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 […]

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 […]

On our Tanzania project we work alongside the Livingstone Tanzania Trust, striving for a better future LTT and Quest aim to promote sustainable development through education by working alongside local communities. We do this by improving educational facilities, improving the community’s health through education and diet and developing sustainable forms of income to ensure self-sufficiency. […]

Want to have a chat with us about the different project and expedition teams availlable with Quest Overseas? Or do you just need a bit of advice on travel in Africa & South America? If so come and find us at one of the two Gap Year Fairs happening in Sussex this week. Varndean College, […]

It looks like superheroes might be making a comeback.. In an effort to help prevent crime in Brazil an ex police officer has taken to the streets dressed as batman in a bid to bridge the gap between locals and police officers by showing children that police and the state are there to help.   […]

The 2012 Bolivia Gap Year team are well underway with their project work at the Inti Wara Yassi animal sanctuaries deep in the Bolivian Jungle; constructing much needed rehabilitation enclosures for recently rescued monkeys in Parque Jacj Cuisi before going on to take daily responsiblity for the care of the animals in the more established […]

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 […]

It seems that President Obama’s fans Obama’s fans are as original as ever! Look at what he was offered when he attended the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena last weekend. Unfortunately President Obama wasn’t able to keep the gift, but he made sure he didn’t leave without sending the owner of the donkey a […]

After a quiet spell the blogs are coming in thick and fast from the Bolivia Gap Year Team – check out what they got up to during their first week of expedition…. Expedition Blog Ice-Climbing, Death Road, the fall of Gabe and Apolobamba. After our departure from Ambue Ari the team arrived in La Paz […]

Ever fancied just leaving behind your hectic day to day life and going away to paradise? Well this 86 year old Yorkshire man did just that! In 1962 Brendan Grimshaw bought the island Moyenne. Since then has been reintroducing the indigenous giant turtoise and reforesting the area. He now shares the island paradise with 120 […]