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Louis Berger-Mole a sports volunteer in Ghana recently found himself a lead part in a Nigerian movie. Louis was on his normal walk to work in Teshie Nungua when he was spotted by the film's director. He was then asked if he could attend an audition where he was instantly given the job despite having no acting experience.

The idea would be for volunteers to teach and look after children in Arab East Jerusalem. They would teach English in schools and take care of children in day centres in the Palestinian part of the city.

The Great Ethiopian Run took place on Sun 23^rd November. Our Director, Sami and Desk Officer Bikesegn were keen to take part, and ran the 10km along side our enthusiastic volunteers!

Projects Abroad is one of the sponsors of the new call for an International Court for the Environment. A campaign is being launched in London at 4 pm on Friday 28th November at a meeting to be held at the British Library. The initiative is being led – and the meeting chaired – by Stephen Hockman QC, former Chairman of the Bar Council.

“Last year, I produced and directed a play in aid of a hospice ‘Bethesda’ in South Africa.”, says Natasha Osborne (in the picture). “The sum raised by the production funded the substitution of iron cots with padded, wooden ones for AIDS infants. I began the Blanket Project as a response to this success, and I began acquiring promises from top-end Hotels in Central London for blankets, bedding and towels for the hospice.”

After a successful information evening in Edinburgh last month it is time for another and this time we are heading to the City of Leeds. This is your chance to come along and speak to ex-volunteers and our Projects Abroad staff members about volunteering opportunities abroad.

After much hard work commitment and dedication Janet McKnight a Human Rights volunteer in South Africa has had her article on xenophobia published in the Journal for Identity and Migrations Studies.

Projects Abroad has always welcomed lots of geographers onto programmes whether it is over the summer or on their gap year. Our Director Dr Peter Slowe worked in the Geography department of Chichester University before he started Projects Abroad.

Projects Abroad's first 'vulture volunteer' Lindsay Bevan recently discovered a last surviving population of whiteback vultures, in an isolated rural area of northern Tamil Nadu where all species of vultures were previousy thought to be extinct.