In 2010 The Wheatley Park School undertook an expedition to Nicaragua and completed a project within the rural communities surrounding Granada, successfully helping with the renovation of one of the local schools. The team undertook their project work alongside the charity ‘La Esperanza’ translated as ‘The hope’ in English. The team’s efforts had such an impact that one challenger has just returned for a three month placement to continue working directly for La Esperanza.
Just another reason why Latin America offers some of the best projects within the World Challenge portfolio….
The project is run by a group of volunteers. 'Born’ in 2002, they started helping in one small village on the outskirts of Granada, and now help in seven - from building new classrooms, to paying a local nurse to visit the schools, to making copies of exams for the children and helping women start handicraft groups. The work is funded solely through donations and 100% of the money goes towards the project. At each school the funds pay for at least one teaching assistant or "Ayudante" - a local student who helps out co-ordinating foreign volunteers and teaching. The Ayudantes usually speak a little English and the NGO also pays for them to go to college at weekends.’
Friday 15 April 2011
Tuesday 12 April 2011
World Challenge supports the UN International Year of Forests 2011
The World Challenge website is now displaying the IYOF logo in support of the UN awareness campaign, promoting the importance of forests to people around the world.
As a company, we have been actively involved with environmental projects for several years, working closely with local communities to help promote sustainable development and resource use. On top of other environmental projects around the world this year, World Challenge have committed additional funding and manpower in Kenya and Tanzania to ensure that every person climbing Mt Kenya & Mt Kilimanjaro will plant a tree on the slopes of the mountains. This will help combat the deforestation in the area and minimise the damage this causes to local communities.
As a company, we have been actively involved with environmental projects for several years, working closely with local communities to help promote sustainable development and resource use. On top of other environmental projects around the world this year, World Challenge have committed additional funding and manpower in Kenya and Tanzania to ensure that every person climbing Mt Kenya & Mt Kilimanjaro will plant a tree on the slopes of the mountains. This will help combat the deforestation in the area and minimise the damage this causes to local communities.
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