News
Stories and updates from Hazel's Footprints Trust, our Partner Schools, Educational Projects and Footprinters (volunteers).
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…
Richeldis Brosnan reports ahead of year in Jiayuguan
Thu, 6th Jun 2019September 14th 2018 was the day I announced to my parents that I wanted to do a gap year in China with the Project Trust. They were immensely supportive and…
Katie Hughes is heading to San Alfonso, Chile
Sat, 1st Jun 2019We have awarded one of our Footprinter Grants this year to Katie Hughes. She’s heading to San Alfonso in Chile to teach English at a primary school. It sounds like…
Tanzanian Secondary School has been “Made with Hope”
Thu, 16th May 2019Last summer, we made a “third aim” grant of £8,900 to a wonderful UK-based charity called Made with Hope. A brand new school, CHETI Secondary, is now open thanks in part to this…
Izzy Richard’s Second Term at Otjikondo
Thu, 25th Apr 2019Parents’ Day Project We’ve spent most of this term getting ready for the Otjikondo’s annual “Parents’ Day”. It’s a day where parents and guardians of everyone in the school are invited…
A spoonful of sugar from St Mary’s, Melrose
Tue, 16th Apr 2019We’d like to express our enormous thanks to St Mary’s School, Melrose, for choosing Hazel’s Footprints as the beneficiary of their charity performance of Mary Poppins in March. Pupils at…
