At this project you will learn everything about coral and turtle conservation and even learn how to dive!!!

Orang-utan encounters and zoo assistant volunteer are two amazing project where you have the chance to assist zoo keepers in bustling Kuala Lumpur with their tasks such as feeding the animals, working on enrichment projects to make the animals’ lives more exciting, cleaning the cages, guiding tourist and more.

If you like adventure you can go a step further and not only help at the zoo, but take that valuable experience with you when flying to the ancient rainforests of Borneo.

Here you will live near or with local tribes, go wildlife spotting from the river, help with reforestation of the rainforest, help with community projects, learn ancient tribe trades, visit the orang-utan rehabilitation centre, go on jungle treks, swim in the rainforest rivers and more: an amazing adventure.

Read more about the zoo assistant volunteer project by clicking here.
Read more about the Orangutan encounters volunteer project by clicking here.

Having no choice teachers had to read the lessons out aloud and hope the students got it right. That may be possible with 1+2=3, but when it gets more complex it becomes a very difficult task severely hampering the education of the children.

The children who attend this school come from all parts of the country. Some children don’t have any parents where as others come from broken homes or where parents simply can’t afford to send them to school or have them at home due to extreme poverty.

The need for white boards was bought to our attention by the care taker of the school. We asked the principle to send us the exact cost of these white boards and managed to get them the white boards they need.

The children seem very excited that there is white board in their class and so do the teachers. They now have the luxury of not having to wait for their turn to share the board.

The principle not only provides these children with an education he also gives them place to stay. There is no government funding for this place and it relies solely on any external help given big or small. The school is need of many items, such has class room dividers, a few chairs and desks and a roof!

Yes, the school building was only built half way.

There was funding available for the bricks only. Until the roof gets done and the building is completed with the bare minimum all the children are cramped in one floor.

As you can see something small as the whiteboards make a big difference to so many children. Your help in by either volunteering or by donations so we can buy the materials needed to complete the school would go a long way.

Upon inquiring we found out that they did not have boots, gloves and overalls which they should really have when dealing with garbage. These people are very susceptible to diseases not having proper gear.

Hence we from L.E.O. decided to buy boots and gloves to make the garbage collector’s work safer. They are currently sharing the new boots and gloves between the two garbage trucks in the area.

We’re keen to extend our support in the months to come. Please support this initiative by donating by clicking here. Thank you!

We are taking bookings now for the new sea turtle conservation project for volunteers wishing to start as early as May (limited to 6 people a week). If you are coming together with friends we’ll give you and your friends a special discount from £25 up to £75! Read on…

The LEO Project Foundation – Volunteer travel abroad stand.

Mardouk and myself (JR) preparing the stand on the first day of the show.
We had never done this before….

Mardouk with his ‘Volunteer travel – LEO’ t-shirt looks ready for the first big day!

Day 4 – this is a very quiet moment early Sunday morning.
We’ll sometimes see 10+ people at the time visiting the stand.

Many thanks to our star celebrity Pieter – left with black jacket – whom is
visible in the background pictures at the stand
as well as being there in the flesh.

Sharing my volunteer travel experience of Sri Lanka.

Pieter sharing his volunteer travel experience of Sri Lanka.

Almost all brochures are finished, the donation elephants all adopted and
nearing the end of the show, but there is no stopping the enthusiastic visitors,
nor Mardouk!

The collection for the physically disabled youth project went really well and we’re happy to announce that we had sufficient donations to make their trip to the elephant orphanage reality.

Hope to see you in Sri Lanka!
JR

Read more about the show on http://www.destinationsshow.com/london/welcome/