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News from 2016
August 9th, 2016
Projects Abroad Physiotherapy volunteer presents at the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week in ManilaVictor Lee, a Projects Abroad Physiotherapy volunteer, presented at the 38th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week in the Philippines on the establishment of a community-based Rehab and Disability Centre, the first of its kind in the northern part of Cebu island.
July 20th, 2016
Cambodia’s “ghost nets” in the spotlight at Conservation Asia conferenceSea Sorn, Base Manager and Field Coordinator at Projects Abroad’s Cambodia Diving & Marine Conservation project recently presented a talk at the Conservation Asia conference about 'ghost nets', discarded fishing nets that present a major threat to marine life.
June 29th, 2016
Projects Abroad Argentina opens new Canine Therapy projectProjects Abroad Argentina is set to welcome its first volunteers at the new Canine Therapy Project in Córdoba, this July. Fundación Jingles (The Jingles Foundation) is a privately run therapy centre, aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of its clients with the assistance of the 32 therapy dogs that live at the centre.
June 8th, 2016
Nepal Disaster Relief project continues to make strong impact one year laterIt's been one year since volunteers on our Disaster Relief project in Nepal began rebuilding schools in the Kathmandu valley. Since then, hundreds of volunteers have built over 60 classrooms, enabling 1500 children to return to school.
June 8th, 2016
Projects Abroad partners with Red Cross and Recosol to aid refugees and migrants in ItalyProjects Abroad is launching a Refugee Project in Italy to assist refugees and migrants as they reach the Italian coast after what has undoubtedly been a long and arduous journey from their home country.
June 7th, 2016
Providing safe drinking water to schoolchildren in MadagascarCare volunteers in Andasibe, Madagascar helped to provide a local school with clean drinking water. The volunteers built brick and cement stoves on the premises, which will be used to boil water for the next day. The tap water in the area is often unsafe to drink, and the students run the risk of suffering stomach aches and digestive problems.
April 22nd, 2016
Projects Abroad celebrates World Book Day 2016 around the worldTo mark World Book Day this year, Projects Abroad will be holding events in nine destinations to promote literacy and highlight the importance of reading and writing for children.
April 20th, 2016
Projects Abroad in Kenya begins new partnership with Soysambu ConservancyAs of April 2016, our African Savannah Conservation project in Kenya has been transferred from the Kigio Wildlife Conservancy to the Soysambu Conservancy.
March 7th, 2016
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February 15th, 2016
Projects Abroad Volunteers Break Ground on Sixth Disaster Relief ProjectProjects Abroad Disaster Relief volunteers started building work on their sixth school building in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
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