Short Term Projects

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SoapBox is known for the quality of its Short-Term Projects, which serve some of the poorest countries in the world. Each year we give people the opportunity to give of themselves on one of these projects and every year, not only are the lives of those people who live at the project locations changed but the lives of the participants are also.

We are particularly excited to be able to introduce several new projects in 2008, including a project in Kosova. We are also returning to many of the other projects that we have worked with in previous years where we know we are needed. A variety of 1, 2 and 3-week projects means that there is something to suit everyone.

If you are age between 16-75, why not consider applying for one these life changing projects and you too can "make a difference."

IMPORTANT!

Soapbox is recognised by Global Connections as operating under the Code of Best Practice in Short-Term Mission 2007 and 2008.
Every participant is covered by full travel insurance.
We also carry full third-party liability insurance. We do not ask you to sign a waiver.

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The 2008 Projects Summary

Click on each project name to see its FaxFile
 
1-Week Projects

Kosova (1-Week)
Kosova is an area recovering from civil war. We will be serving a community with many needs as they attempt to rebuild their lives. ...Read More...

6 Jun - 13 Jun 2008
Target Cost: £695
2-Week Projects
Uganda Kampala (2-Weeks) This Project is now Full for 2008. There is still some space on the Uganda Kakira 3-week project. See below.
We will be working with Pastor Peter Mugabi at his church centre in Kampala. This will be primarily an evangelistic project with some children’s work so if you have an evangelistic heart and a creative bent, then this is the project for you. ...Read More...

12 Jul - 26 Jul 2008
Target Cost: £1590
Malawi 2 (2-Weeks) This Project is now Full for 2008. We still have some spaces on the 3-Week Malawi project. See below.
In the village of Salima, on the banks of beautiful Lake Malawi, there is one school for all the children that live there. The school is unfinished. The SoapBox team would primarily be assisting in maintenance and building work. You can add this project to the Malawi 1 project to make a 5-week project if you wish. ...Read More...

16 Aug - 30 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1650
Kenya Kibera (2-Weeks)
The Kibera slum on the outskirts of Nairobi is an area about the size of a large council estate with well over a million people living there. it is probably the largest slum in the world! ...Read More...
9 Aug - 23 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1590

Romania (2-Weeks)
Many people think that Romania must be ‘OK’ now because they are EU members but the reality is that many are still struggling to survive. ...Read More...

16 Aug - 30 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £850
3-Week Projects
South Africa TLC1 (3-Weeks) This Project is now Full for 2008. There is still some space on the other TLC projects. See below.
TLC was established in 1993 by Thea & Robin Jarvis in order to rescue abandoned
babies. Every week 100’s of babies are left to die on the streets by mothers forced to give them up in order to survive themselves. ...Read More...
22 Jun - 13 Jul 2008
Target Cost: £1550
Tanzania (3-Weeks)
This Project, which began in the year 2000 to build a Secondary School in the beautiful mountainous region of Kilolo, Southern Tanzania, continues with the building of more classrooms. ...Read More...
12 Jul - 2 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1550

Uganda Kakira (3-Weeks)
We have been asked to continue to help with an orphanage in Kakira, which has been largely built and had work done by the 2007 team. The building is watertight but desperately needs doors, plastering and all kinds of internal work. ...Read More...

19 Jul - 9 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1650

Zambia (3-Weeks) This Project has been withdrawn until 2009
Mechanics For Africa is a Registered Charity. The Project in Zambia is run by Charles and Sharonne Watt who have already spent a number of years working on Development Projects in Africa. ...Read More...

Postponed
Target Cost: £TBC

Ecuador (3-Weeks)
We are supporting the work of La Ciudad Feliz - “The Happy City”, envisioned by Bishop Ramiro Vega and his wife Jenny. Their dream was to build a safe place for the young, the poor and the elderly ...Read More...

26 Jul - 16 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1750

Malawi 1 (3-Weeks)
In the village of Salima, on the banks of beautiful Lake Malawi, there is one school for all the children that live there. The school is unfinished. The SoapBox team would primarily be assisting in maintenance and building work. You can add this project to the Malawi 2 project to make a 5-week project if you wish. ...Read More...

26 Jul - 16 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1725

Kenya Maasailand (3-Weeks) This Project has been withdrawn until 2009
Two hours drive from Nairobi is the small town of Narok - in Maasailand! The Maasai are a legendary people with a fascinating history. ...Read More...

2 Aug - 23 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1590

Brazil 2 (3-Weeks)
It is estimated that there are 8 million street children in Brazil alone. On this trip you will have the privilege of helping some of the unwanted and orphaned children of Brazil. ...Read More...

9 Aug - 30 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1690

South Africa TLC2 (3-Weeks)
TLC was established in 1993 by Thea & Robin Jarvis in order to rescue abandoned
babies. Every week 100’s of babies are left to die on the streets by mothers forced to give them up in order to survive themselves. ...Read More..

10 Aug - 30 Aug 2008
Target Cost: £1550

India (3-Weeks) This project has been withdrawn until 2009
We were asked to help with this Project by John Babu Purimitla who we have known since 1999. He is an Indian missionary working in Kathmandu. John’s father pastors a fellowship in a rural village called Parchur which is about two hundred miles up the coast from Chennai ..Read More..

Postponed
Target Cost: £TBC

South Africa TLC3 (3-Weeks)
TLC was established in 1993 by Thea & Robin Jarvis in order to rescue abandoned
babies. Every week 100’s of babies are left to die on the streets by mothers forced to give them up in order to survive themselves. ...Read More...

6 Sep - 27 Sep 2008
Target Cost: £1550

Philippines (3-Weeks)
The SoapBox Team will be working to support the life changing activities of the Philippine Outreach Centre Ministries, (POCM) led by Chrissy and Dondie Perillo. ..Read More..

11 Oct - 1 Nov 2008
Target Cost: £1390

Nepal (3-Weeks)
The Soapbox Team will be working in Kathmandu with our good friends, Christian Care and Gospel Outreach Ministries. ..Read More..

18 Oct - 8 Nov 2008
Target Cost: £1750

To order a printed copy of our complete 2008 FaxFile brochure, containing info on all the above projects, email Kathy and Shaun. projects@soapboxtrust.com or call them on 0161 718 0104. A PDF of the complete 2008 FaxFiles is available in the Downloads section of this site containing information on most of the projects we are involved with.

The 2008 Orientation Weekend for the summer projects is scheduled to take place at Cefn Lea Conference Centre in Wales, 4-6 July 2008. Please check back regularly for updates.

How to Apply

Method One (Preferred)
Go to the following page, read the overview and then go ahead and fill out the online application form. Full instructions are given on the first page of the form. We are now able to take non-UK nationals on our projects. If you are from outside the UK and want to know how this will work for you then get in touch with Kathy and Shaun at projects@soapboxtrust.com

Online Application Process

Method Two
Use the Application Form, which is available in the Downloads section.



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