Ellis volunteered on one of our home-building expeditions in 2014. She used the opportunity to complete the residential section for her Gold Duke of Edinburgh. If you woud like more information about our expeditions and how you can combine them with your DofE please email expeditions@vinetrust.org I volunteered to go on my Vine Trust home-building expedition to complete my residential section for my Gold Duke of Edinburgh. This section requires you to go away for 5 days and 4 nights on an activity of your choice with people you do not know. At only 17 years old going on an expedition…

Our 18th Story a Week comes from our latest home-building team that recently returned from Tanzania. During their time away they kept a daily blog on Facebook that you can read here - www.facebook.com/TanzaniaBlogVT/ We have taken this blog and turned it into 'The Story of an Expedition' which you can read by clicking the image below. If you want to find out what an expedition is really like, why not sign up for our October 2016 expedition? For more info, visit www.vinetrust.org/volunteer/home-building or email expeditions@vinetrust.org Karibuni Tanzania! 

The story below was written by Helena Galloway about her time in Tanzania with one of our home-building teams. In all honesty, my trip to Tanzania in September 2015 was one of the best experiences I've ever had. It's all about the people: the amazing friends I made from SSE, The Vine Trust, the Tanzanian volunteers and the wonderful families we were building new homes for. Anyone who has ever been to Tanzania will tell you about how incredible the people there are - constantly smiling, infectiously positive and always ready to welcome you with open arms and have a…

This amazing video was put together by one of our Tanzania Expedition volunteers - Judith Grace.

The story below was written by Dr Zoe Marshall about her time on Amazon Hope, the photos are by Dr Faha Jamil. There are many people around the world who lack basic healthcare. Being ‘out‐of‐programme’ I had some free time and wanted to get involved in a project that addresses this. The Amazon Hope is an ex‐navy ship that, in 2001, became basic healthcare provision for 100,000 villagers living in remote areas of the Amazon who are inaccessible by land. Mortality rates are high, with villagers suffering from ailments that could be easily combated with some basic, regular medical attention.…