Quest Overseas - Gap Year Travel

Our project partner in Malawi, The Joshua Orphan Care Trust has changed its name to Joshua Orphan and Community Care and has a brand spanking new logo to go with it.

The new name is a result of the ever-expanding work that the charity does, not solely focussed on orphans and vulnerable children, but on improving the lives of all members of the communities in which it works. Andy Deaville, UK co-ordinator for Joshua Orphan and Community Care says:

"The reason for the change in name is that it better reflects the work we do in Malawi as we have expanded our project work.  Joshua now works with 19 isolated rural communities in and around the Pensulo district, supporting sustainable development projects to assist HIV/AIDS orphans, vulnerable children and their families."

Find out more about Joshua Orphan and Community Care here.

Why not join our Malawi projects in 2011 and be part of the work Joshua is doing.

A brief insight into the Malawi project 2010...

Take a look at some more photos...

As all of the Malawi summer team this year can testify, Malawi really is the warm heart of Africa. The welcome we had in Pensulo was amazing and more than a few tears were shed when we said goodbye last week. Congratulations and huge thanks to the team for all their hard work and enthusiasm during the project - a sentiment that is shared by the community there. Take a look at the lovely thank-you letter we received from Dennis Thumba, headmaster at Milo Primary School...

Anyone who has worked in conservation for some time will be able to relate to this story. After nearly 15 years of work at the Parque Machia wild animal refuge in Bolivia, where hundreds of species of monkey, parrot, turtle, puma and jaguar have been cared for, and many released, a completely illogical decision to build a road through the reserve has been taken by the local government, and will destroy much of the park which is home to so many of these creatures rescued from captivity.

Rain, rain, rain, rain in Africa, what's going on?! Within the last week we have worked in rain, played football with the youth group, shopped in Blantyre (shniedy Nandos, which wasnn't actually a Nandos), attended a local wedding with live chickens and flying notes.