News
Stories and updates from Hazel's Footprints Trust, our Partner Schools, Educational Projects and Footprinters (volunteers).
Waiting to Leave for China by Natalie Smythe
Sun, 29th Aug 2010Hi there! In about 3 weeks I’m going to be getting on a plane and flying off to spend a year volunteering in China. This seems like a very daunting…
Sarah King: Initial report
Tue, 17th Aug 2010Hi, my name is Sarah, and Im choosing to spend my gap year in Brazil, with a charity called BMS, Baptist Missionary Society. What initially attracted me to BMS was…
Timothy Buchan: Initial report
Sun, 15th Aug 2010In a couple of weeks time I will be jetting off to Chile to teach English in the capital city of Santiago for 12 months. I will be teaching in…
Ysabelle Thackery: Initial report
Sat, 14th Aug 2010Im Ysabelle Thackray, a 17 year old from Dunbar (Scotland) who decided it would be far too boring and make my mother far too content just to go straight to…
Laura Brown: Initial report
Thu, 12th Aug 2010Off to Uganda in a couple of weeks Im off to Uganda in a couple of weeks to start my year working as an Education Consultant for a charity called…
Pre-Monsoon Travels by Kyle and Sarah
Tue, 3rd Aug 2010After a 4 week break to the paradises that are Goa and Kerala we returned to the magnificent foothills of the Himalayas. From the sands, seas and scorching sun we…
No More Big Macs by Kyle and Sarah
Fri, 28th May 2010Sorry you havent heard from us before now, we have just managed to get an internet connection. It took us three long days to finally arrive at the school which…
Teacher’s Day by Natasha Rodney
Tue, 18th May 2010I cant believe that Ive been in Ecuador for 3 months already, I dont want to sound cliché but time flies when youre having fun. I can remember all the…
Problems of Making a Difference by Sally Greenwood
Sat, 15th May 2010Dear everyone! I have been in Ghana for one month and one week now and thought it was high time to send a Footprint Report in before I forget everything…
Read Borneo for Guatemala by Astrid Wells
Mon, 10th May 2010Due to unforeseen safety circumstances my trip to Guatemala changed at the very last minute. Despite being upset and frustrated that things had not gone to plan I was still…
Struggling with My Spanish by Sara Williams
Thu, 29th Apr 2010So two months in to my 6 month stay! I realise it is cliché to say it but time really is flying by! I first flew in to the capital…
A fundraising round up
Sat, 20th Mar 2010The big news for Hazels Footprints is some wonderful fundraising ideas which are being planned, are works in progress and have been completed against all odds. Starting with the last…
Sara Williams: Initial report
Sat, 6th Feb 2010In just over 7 weeks (eek!) I will be leaving for Colombia where I will be working on behalf of ICYE (Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange) Colombia on a community development project…
Let’s Get Sal to Ghana by Sally Greenwood
Tue, 2nd Feb 2010Hi there! My name is Sally Greenwood, I am twenty one years old and live in Derbyshire. In February, I will be volunteering in Ghana for six months! I am…
On Our Bikes BY Grace and Jason
Thu, 28th Jan 2010Planning this trip began with Graces year in Otjikondo, after which we spent 5 years looking for a chance and reason to live and work in Africa together. In 2005…
Natasha Rodney: Initial report
Mon, 25th Jan 2010Travelling to Ecuador with WorldTeach Four months from today I’ll be jetting off to Miami, but my journey won’t be ending there as this is just thetransit country for my…
The Hurlingham and other summer fundraisers
Sun, 20th Sep 2009Highland Fling at the Hurlingham Club THE big event this summer has been the HFT London Ceilidh held in the Hurlingham club on the 1st of August. Not only was…
Funding report: Eramba School by Sophie Rodgers
Sun, 20th Sep 2009During the two months of July and August 2009, I spent my time at Eramba Mixed Secondary School in the Kisii region of Kenya working on a sustainable resource investment…
Hazel Five Years On by Peter Moore
Thu, 20th Aug 2009In the middle of a warm afternoon in July 2005, I walked into one of the charity shops that line Ludlows jumbled Tudor high street, and emerged ten minutes later…
George Matts cycling to Cape Town
Mon, 20th Jul 2009It has come to our attention that George Matts is about to embark on a fantastic cycle trip and will raise funds for Hazels Footprints as he bikes from Northamptonshire…
Hazels Dramtastic 4
Mon, 20th Jul 2009This will cost you nothing but a couple of minutes of your time, but give our team the chance to compete in a fantastic challenge. Hazels Dramtastic 4 are taking…
