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If you are looking for an experience that money just cannot buy, you should consider broadening your horizons to experience a completely new culture and lifestyle. Travel can provide a wealth of opportunity and here are just some reasons why you should consider arranging an unforgettable adventure. Learn new skills Many people travel in order to acquire a new skill that could not otherwise be learnt in their home country. An excellent example of this is a new language, as immersing yourself in the country itself can enable you to quickly pick up new vocabulary in order to communicate with those [...]

Our volunteers who go out to Kenya always take a crazy amount of donations!  This year we saw everything from a 'Pants' campaign so that the children received new underwear, hundreds of pairs of socks donated from local schools here in the UK, homemade knitted hats, goody bags, school supplies, shoes and as well as clothes. From toiletries and clothes, to toys and books, these are so appreciated by our projects in Kenya.  Not only do our volunteers donate things they have brought over from the UK we have had a record number of groups make a donation of money to [...]

We hope you have enjoyed our 2016 advent calendar updates. From inspirational volunteer stories, to messages from sponsored children we have loved every moment & believe it shows how much we have accomplished this year. Without YOUre support we wouldn't be where we are today. All competition winners will be announced on the 28th December. We hope you have a peaceful & blessed Christmas. A review of 2016 is coming soon.... Thank you!    

......by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in you sail. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain Thank you to everyone for all your support this year. It’s been a great year with so many amazing people visiting our partner projects and experiencing our adventure and cultural activities. A review of our year will be up after Christmas. Until then have a blessed and safe Christmas. Enjoy time with your family, friends and loved ones and don’t eat to much Turkey! Fiona [...]

........is Service to God." James is executive director at Melon Mission "My work is to implement Melons Vision, by ensuring that needy children in our community, have a full life through Melons Mission of provision of food, clothes, shelter, education and other services that will enhance their full development. I really appreciate the great support from YTA to Melon Mission for the last five years. YTA has not only been providing financial support to help in the mission school day today activities, long term goals such as the building of a school, but have also been bringing volunteers to help in [...]

........The Meaning of Life Is to Give Your Gift Away" ~William Shakespeare "To feed a hungry child, now that is peace, joy and meaning in a cup! I'm a volunteer coordinator and lecturer at New College Swindon, I lead the teacher training programme and have recently commenced a crop growing programme. I have been taking students over to Kenya since 2011 alongside Fiona. To see the life change from start to finish in a student is a real honour. An enriching experience for all and one I would recommend to any other school/college that want to really make a difference to their students [...]

.......would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” » Mahatma Gandhi "The Kenyan trip, offered by YTA, is one that you will never forget and its life changing. Just as a small insight I have been out to Kenya several times and seen the incredible progress of the schools, the general maintenance, children and teachers. It is brilliant to see how teachers across the world can share experiences with those in Kenya. The children love to spend time with visitors from around the globe and really want to learn – I have sponsored a little girl, Fenny, and the sponsorship [...]

Peter from baby class at Silver Bells is sponsored by Maddie Wojtowicz who has volunteered in Kenya the last few years and is planning on returning in 2017. There are so many children at Silver Bells in need of sponsorship. This not only helps the child you sponsor directly but also helps the school cover every day costs to ensure over 100 children are cared for. If you would like to sponsor a child please go to http://silver-bells.org/sponsor-a-child/  

.... and those that do not travel read only one page." “YTA exceeded my expectations with a trip of a lifetime to India. I was apprehensive about going as it is so different from here in the UK. We were looked after all the way through our time and there was always someone there to help. It was a culturally amazing and was very active with some short treks, white water rafting, kayaking and some rock climbing. It was also great to visit some projects in different communities especially the slum walk with P.E.T.E India. I have been on several trips [...]