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Stuart Timson, Director of our incredible Conservation Project in Peru gives us all the news from the Taricaya Research Centre.

The beginning of December saw Projects Abroad Senegal help to coordinate an AIDS awareness day in the Pikine district of St.Louis.

On December 1st Projects Abroad Mongolia made a donation to the State Second Maternity hospital in Ulaanbaatar.

Sugar Bay Children's Camp in South Africa won an award last month as the best service provider in South Africa.

Sarah Gregson, has been on our Conservation Project in Thailand since the start of October, here she tells us about a recent beach clean-up project that the volunteers got involved in.

Congratulations to the winner, Stacey Edwards and two runners-up, Erin O'Quinn and Katie Arneil. Stacey wins a weekend trip for two to Paris.

Projects Abroad volunteers and staff were surprised to meet Senegalese International footballer and Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf in St Louis last month.

Romania Country Director - Gabriela Badea-Gheracostea tells us about some extra activities that our Care & Community volunteers have recently been involved in.

Tim DeWinter, the director of our Projects Abroad Peru programme tells us about his incredible recent discovery of an Inca settlement.

The first outing for our brand new Projects Abroad Cambodia 'Dirty Weekends' is a clean up day at the Lighthouse orphanage just south of Phnom Penh.

Alongside their regular medical project, many volunteers go out once a week to different schools and care homes in their area on our Medical Outreach project, to take care of the wounds and cuts of the local children.

Medical volunteer Mohit Singh, from Canada, has left a lasting legacy following his placement in Sri Lanka.

Matt Baker was a teaching volunteer with Projects Abroad in Ghana. Since returning to the UK he has raised £1000 to donate to the schools where he worked.

Journalism volunteers in Romania are continuing to take the Projects Abroad newspaper The Brasov Visitor from strength to strength.

British volunteer Georgina-Kate Adams last night gave a live television interview on BBC News 24 to counter recent media reports that have questioned the merit of gap-years.

Former Care & Community volunteer Erin O'Quinn would really appreciate your support for her children's library initiative in St Louis, Senegal.

A group of Projects Abroad volunteers in Bolivia chose an unusual way to spend their evening on June 24th.

Radio journalism volunteers in Senegal may soon find their fame spreading far beyond the town of St Louis, as they broadcast over the Internet.

10 doctors and 15 volunteers worked together to treat over 1000 patients on Sunday, June 11th at a Projects Abroad medical camp in Rayagiri.

For all you photographers out there, we are giving away 2 tickets for an STA Travel Key Accounts Eurostar weekend away in Paris. Runners up will each receive a Lonely Planet guidebook of their choice.

Last month ten volunteers on our Conservation in Thailand project embarked on a four day, four night live-aboard trip to the Similan islands.

British volunteer, Catherine Hughes stay in Ghana has inspired her to build a community library for the village of Kwamoso in the Akuapem Hills.

Schools separated by over 5000 miles in Mexico and Scotland have been brought together by two retired Projects Abroad volunteers.

In Cambodia tradition dictates that when a new house or building is in use, Buddhist monks should attend a ceremony to officially bestow their blessings.

Stuart Timson, Director of our incredible Conservation Project in Peru gives us all the news from the Taricaya Research Centre.

From the first time she set foot on the beach in St Louis teaching volunteer Danielle Paffard wondered what could be done to help clear the litter that spoils an otherwise idyllic spot.

Sajani Amatya, Director of Projects Abroad - Nepal was recently chosen to receive an Unsung Heroes of Compassion award from his holiness the Dalai Lama.

Last week four Leatherback turtles came ashore at our Tecoman Turtle camp to lay their eggs.

Laura Tovey, Assistant Country Manager in Ghana tells us about a new project in which our journalism volunteers are getting involved.

Projects Abroad - Bolivia, are working jointly with Maria Christina Orphanage to restructure the home and provide care for girls, boys and young adults with mental disabilities or special needs.

Volunteers on Teaching, Care & Community or Spanish placements in the Peruvian Sacred Valley have the chance to join the Projects Abroad football team during their stay.

If we could choose a destination of the year for our website, this year Mongolia would probably win! 2006 marks the 800th Anniversary of the founding of the Mongolian Empire and the country is dedicating the entire year to celebrating the occasion.