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Why PROJECT TRUST?
Project Trust is the oldest organisation specialising in voluntary placements for
school-leavers. We have almost 50 years experience of selecting, training and supporting
young people through 12 months of work and adventure overseas.
• a wealth of EXPERIENCE
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We have been around since the 1960s.
• rigorous selection process
We take the time to get to know you.
• comprehensive training
before you embark on your year.
• three tier support system
while you are overseas.
• sustainable & ethical projects
• gain a qualification
• registered charity
Our week-long selection process allows us to make
well-informed decisions on whether we have a suitable
project for each candidate, and allows candidates to decide
whether Project Trust is the right organisation for them to
volunteer with.
We only send 300 school-leavers overseas each year,
allowing the volunteers to get to know our staff team on
a personal level. Through our staff’s knowledge of each
individual volunteer, our intensive pre-departure training
course and our three-tier support system, our volunteers
head overseas with the confidence that they are embarking
on the adventure of a lifetime, with any assistance they need
easily available. When volunteers return from their year
overseas they attend a debriefing course and join Project
Trust’s network of almost 7,000 Returned Volunteers.
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We expect our volunteers to throw themselves into their
work, constantly looking for ways to maximise their
positive impact and really make the most of their time
overseas by fulfilling their role at their placement,
as well as setting up secondary projects like art clubs,
sports teams or English tuition groups.
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Our 12 month programme is available in all countries and covers
all types of project. There is also the option of an eight month
placement in a few of the countries. Particip8, our eight month
programme has evolved directly through volunteer demand.
Increasingly, volunteers have university interviews in the autumn
term, perhaps music or drama auditions or choose to receive
their exam results before applying for university. The variety of
countries and projects available on Particip8 is limited, however
we endeavour to offer the same high quality of service and
support throughout.
Timescales
12 Months
particip8*
Selection
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Departure
Debriefing
Apr - Dec 2015
June - July 2016
Aug - Sept 2016
Aug 2017
Apr 2015 - Feb 2016
Nov/Dec 2016
Jan 2017
Aug 2017
* Particip8 is the snappy name for our eight month programme.
Most of the country programmes shown on
the maps are likely to continue running in
2016/17, but at the time this booklet went to
press all the projects for 2015/16 had not been
finalised. We are always looking at extending
our programme so watch out for new
countries on our website. Project Trust cannot
guarantee that every one of these countries
will be available for 2016/17.
For the latest information regarding our
programme, please visit our website.
www.projecttrust.org.uk
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#13
the volunteer journey #1
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Volunteering with Project Trust is a journey of discovery, and the first part of
that journey is making your way to our home on the Isle of Coll for Selection.
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Project Trust’s Selection Courses last for four days.
Volunteering for a year is a massive commitment, and
spending a week on Coll gives you the chance to get to
know Project Trust as an organisation, and gives us enough
time to make an informed decision as to whether you
would be suitable for a long-term voluntary placement.
For your stay on Coll you’ll live with a host family,
giving you the chance to immerse yourself in
the community of the island. People on Coll
have been hosting volunteers for up to 30 years,
and take great pride in the island’s hospitable,
welcoming culture.
Throughout the week you’ll take part in a range of activities
including group tasks, community volunteering, interviews,
giving a presentation and teaching a lesson. The activities
throughout the week are designed to give all the candidates
a chance to demonstrate their different strengths, allowing
us to match their skills to the requirements of host partners
and communities.
During Selection you’ll receive presentations
about all the countries we send volunteers to,
and you’ll have the chance to speak to members
of staff responsible for coordinating our country
programmes to help you make a decision about
where you might like to volunteer.
#thisisprojecttrust
#beachcleaning
#isle of coll
#15
BOOKING ONTO SELECTION
#16
We advise you to book early, as selection courses fill
up very quickly, especially in school holidays, so as
soon as you’ve made the decision to come up, go to
our website and book on.
We ask for a deposit of £150 to confirm your place on a course
and this can be paid either by cheque, by credit or debit card
over the phone or online via our website. This selection deposit
is non-refundable and guarantees your place on your chosen
course and covers your return ferry tickets from Oban and your
food and accommodation on the Isle of Coll. It also counts
towards your final fundraising total for your placement overseas.
The actual costs for each individual to attend selection on the
Isle of Coll are greater than £150 but Project Trust covers the
additional costs through its own fundraising efforts.
