Quest News

Yes, that classic that every Quest Africa team has no doubt sung along to on numerous occasions while on projects and expeditions has been sampled for a new RnB track.  There are many covers of this iconic tune but this has to be the worst.  The remix by Karl Wolf, RnB singer from Canada has […]

After 12 years of shenanigans in the changing rooms, Quest Volunteers will be moving to new accommodation above the school. For all you that have spent time there here are a few photos of how it looks now. Please feel free to write about any of the memories you have of the place. Be it […]

UK sport once more triumphs over that of our friends Down Under…forget The Ashes, forget the Rugby World Cup, this time the UK reigns supreme in Extreme Ironing… Recently 128 UK divers have taken the record for the most amount of people ironing underwater, at a depth of 15-20m, from the Australians in freezing January […]

Good news for all of you out there who enjoy a quick kebab on the way home after a night out….it may not be as unhealthy as you think…(as long as you eat the right one)!! At first glance the doner kebab could seem a relatively healthy option, aside from its legendary grease and salt, […]

Check out BBC1 this Wednesday at 9pm and see Lucy King in action! That’s right; Quest’s former Africa Operations Manager is now part of a fascinating study into how African bees can scare Elephants. The series is all about Save The Elephants work in the Samburu-Laikipia ecosystem in Kenya. Since 1995 STE have been tracking […]

Here in the UK it would be out of the question to turn up to work drunk. Not only would it affect the quality of your work but the health and safety issues would be a nightmare! In fact if you were operating heavy machinery or driving it would be illegal! This view is not […]

With the bitterly cold weather this Christmas you might be thinking ‘global warming, what global warming?’, but with plans for a 3rd runway and 6th Terminal at Heathrow carbon is still at the forefront of many people’s minds.So should we feel guilty about jetting off around the world? Is there anything that really does ‘offset’ […]

The British government has started a campaign to help make travellers aware of what they can and cannot bring back to the UK. Not so much focussed on illegal trafficking or smuggling, it’s more looking at preventing unwanted pests or diseases from bringing in food or other organic products. After the past few years, where […]

Check out Excellent Developments video on-line now and learn more about Sandams and how they are changing the lives for many people in rural Kenya. With another year of poor rains in Kenya there is real risk of starvation. Sandams act as reservoirs and can be used to irrigate the land, so this project has […]

While 80% of Americans disapprove of Bush in opinion polls, similar polls in Africa show that the same percentage approved of him while in office.  When he visited Tanzania last February President Jakaya Kikwete praised Bush commenting that he had been “good friends to our country, and Africa.” So why do many African’s like President […]