 7 of us and only 6 bags… Luckily this was only temporaryand Sureyya´s bag joined us a couple of days later after its own adventure. After meeting our ´heroic´leaders (they´d had an early […]

So here’s the first blog from the Andean Expedition team….enjoy! The team in the Colca Canyon… It all started so well with 7 of us and only 6 bags… Luckily this was only temporaryand Sureyya´s bag joined us a couple of days later after its own adventure. After meeting our ´heroic´leaders (they´d had an early […]

Here’s an update from the Tanzania Team’s first week on the project… All the team have reached Tanzania, though some unfortunately without their luggage thus many necessities. This has thankfully been resolved with a coordinated effort from both Alix and Simon.  Two of the lost bag shave reached our Babati (Finlay’s and Louisa’s) while Alastair’s […]

Here’s an update from the Tanzania Team’s first week on the project… All the team have reached Tanzania, though some unfortunately without their luggage thus many necessities. This has thankfully been resolved with a coordinated effort from both Alix and Simon.  Two of the lost bag shave reached our Babati (Finlay’s and Louisa’s) while Alastair’s […]

In the absence of a blog from the Villa Maria team (obviously they are working far too hard to get one written) here’s some photos of what they have been getting up to….thanks Lucho! Constructing new homes and new classrooms for the Quest school… Organising activities and games for the children and taking part in […]

Well…it seems like blog posts from our teams overseas are like buses…..you wait ages for one then they all turn up at once! Here’s the latest from the Villa Maria team. Thanks to Sophie for sending this one through! Monday-Thursday We arrived and met the secret member of the team i.e. May, unfortunately Adam couldn´t […]

Well…it seems like blog posts from our teams overseas are like buses…..you wait ages for one then they all turn up at once! Here’s the latest from the Villa Maria team. Thanks to Sophie for sending this one through! Monday-Thursday We arrived and met the secret member of the team i.e. May, unfortunately Adam couldn´t […]

And here’s another short snippet from the Andean Expedition team…. Everyone passed through customs smoothly…until it was Tye’s turn, whom Pete had stitched up by packing illegal goods into his bag: cinnamon, popcorn and porridge which were all confiscated! Finally across the border we arrived in Arica, or Deadsville as we called it. The more […]

Monday. A new day, a new week, and a new dam site to work on. The site at Nzyee was a dam improvement, not a ‘dam-from-scratch’ scenario; but that did not mean it would be a small task. The dam required heightening, widening and thickening to improve its effectiveness for the local community. It took […]

Monday. A new day, a new week, and a new dam site to work on. The site at Nzyee was a dam improvement, not a ‘dam-from-scratch’ scenario; but that did not mean it would be a small task. The dam required heightening, widening and thickening to improve its effectiveness for the local community. It took […]