The full amount of £150 will be credited to your final fundraising
total if you are selected.
book now! www.projecttrust.org.uk/selection
SELECTION COURSES 2015
Monday 6 - Friday 10 April
Monday 13 - Friday 17 April
Monday 25 - Friday 29 May
Monday 8 - Friday 12 June
Monday 27 - Friday 31 July
Saturday 1 - Wednesday 5 August
Monday 10 - Friday 14 August
Monday 17 - Friday 21 August
Monday 14 - Friday 18 September
Monday 21 - Friday 25 September
Monday 5 - Friday 9 October
Monday 12 - Friday 16 October
Monday 19 - Friday 23 October
Tuesday 27 - Friday 31 October
Tuesday 3 - Friday 7 November
Tuesday 24 - Friday 28 November
Tuesday 8 - Friday 12 December
These dates could be subject to change,
please check our website for latest info.
good to know...
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On average, we are able to offer
around 80% of candidates a place
overseas. Even those who are not
offered a place overseas tell us
how much they have learnt about
themselves over these four days,
and we are happy to provide verbal
feedback to parents or teachers of
applicants we cannot place.
By the end of your Selection
Course, you will have successfully
completed your first unit of the One
Awards Foundation Year in Global
Volunteering and Citizenship.
The amount of volunteers on each
Selection course varies depending
on the time of year, but you’ll be on
Coll with between 12 and 40 other
like-minded young people from the
UK and Europe, and we look forward
to welcoming you all to the island.
You will have started to explore what
Global Citizenship actually is and
how to maximise the benefit of your
year overseas. You will also develop
an understanding of the preparation
needed to complete a successful
placement as a volunteer.
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FUNDRAISING
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The cost of a year overseas with Project Trust is met
through the fundraising efforts of Project Trust,
you and your fellow volunteers. You may have some
experience of fundraising, but if not, don’t worry...
Thousands of volunteers have been in your situation and managed
to raise the funds. On the selection course we run a fundraising
workshop to help you plan your fundraising. Plus, we will give you
a comprehensive fundraising advice pack, and we have a dedicated
support team to help you reach your target. Furthermore, we hold
fundraising meetings up and down the country for you and your parents.
Most volunteers are surprised by the response to their fundraising efforts
and many raise more than the sum required and find the challenge
enjoyable. Very few volunteers have problems and if they do, they are
assisted by Project Trust’s fundraising team.
As a small charity, Project Trust relies
upon the fundraising efforts of all our
volunteers to ensure that we continue to
provide a fulfilling year out experience.
We may consider you for bursary
assistance, but only if you have shown a
real commitment to raising funds since
selection or if your fundraising has been
put off course by unexpected challenges.
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Your fundraising covers the cost of
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• return flights
• medical insurance
• 4 day selection course
• 4 day training course
• 2 day debriefing course
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• food
• pocket money
Your personal expenses will obviously
be covered by yourself.
These are large sums of money but the experiences gained, skills learnt
and friendships made will prove invaluable.
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What information do I give my sponsors?
Are there any additional costs?
The Annual Report and our Fundraising Advice Pack provide
a breakdown of where the money comes from and how it is
spent. Volunteers generally make up a small appeal leaflet about
themselves and use this to help with their fundraising.
You will be expected to fund journeys from your
home to Oban and back for selection, training and
debriefing. Information on how to get the best deal
to Oban can be found on our website. Project Trust
pays for the cost of the ferry crossing to Coll.
You will also need to pay for your own visa which
could cost up to £250, your personal belongings
insurance, your medical examination and
inoculations, and equip yourself for the year with
clothing. You might, for example, have to buy a
sleeping bag or rucksack.
What help and advice am I given?
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An important part of the selection course is spent learning how
to fundraise, where to start, and how to make the most of the
support available. Once you have been selected we will send
you a comprehensive Fundraising Advice Pack with ideas and
information. In addition there is always a member of staff willing
to give you help or advice over the telephone or by email.
“Fundraising was half the fun. The excitement
of telling people what you’ll be doing for a
year and finding out about your country
placement; people respond to this energy and
enthusiasm. Reaching the target is one of the
most rewarding experiences.”
Sally, South Africa 2012/13
Throughout the year you will need some spending
money (for your long holidays), around £1,000
would be an average sum, but this can vary
depending upon which country you go to. Project
Trust does not encourage you to take too much
money overseas, this would be unfair on other
members of the group and means that you might
tend to live and travel at a standard not consistent
with your role as a volunteer.
Our Annual Accounts
You can download copies of recent Project
Trust Annual Reports from our website.
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When selection courses are over
we will arrange a series of regional
fundraising workshops for you and
your parents. These will be run by
experienced staff who aim to help you
with ideas for fundraising events and
offer encouragement.
