Achievements 2007

Quest donations total over £1,000,000 raised for charitable causes 

Peru Childrens’ Project 

  • 400th volunteer supports project
  • Improvements to Parque Infantil childrens playground
  Rio Carnival and Community Project 

  • Provided 100s of hours of care and support for the children of Casa Lar
  • Provided 100s of hours assistance in sports and arts classes
  • Co-ordinated days out for disadvantaged children
  • Designed a programme of environmental education activities with children from the school
 Tanzania Community Development Project 

  • Completion of large hostel block first floor to provide accommodation for over 50 students of the vocational training centre in Marangu village
  • Work (and play) with local homeless children
 Malawi Orphans and Community Project 

  • Constructed a two-room classroom for the orphans of Chitikale village 
  • Reonated two small community-owned businesses (a sewing centre and bakery) and provided business training for the community
  • Plastered, painted and constructed the floor, doors and windows of  run-down classroom in Pen Sulo
  • Constructed pit latrine for Mbale school
  • Co-ordinated HIV Awareness Day for local community, national TV, radio and government officials
  • Organised tree planting days with the local community
  • Designed and painted several murals for community educational resource centre
  • Constructed outdoor ‘play centre’ for orphans
  • Sponsored 31 children through 5 years of secondary education 

Mozambique Whale Shark and Manta Ray Conservation Project 

  • Identified 13 new whale sharks and 7 manta rays and provided data to Ecocean global database
  • Development of community borehole providing 360 people with clean drinking water
  • Mapped ''praia do rocha'' reef as EIA baseline data for the provincial tourism directorate and AMAR
  • Partnered officially with Ecocean (whale shark database), founding member brad norman visited project site
  • Agreed partnership with UEM and ESHTI universities in Mozambique
  • Project is awarded funding from international diving organisation PADI

Kenya WaterRelief Project

  • Completed 8 sand-dams to provide over 9000 people with access to clean drinking water in rural Kenya
  • 25 hours working in traditional tree nurseries
  • Ran 3 envrionmental education days for children from the children of the Machakos district

Ecuador Amazon Project 

  • Sponsored over 1000 acres of rainforest

  Bolivia Animal Sanctuary Project 

  • Over 3000 man hours spent working with animals
  • Large animal enclosure built

 Swaziland Game Reserve Project 

  • Renovation of an Orphan Care Program building to provide food and education to the orphans of the Shewula Community
  • Initiated eco-friendly water recycling project
  • 1,000 man hours of biological surveys carried out
                     
