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Otjikondo in the time of Coronavirus
Mon, 22nd Feb 2021Hazel’s Footprints sends £10,000 to Otjikondo School in Namibia every March, to mark Hazel’s birthday. Otjikondo is very close to our hearts so it’s always so rewarding to hear how…
Pamoja Leo helping children to stay in education through COVID
Wed, 3rd Feb 2021Hazel’s Footprints has been supporting Pamoja Leo, an amazing charity operating in Tanga, Tanzania. Pamojoa Leo works to support orphaned and vulnerable children who struggle to access education. Hazel’s Footprints initially…
Porridge & Pens: A letter from the pandemic
Sun, 24th Jan 2021Last month, we received a letter from Jemma Williams, Founder of Porridge & Pens, to update on school life in Ghana amid the global pandemic. In 2020, we agreed to fund…
Open Way education continues through the pandemic
Tue, 1st Dec 2020Hazel’s Footprints Trust has been supporting an incredible organisation, Open Way, which operates in rural Ethiopia, since 2017. We provide funding for the salaries of 9 pre-school teachers. Overall, Open Way has…
EdUKaid: Completed school renovation at Mkwajuni Primary, Tanzania
Sun, 20th Sep 2020Last year, Hazel’s Footprints Trust provided an Educational Project Grant to EdUKaid to support renovations at Mkwajuni Primary in Tanzania. The grant of £9714 paid for the renovation of seven…
Katie Hughes – a year cut short by the pandemic
Fri, 24th Jul 2020Katie Hughes had a Footprinter Grant for her primary school teaching placement in Chile. Here is her final update – in her words “Unfortunately my time in Chile came to…
The end to an incredible journey! Rachel Azzopardi, Otjikondo
Thu, 2nd Jul 2020Rachel Azzopardi travelled to Otjikondo School, Namibia, supported by a Footprinter Grant. The pandemic brought her experience to an abrupt end, sadly. Here she tells how it felt to be…
Katy Watters reporting on a year at Otjikondo cut short
Wed, 24th Jun 2020Katy Watters went to Otjikondo, Namibia expecting a full on year. It was cut short by the pandemic, but it’s pretty clear she got what she came for! Well done.…
Ellen Whitehouse reports on her teaching project in Zambia
Fri, 1st May 2020As for so many of our “Footprinter” volunteers, Ellen Whitehouse had her gap year cut short by the Coronavirus pandemic. Here she writes about her experience. Introduction If you had…
Richeldis Brosnan returns from volunteering in China
Thu, 2nd Apr 2020Richeldis Brosnan was awarded of our Footprinter Grants to travel to Jiayuguan, China as a volunteer in a school. Here she reflects on here time there – she certainly kept…
Nik Janus reports from China – an epidemic is surging!
Sun, 2nd Feb 2020Nik Janus is currently in China working as a volunteer teacher. He has sent us a report on how he’s getting on as a new coronavirus spreads across the country…
Two months in to China – Nik Janus
Sun, 24th Nov 2019Nik has been in China for two months now – he’s already come a long way since his first report. We’re really impressed that the Mandarin learning is coming on…
Richeldis Brosnan – 10 weeks in China
Fri, 8th Nov 2019Richeldis has now been in China for two and a half months. She writes candidly about the challenges of settling-in, and starting to enjoy all there is to learn and…
Richeldis Brosnan updates on her first 4 weeks in China
Mon, 7th Oct 2019Richeldis Brosnan reports on her experience in China so far, four weeks into her time volunteering with Project Trust. This report follows her previous report on her thoughts before she…
Izzy Richards on her last weeks at Otjikondo
Mon, 7th Oct 2019Izzy Richards completes a fabulous year at Otjikondo School in Namibia where she has volunteered teaching children for a year. She wrote to us before she set off, after her…
Ben Newman completes Wales End to End
Tue, 24th Sep 2019A couple of weeks ago, Hazel’s Footprints Trust trustee, Ben Newman, and 2 friends embarked on Global Adventure Challenges Wales End to End bike ride. It’s a challenge that has…
First report from China by Nik Janus
Fri, 6th Sep 2019Nik Janus has just arrived in China for his year of teaching, partly-supported by Hazel’s Footprints Trust. Nik is from our local area – the Scottish Borders – and we’re amazed…
Katy Watters on Project Trust training for Otjikondo
Wed, 7th Aug 2019Finding Project Trust Nine months ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that I would even come close to spending an entire year overseas. I went on a Project…
Rachel Azzopardi’s thoughts as she heads to Otjikondo
Sun, 28th Jul 2019Rachel Azzopardi has been awarded a Footprinter Grant to head to Otjikondo School in Nambia for the 2019/20 academic year. Otjikondo School is very special to Hazel’s Footprints as this…
Ellen Whitehouse on her imminent trip to Zambia
Sat, 8th Jun 2019Ellen Whitehouse was awarded a Footprinter Grant in May for her volunteer trip to Zambia. She will be teaching maths, computing and science at a school in Petauke, which is…
Nik Janus on his fundraising boost for China
Thu, 6th Jun 2019Nik Janus will be heading to China this year to volunteer in teaching. We were delighted to support this local chap with a Footprinter Grant. Good luck Nik! Nik Janus…