The skills gained from fundraising
are invaluable. The fundraising unit
enables you to develop a fundraising
strategy. You will work on how
to identify possible fundraising
opportunities and supporters.
A recent survey showed that the
average parent contributes about
£2,000 over the eighteen months of
their involvement with Project Trust,
which, when compared with the costs
of a year at school or university was
considered to be very good value.
You will also learn how to accurately
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donations as well as how to evaluate
your fundraising.
“Fundraising teaches you to ‘get up
and go’, a great attitude to have
when working and travelling which
will allow you to get the most out of
your year.”
Rachel, Peru 2012/13
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Tara Nasse had a crafty idea to raise funds for her placement in Thailand..
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Fundraising makes volunteering with Project Trust a lot more
special and you really feel like you’ve achieved something
amazing even before you leave for your year overseas. It’s a
lot of hard work, and sometimes I missed out on things in my
social life and had to carefully balance fundraising and school
work, but earning your year volunteering is so worth it, and my
fundraising was really sociable and fun.
As soon as I was accepted, I wrote a lot of letters to numerous
charitable trusts and companies because I wanted to get started
early and I knew it would take them time to get back to me.
I raised over half my money selling home made products in
school fayres, craft stalls and through friends. The main thing I
was selling was tiedye t-shirts. I really enjoyed selling my tiedye
because it was so flattering to see how much people loved it and
were willing to buy multiple items from me to support my cause.
I also did two open coffee mornings at my
house with unlimited teas, coffee and cakes
for any donation, which I found to be better
than a set price because some people can be
amazingly generous. Apart from that, I didn’t
spend unnecessary money, took up all money
making opportunities through babysitting or
dog walking, and I sold a lot of my things on
eBay and in car boot sales.
Project Trust is very helpful and constantly
send emails and letters for support or just
to ask how things are going. This made sure
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phone call away.
I felt so relieved when I
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Through fundraising I’ve
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the volunteer journey #3
TRAINING
Before you head overseas to volunteer with Project Trust, you will attend a compulsory
four-day Training course on the Isle of Coll.
Training is designed to ensure you are prepared for your
year overseas; prepared for the work you’ll be doing, the
country you’ll be living and how to travel responsibly
and keep yourself safe. We want you to be ready to
deliver the maximum benefit to the community you’re
volunteering in, and get the maximum benefit yourself
from your year overseas.
You’ll also receive training from your Desk Officer
about the country and specific project you’ll
be volunteering in. This will cover roles and
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You’re going to be living with and working in a new
community, so will need to know as much about it as
possible before you arrive.
You attend Training with the other volunteers who will be
working in the same country as you, as well as one or two
other country groups. It will be the first time you meet the
volunteer you are paired with for the year, and is also a
chance to get to know your Desk Officer, the member of
staff responsible for the volunteers in your country.
Obviously that is a lot to cover in four days, and
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group, Desk Officer and volunteering partner. Unlike
Selection you’ll be living in the dorm rooms at the
Hebridean Centre, so you’ll have time in the evenings
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country group got to know each other
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Jennifer, Honduras 13/14
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overseas
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for – the chance to have the adventure of a lifetime living and working in a community in
Africa, Asia or the Americas.
#32
Your year overseas is unique and very much your own,
giving you plenty of opportunity to make your mark on
your project and use your initiative to benefit your host
community. But you also have a good deal of support
behind you should you need it.
Every volunteer is placed with a Project Trust partner,
another volunteer who you will live and work with. This
means throughout the year you will be with someone on
the same journey who can relate to your experiences.
Project Trust’s Overseas Team use all the information
gathered about volunteers on Selection to match
volunteers with a partner.
Whatever role you are selected for – teaching, social
care or outward bound – you’ll be working hard whilst
you are at your project. We expect our volunteers to
throw themselves into their work, constantly looking for
ways to maximise their positive impact and really make
the most of their time overseas.
But it isn’t all work, and you’ll have the same amount of
holidays as a local person doing the same job as you.
During your holidays you are free to explore the country
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doubt return after a year with a long list of impressive
and exciting sights seen and experiences lived.
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point of view. I now have a more varied
view of the world and can appreciate
different cultural views much more
easily than I could before.”
Hannah, Chile 12/13
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personal understanding and knowledge
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placement. In particular it aims to
develop your skills in the reflective
analysis of the cultural and social
structure of the area.
You will carry out a community study
to analyse your host community from
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#35
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Dylan Howel reflects on a year growing up in Dominican Republic...