 
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1996                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 8
Money raised £ 2,560
  • The first ever Quest Expedition to Lima, Peru to help disadvantaged children
  • 8 volunteers begin what is to become the Peru Childrens Project lasting over a decade so far and raising nearly £200,000 (June 2007)
  • Work involves local CEDRO funded orphanages
1997                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 23
Money raised £ 7,360
  • Second Quest Expedition with donations to CEDRO now reaching £7,500
  • Quest begins to support staff and projects year round
  • Development of workshops covering sports, crafts and other transferable skills
  • Family Sundays and Saturday Fetes co ordinated, these continue and develop for years to come, aiming to strengthen community bonds
1998                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 53
Money raised £ 16,960
  • Fiftieth volunteer joins Quest and total charitable donations approach £17,000
  • General ongoing support through sponsorship of co ordinators, local sports teams and groups
  • Construction of childrens playground
  • Music, movie and magic sessions developed for local community
  • Renovation of local kindergartens
  • Founder of Quest Michael Amphlet meets Alejandro Menendez and creates 5 year plan
1999                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 112
Money raised £ 41,120
  • Second Quest Project site established in Maquipucuna, Ecuador due to success of Peru Childrens Project
  • 800 indigenous trees planted to initiate reforestation programme
  • Construction of botanic garden
  • Quest funds resources for local community group Arco Iris who in turn agree to provide free workshops and entertainment for local children
  • Community cinema established in Villa Maria, Lima
  • Free Swimming Pool sessions offered to local children (over 100,000 entrances paid for as of 2007)
2000                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 203
Money raised £ 75,040
  • One hundredth volunteer attends Peru Childrens Project in the fifth year of support
  • Sports, handicrafts and arts activity programmes initiated (Peru Childrens Project)
  • £5000 of sports equipment donated (since project began) to needy groups and year round support provided (Peru Childrens Project)
  • Constructed extension for local community run lodge (Maquipucuna Project, Ecuador)
  • Constructed 2 interpretive trails (approx 15 km) (Maquipucuna Project, Ecuador)
2001                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 358
Money raised £ 149,730
  • Planted 1000 trees to provide sustainable thatch resource for local communities (Maquipucuna Project, Ecuador)
  • Rebuilt and repainted primary school (Ecuador Amazon Project)
  • Quest begins support of cloud forest project in Santa Lucia planting nearly 2000 native trees (Ecuador)
  • First Expedition to Africa providing nearly 2,000 man hours of scientific survey work (Swaziland Game Project)
2002                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 542
Money raised £ 271,780
  • Constructed research centre (Ecuador Amazon Project)
  • Created sustainable community owned plantations (Santa Lucia Cloud Forest Project)
  • Constructed Majambeni Orphan School (Swaziland Game Reserve Project)
  • Full funding provided for development of school kitchen and essential equipment (Swaziland Game Reserve)
  • Foundations built and first phase of building completed for large nursery school (Tanzania Community Development Project)
2003                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 750
Money raised £ 404,260
  • Quest team opens preschool in Villa Maria (Peru Childrens Project)
  • Constructed water system and chocolate factory as alternative income generating project (Ecuador Amazon Project)
  • Purchased 150 acres of land in Bolivia to ensure survival of Ambue Ari animal sanctuary (Bolivia Animal Sanctuary Project)
  • Constructed bird viewing tower, created viewing points and forest trails (Santa Lucia Cloud Forest Project)
  • Construction of school kitchen (Swaziland Game Reserve Project)
2004                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 957
Money raised £ 526,310
  • Development of community run medicinal garden (Ecuador Rainforest Project)
  • Two large animal enclosures built (Bolivia Animal Sanctuary)
  • Santa Lucia Community Ecolodge wins international awards for facilities (Santa Lucia Cloud Forest Project)
  • Building of food distribution kitchen at Shewula Secondary School (Swaziland Game Reserve Project)
  • Full construction of three nursery schools (Tanzania Community Development Project)
2005                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 1192
Money raised £ 704,280
  • Peru Childrens Project shortlisted for Responsible Travel Award
  • Award received from British Government for research into region (Chile Conservation Project)
  • Over 3000 man hours spent working with animals (Bolivia Animal Sanctuary Project)
  • Constructed a footbridge to help restore an ancient trading route (Ecuador Rainforest Project)
  • The First ever Quest to Brazil (Brazil Coastal Community Project)
  • Construction of two Environmental Education Centres (Swaziland Game Reserve Project)
  • Construction of large community library with resources (Tanzania Community Project)
2006                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 1348
Money raised £ 810,310
  • Quest Shortlisted for Best Volunteering Organisation in the 2006 Responsible Travel Awards
  • Quest celebrates 10 years of support for disadvantaged children in Peru (Peru Childrens Project)
  • Planted and mapped 1000 trees (Brazil Coastal Community Project)
  • Construction of primary school (Swaziland Game Reserve Project)
  • Constructed a 2 classroom school (Malawi Orphan & Community Project)
  • Constructed 4 large sand dams (potentially supporting 5,000 villagers) (Kenya WaterRelief Project)
2007                                                          click here to view all achievements for this year
Volunteers (cumulative) 1590
Money raised £ 1,043,660
  • Quest donations (including Gift Aid) total over £1,000,000 raised for charitable causes
  • Awarded 'Highly Commended' in Responsible Tourism Awards for Best Volunteering Organisation
  • Volunteers sponsored over 1000 acres of Amazon rainforest
  • Identified 13 new whale sharks and 7 manta rays never before recorded in Mozambique
  • Completion of a two room classroom, renovated two small business (a sewing centre and bakery) and provided business training for the local community in Malawi
  • Built 8 sand dams to provide over 9000 people in rural Kenya with clean drinking water
  • Planted and mapped over 900 trees in the Brazilian Coastal Rainforest
  • Completion of second floor of large hostel block for vocational training centre in Tanzania
  • Provided 100's of hours of care and support for the children of Casa Lar in Rio