01 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Projects Abroad Volunteer Alice Malin Writes About the Talib

You cannot be long in Senegal without noticing the talibé. Shoeless and dwarfed by outsize, ragged football shirts, they weave between the taxis and the stately women in vibrant boubou; crawl between the wheels of stationary carts like cats seeking shade; trot in the wake of well-fed tourists with their trademark cry, “donne moi cent [...]

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14 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Projects Abroad Volunteer Gemma Morgan Shares Her Experiences on a Care Placement in Cambodia

Cambodia was my second stop during 6 months of travel through Projects Abroad. Having just come from Thailand I knew that this experience would be very different. I arrived full of nerves and feeling very uncertain about things, having just left what I considered to be my home in Thailand and some very good friends. [...]

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