Ecuador still has a large amount of indigenous people who live very simply amidst much poverty. 30% of the people that CENIT works with have no running water, sanitation or transport services. Cenit is a school for poor and indigenous people in the South of Quito, Ecuador. It is run by nuns who initially […]
Read MoreI loved watching the children’s faces when they saw the horses. These severely disabled children would come alive with the touch of a horse. My job was to hold the child onto the horse and walk round the paddock. Getting up very early and travelling from Quito to Tumbaco was tough but the rewards of […]
Read MoreFifteen young investigators were looking for the tree from North East Argentina. Armed with magnifying glasses and binoculars they had been set a task to find a variety of leaves and the largest tree in the Gardens. They were divided into small teams with a Conviven volunteer helping to keep the eager young detectives […]
Read MoreI loved my work with the Orphanage and I really loved the children who were very affectionate and give you lots of kisses and cuddles when you arrived and sneezed all over you (Hence my recent cold!!). Initially I helped the Mamas who each have about six to eight children to look after. The orphanage […]
Read MoreI have been living in Cusco, Peru since May and having been really enjoying my stay here. I initially worked as part of the Mountain Fund which is a charity set up to help Porters in Nepal and Peru get fair rights. The Mountain fund organised my accommodation with Yuri and his family and […]
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