Tag: environment.
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Work to be done
I’m sat in Abu Dhabi airport killing time the best way – being social. This trip has been incredible in so many ways but most importantly; socially. We’ve met with people from all walks of life – high-rollers, the elite, local officials, children and some of the poorest of Kenya. I’ve heard laughter and seen…
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Appreciating rain
I just spoke to the volunteers, all huddled in a mud hut in the village waiting for the rains to stop. Twice a year the rains fall on the Amboseli plains of Kilimanjaro, literally bringing life. Within hours the “Savanna” – the semi-arid landscape made up of grassland, plains, kopjes, and marshes – changes. There are very few trees…
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A few notes from the Amazon
This is what volunteering gets you …… Travel2Change‘s Alexandra is currently en route to Peru to assist “Waves for Devlopment“; a project which offers Educational Surf programs to at-risk Peruvian youth, helping them to develop healthy physical activity habits, gain an appreciation for the natural environment, and acquire needed life skills while building confidence and having fun.…
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Scary world
Anupma wrote to me this morning. She arrived back from the Mara and took a flight to Zanzibar in order to spend more of her “limited time” there. As a photojournalist she’d been asked to submit a story but had no idea of what was about to unfold. “..it was insane here .. couldnt stop…
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And the winners are ……
… E V E R Y O N E !! Partners Travel 2 Change have announced the winners of their Ideas Challenge and we’re thrilled that AmazonArt are included. A year ago (July 7, 2010) Nidderdale High School hosted the Brazilian Ensemble, an “Amazonian” folk and classical fusion trio of cellist Diego Carneiro de Oliveria, accompanied by Carla Ruaro Pires on…