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Kent Scouts Congo Expedition 2009
A team of 30 Scouts will travel to the Congo in August 2009. They will spend three weeks working on various projects to support the work of the Aspinall Foundation and local community on conservation and water projects.
An experience of a lifetime awaits thirty Scouts from Kent, who are due to head off on an unique trip to the Congo during August 2009. There they will spend three weeks, helping to develop various projects and supporting worthy causes such as the John Aspinall Foundation, a Kent based charity that operates the world’s largest and most successful Gorilla breeding and release programme.
The team will also be kept busy by being actively involved with other local community education and conservation projects. These are likely to include the construction of an Impluvarium (a rain catching device for villagers who need fresh water) and the construction of buildings for the use of researchers and visitors to the foundation.
The Scouting organisation, which offers opportunities for all young people between the ages of 6- 25 in the UK and abroad, is currently active in 216 countries and supports a global membership of over 28 million, with two thirds of its international membership situated in developing countries.
Each Scout who has volunteered to take part in the Congo expedition has been given the responsibility of raising £2500 each, towards funding the trip. Please support them by sponsoring a tile or two on their Mosaic Appeal.
Last updated: Tue 2 Sep 08
