This Thursday (17th November 2011) Quest will have a stand at  the City of London Freemen’s School’s Careers, Education & Gap Convention so if you have questions about our Gap Year teams in Africa and South America or simply want to know more about travel in those parts of the world then come and chat […]

For all the teams who worked on the construction of the Clinic in Pensulo, Malawi – we’ve just received some fantastic photos of it in action from the Joshua Oprhan & Community Care trustees. It’s great to see the final result of the hard work of so many teams and the benefit it is having […]

  I was fortunate this year and was able to lead the team in Malawi. Though I was unable to be there from the start I did have the privilege of being there for the completion and was incredibly proud of all of those that helped to construct the feeding centre. The bellow is a […]

No one could doubt that 2011 has been an eventful year in global events – with the ‘Arab Spring’ spreading from Tunisia across North Africa and the Middle East, the killing of Osama bin Laden, News International, and deepening economic woes with the Eurozone Crisis. Here at Quest Overseas, it’s also been eventful, if on […]

  It was great to see so many of you at the ball last Sunday.  We hope that you all had a great night and that the morning after was not too painful.   Thank you all again for your hard work.   So to start with here is the winning video from The Kenya […]

A really lovely message and set of images sent through by Joe Kioko at the Africa Sand Dam Foundation with whom we work in Kenya, hand in hand with project partners Excellent: “Greetings from Africa Sand Dam Foundation, Mtito Andei, Kenya. On behalf of the entire ASDF Fraternity, I take this opportunity to thank you […]

Last Sunday night, Quest volunteers past and present dusted off their glad rags and headed to the Annual Reunion Ball at the Artesian Well in Clapham…..   It was a brilliant night, where the volunteers and staff alike got a chance to celebrate their successes and hard work on the projects, immortalised in photos and with prizes for […]

Our final day in the office until next Wednesday, we just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2012. Also, here are our office hours for the next week Friday 23rd December – 9am – 2pm Monday 26th December – CLOSED Tuesday 27th December – CLOSED Wednesday 28th […]

The Villa Maria team have only been in Quito a week but they have certainly packed a lot in….here’s what they’ve been getting up toin their own words! After dribbling into Hostel Tutamanda in Quito due to different flights, accusations of bribery at Miami Airport and food poisoning acquired before even trying Ecuadorian mussels, we […]

We’re not ones to brag (too much), but it’s great to read that top of the Guardian Readers’ tips for “life-changing trips” list is the rainforest conservation project run by CREES in Manu in the Peruvian Amazon. CREES do some fantastic work at ensuring communities have the knowledge, tools and infrastructure to live sustainably in […]