#36
My project was in Santiago, a city in the north of
Dominican Republic, working for a charity called Accion
Callejera. The charity works with children at social risk,
supporting their education, providing food and shelter, or
just giving them a place of safety to relax.
I was primarily an English teacher in the Accion Callejera
outreach centres, but also helped out in the charity’s
headquarters supporting kids with learning English,
serving food and with extra-curricular activities like
playing basketball.
Being a teacher for the first time is a real learning curve.
At the start you have to learn to control the class and
show them that they can have fun but have to work as
well, but once you have that understanding it just keeps
getting better. When you plan lessons that are fun for
you the kids enjoy it more, which in turn means you
enjoy it even more.
The kids we were working with came from very poor
families who couldn’t afford to support them. The
majority of the kids weren’t in school, and instead
worked shining shoes. Because they were from very
tough backgrounds they could be quite hostile to
strangers and we really had to earn their respect, but I
felt that once I had they really looked up to me as a role
model.
There was one child I taught English to from the start of the
year, and we had a real connection. In the first lesson he
knew absolutely no English, but by the end he was talking
in basic sentences. That is obviously just a small thing but it
really makes you proud to know you’ve made a significant
positive impact on someone’s life.
I felt for the first two months I was really trying to find my
feet in Dominican Republic. It took me that long to feel
able to communicate with people in the community in
Spanish and to get my lessons working effectively.
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the people and the culture. I made so many good friends I
wouldn’t have met if I’d been in Dom Rep for any less time.
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wherever I am in the world I can connect with people no
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When you’re young it takes a lot of bravery to take a big
leap, to move away from the path of school – University –
career that people expect you to take. If you do something
like this it widens your horizons and makes you see there are
different paths.
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#37
the volunteer journey #5
debriefing
Shortly after you return from volunteering
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Debriefing is an extremely valuable course, which allows
you to reflect on your experiences overseas and share your
achievements individually and as a country group. You will
also have the opportunity to provide structured feedback to
Project Trust to allow us to improve our performance.
The course also helps you look to the future. There are
sessions on how to utilise the skills you’ve learned whilst
volunteering, educational development and CV building, as
well as ways which you can stay involved with Project Trust
through school talks and Global Citizenship sessions.
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debrief encounters
Kevin Rodriguez, who recently returned from a year volunteering in Thailand
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I think all the volunteers need to give themselves more credit.
We’re 17-18 year-olds, going to live in different countries and
different cultures and experiencing incredible situations at such a
young age, and doing so much. Through Debriefing Project Trust
gives us a chance to reflect on all our experiences.
All the volunteers on Debriefing are bursting with colour and
energy and there is a huge connection between everyone: we all
understand each other and we all feel very grounded together. The
volunteers arrive at Debriefing like bombs – we’ve got so much
to say, so many memories to share, and we’re all in a rush to say
everything. For me, like many volunteers, settling back into life at
home was difficult. I’ve personally struggled with reverse culture
shock, but working with the Project Trust staff over the past couple
of days has been a great way for me to process everything I’ve
been through so I can focus on what is next.
One of the highlights of Debriefing is when
volunteers share their community reports
with each other. Community reports enable
volunteers to analyse an aspect of their
overseas’ experience; they can take the form
of an essay, a fictional or less formal piece
of writing, visual art – whatever you want
to create which can present your thoughts.
Of the ones I saw one of my favourites was
a graphic novel about gender inequality
in India. I was in shock at the incredible
hidden talent that a lot of people had, and it
was even more incredible seeing how living
overseas for a year ignited a real passion for
global issues in the volunteers.
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I’m from London, and before I volunteered with
Project Trust I was certain that when I was older I
wanted to stay in London, because I thought that was
where all the good jobs and opportunities are.
Through living in Thailand
I’ve realised that the world is
geographically big, but culturally
much bigger, and it is incredible to
know that you can live anywhere
and have amazing experiences.
I definitely don’t want to stay in London anymore.
During Debriefing we get a chance to work with
Project Trust staff to think about what we want to
do next, and how we can use our experiences of
volunteering and living overseas to achieve our goals.
I really enjoy that Project Trust are so humble; they
want your advice and feedback. The volunteers have
a year’s worth of experience of living and working
in their specific projects, so can provide a lot of
information and suggest any improvements which
may need to be made.
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the one awards ACCREDITED PRGRAMME
how can one help?
