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News from 2012, 5 entries

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  February 1st, 2012
  Bolivia Music Volunteer Appears on National TV!

  Projects Abroad volunteer, Lauren Brant, had a unique opportunity during her Music Project to make an appearance on one of Bolivia’s biggest television channels. Lauren volunteered with us last year and after 3 months of teaching music to blind children, both hers and the student’s hard work was recognised.

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  January 31st, 2012
  Help Save Costa Rica’s Scarlet Macaws!

  Projects Abroad’s Conservation team in Costa Rica has embarked on an exciting and essential mission to help save the Scarlet Macaws. These beautiful birds are at grave risk of extinction and our aim is to put an end to this devastation.

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  January 27th, 2012
  Win a Grant of £700 Towards an Elective Placement with Projects Abroad

  The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is giving a £700 grant to two volunteers taking an elective placement in the near future. The Royal Society of Medicine gives a series of grants throughout the year and they are now looking to award grants to two elective students to tie in with their campaign on Global Health.

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  January 12th, 2012
  Get your free Fundraising Guide

  Booked your project? Thinking about fundraising? Your journey with Projects Abroad is on the horizon, you are just wondering how to get there... Do not be overwhelmed by the money you need to raise! This is the first challenge that you will encounter as a volunteer, and raising money is a great way to utilise your creative skills.

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  January 6th, 2012
  Romania Drama and Dance Volunteers Host Charity Show

  Alexandra Ichim, Projects Manager in Romania tells us about a recent charity show that the Projects Abroad Romania staff team and volunteers from a variety of projects, helped to arrange.

News from 2011

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  December 29th, 2011
  Taricaya Research Centre: December 2011

  As another year comes to a close it is immensely satisfying to look back over our accomplishments from the last 12 months. With the help and dedication of 242 volunteers, 2011 has flown by and we have made huge progress in so many of our projects and new discoveries in our biodiversity research.

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  December 27th, 2011
  More Volunteers Needed for Building Work in Tanzania!

  Projects Abroad are currently working on an ambitious building project in Tanzania, which will see the creation of a school for one of the Maasi communities. We began the project earlier this summer and we are pleased to say that the work is almost completed.

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  December 16th, 2011
  Peru Conservation Project Celebrates 10th Anniversary!

  The Projects Abroad Peru Conservation Project; the Taricaya Research Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary this November. Conservation Director, Stuart Timson tells us more...

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  December 14th, 2011
  Interview with Former Volunteer - James Taylor

  Many volunteers refer to their time overseas as ‘life-changing’. For James Taylor this is certainly true. We spoke to James about his journey from Projects Abroad volunteer to a member of Projects Abroad staff to up-and-coming solicitor.

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  December 12th, 2011
  Places Filling up Fast on 2-Week Specials for Summer 2012

  Summer might seem like a lifetime away as we turn up the heating and get ready for Christmas, but we’ve had record interest and many early applications this autumn for next summer’s 2-Week Special programmes, so get in quick and give yourself something to look forward to!

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  December 08th, 2011
  Ghana Volunteers Lead Health Walk with Orphans

  Projects Abroad volunteers in Ghana have helped to organise a health walk for the members of Osu Children’s Home in Accra. The walk was set up in order to raise awareness about the importance of exercising, with an aim to improve overall health and reduce hospital bills.

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  November 25th, 2011
  Thailand Conservation Reforestation Project Moves to Higher Grounds!

  Our Thailand Conservation Director, Ingrid Sprake, met recently with the founders of the Association of the Protection of the Environment (APE) and finalised details of an exciting new partnership.

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  November 21th, 2011
  A Royal Surprise in Tanzania!

  Earlier this month, on Wednesday 9th November, our Projects Abroad volunteers were visited by his Royal Highness Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla at Leganga Primary school. The surprise visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall was certainly a memorable and rewarding moment for local children and teachers, as well as our volunteers.

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  November 10th, 2011
  More Success for the Human Rights Team in Ghana

  Our Human Rights volunteers in Ghana have recently been involved with the moving case of Kweku Nartey. This case is the second major success that the Projects Abroad Human Rights office has witnessed.

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  October 28th, 2011
  More Volunteers Needed at the Argentina Primate Rehabilitation Project

  Projects Abroad’s primate rehabilitation project, based in the province of Cordoba, is the only rescue centre in Argentina solely committed to the rehabilitation of primates. Volunteers have a unique opportunity here to work in the only reserve in the world dedicated to Carayá monkeys.

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