So the Villa Maria team fly down to Lima to start their project work in Villa Maria this evening, but we’re sure their time in Ecuador won’t be quickly forgotten. Thanks to the sterling efforts of leader Jimmy ‘Spielberg’ McSparron – the 3 weeks of Spanish lessons, trekking, beaches and fun has been captured on […]

Final update from the team’s language phase, thanks to Jaiya! As we entered our final week in Quito, Jimmy and Pete decided to spring upon us a set of group tasks that would challenge our knowledge on the local culture, language and history – as well as make us look absolutely ridiculous! After a long day […]

Are you part of the crowd which missed out on the Olympic tickets? Well all is not lost, you might still be able to be part of the action, and this time get paid for it as well! Have a look at the details below for six jobs on offer working in the Olympic village this summer: Coca-Cola […]

Here’s the latest from the Villa Maria Team’s time at the project – keep up the good work guys! Tuesday started as usual, we had breakfast and then visited one of the local communities with an array of games and activities in hand to amuse and entertain the children. Despite the sweltering heat, we managed […]

For those of you aware of the work of Jane Goodall, you might be interested in the following opportunity. The Jane Goodall Institute is holding a private screening of the recent release of “Jane’s Journey”, one of the 15 movies shortlisted for the Best Documentary in this year’s Oscars. The screening is taking place at […]

Here’s the latest from the Villa Maria team who are settling into their final week on the project….Big thanks to Alice & Jaiya for this one! By our third week in VM the team has settled into a routine involving sweltering morning climbs to reach far out communities, mass amounts of colouring (standards of castles, […]

It can be a bit tricky for volunteers to pop across to Africa to see how their hard work has paid off, so we like to keep everyone up to date where we can … The people at Mwandika and Maliro send their love to the 2011 Malawi Summer Team, who built and decorated the […]

The Bolivia Gap Year team have been away for just over a week now, brushing up on their Spanish skills in beautiful Sucre. Here’s the first installment of madness compliments of Eshan… Day 1, zero hour, arriving in Sucre was the start of an already eventful trip. Gabriella had lost her bags and Jack didn’t […]

The Bolivia Gap Year team have been away for just over a week now, brushing up on their Spanish skills in beautiful Sucre. Here’s the first installment of madness compliments of Eshan… Day 1, zero hour, arriving in Sucre was the start of an already eventful trip. Gabriella had lost her bags and Jack didn’t […]

After the much awaited arrival of the Wood for construction our last week at Villa Maria saw the construction of a new classroom for the school. Six days of hard work involving sawing, drilling, sanding, varnishing and painting (and thankfully no major DIY disasters) resulted in the completion of the walls and door of the […]