Mollie Edwards is currently volunteering in Malawi. Her mum explained how before Mollie
headed overseas she’d used the One Awards certificate she’ll gain for completing the
Project Trust programme to secure a place on her dream university course:
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“At an open day UEA teaching staff reassured us of their flexibility
with these grades, and were enthusiastic about Mollie’s plan to
volunteer with Project Trust, praising the benefits that such practical
experience would bring to the table.
“On receiving her grades, Mollie was initially rejected by UEA’s
central admissions team, who said she’d need to sit more A Levels
to improve her grades. We contacted UEA’s director of admissions,
who after reading Mollie’s personal statement, including information
about Project Trust’s One Awards certificate became a fantastic
advocate for her cause. Thankfully the director of admissions, with
the help of Project Trust and Mollie’s sixth form college, convinced
the head of social sciences to accept Mollie’s application.
“The director of admissions rang my
mobile the following day, which Mollie
answered to receive the amazing news
- an unconditional offer for International
Development starting in 2015.
“We were all absolutely delighted, thrilled,
relieved and so grateful for the support
we had received. Mollie can now enjoy
a year of volunteering with Project Trust,
which will give her degree in International
Development more relevancy and value
when she returns.”
“Project Trust has definitely made a difference to this young lady’s life”
#thisisprojecttrust
#malawi
#irene
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a parent’s perpective
father & farther away...
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In 2011/12 Oren Coleman volunteered with Project Trust as an Outward Bound instructor
in South Africa. Whilst Oren was enjoying the adventure of a lifetime, his family was
going through a different kind of journey. His Dad, Paul, describes how it feels when your
child goes to work on the other side of the world:
Day in, day out, year after year, your child follows
you everywhere around the house.
Then, suddenly it seems, he’s off on that Year
Six one-week trip to the Isle of Wight - the first
significant length of time he’s been away from
Mum and Dad.
But that supervised school trip seems like a picnic
in the park compared to the daunting prospect of
your precious offspring taking on a momentous
solo volunteering placement in remote parts of a
distant continent.
You convince yourself he is doing the right thing by not going
straight to university from school.
“It will be a brilliant experience.”
You admire his resolve, respect his decision.
“This could be the making of the lad.”
Quietly, you envy him.
“We didn’t have gap years in my day. South Africa seems like one
hell of a fine place.”
And so, you hope your son will make the most of his year
volunteering, and that he’ll return healthy and safe.
A text arrives. “Dad, just landed in Jo’burg. Long flight via Nairobi.
Off to Sedgefield now.”
Where on earth is Sedgefield? A map shows
a small Garden Route coastal town in the
remote Western Cape. At the lad’s new
home, there’s no landline. Mobile signals are
non-existent. There’s only one internet café,
several miles away in town.
An irregular flow of texts, emails and social
media postings tranquilises those parental
anxieties.
“Training going good.”
“People fine, basic accommodation.”
“Off to the beach.”
And the food?
“Dad, you should try biltong.”
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Days away turn to weeks and months. He
moves from workstation to workstation
around this vast country. You dream your
lad has accidentally killed a sheep, that he’s
bungeed off a cliff, and woken up to find his
tent eaten by some kind of Wildebeest. That
he and a group of young rock-climbers have
been chased off a cliff-face by a sudden,
violent electrical storm.
You wake up and remember all that did
happen. But I don’t think I’ll worry his Mum
and Grandma about these incidents.
He gets a few weeks break from his Outward Bound
responsibilities to enjoy time with new friends in lively
Cape Town. A fuzzy live Skype conversation helps sort
out student finance for the coming first year
at university.
And, as quick as a twelve-month flash, the year’s
passed and he’s back home, getting ready to go to uni.
“You were gone a long time, son. I thought you’d only
gone round the corner to buy some milk.”
Healthy, tanned, he happily recalls a plethora of
adventures, experiences and newly acquired skills.
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A maturing teenager therefore
returns as a confident young
man with an enhanced sense of
responsibility, a wealth of new
friends and personally fulfilled and
enriched by his year in South Africa.
So much so, that gap year might be more aptly
re-titled ‘Accomplishment Year’.
Having shed those initial parental anxieties,
the whole family can be proud of the lad and
his year volunteering.
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#thisisprojecttrust
#south africa
#maya
“Project Trust is a highly ethical charity that took time and effort
to find out about me and my choices. I chose them because I felt
they cared about their volunteers and projects. They’ve seen
everything, and you couldn’t be in better hands. They offer a wide
experience: it isn’t just one opportunity, it’s thousands. I know that
now I have finished volunteering with Project Trust I’ve joined a
larger family that I can be part of long after my year out.”
Rosie, Malaysia 12/13
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