Celebrating 25th years of Raleigh

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Celebrating

25 yearsof Raleigh


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Bahamas 1984/85Zebu UK Bahamas 1984Zebu Bahamas 1985Costa Rica 1985Turks & Caicos 1984/85SWR UK Bahamas 1984/85Zebu Bahamas Panama 1985SWR Bahamas Honduras 1985Zebu Panama Hawaii 1985

SWR Honduras Panama 1985Belize 1985Panama 1985Roatan 1985Honduras 1985Zebu Hawaii 1985Bolivia 1985SWR Panama Peru 1985Peru 1985SWR Peru Chile 1985Chile 1 1985SWR Chile (Repairs) 1985/86Peru 1985Chile 2 1985Zebu Hawaii Australia 1985Chile 1 1985/86SWR South America Australia 1986Zebu South Australia 1985/86Solomon Islands 1986Chile 2 1986Northern Territory, Australia 1986Papua New Guinea 1986Zebu Tasmania Australia 1986

Australia 1986Zebu New Zealand 1986New Zealand 1986SWR Pandora Project 1986/87New Zealand 1986/87SWR Cairns Perth 1986/87Zebu Barrier Reef 1986Tasmania 1987

Australia (Victoria) 1987SWR Perth Hull 1987Zebu Australia - Guam 1986/87Zebu Guam Japan (Osaka) 1987Japan (Hokkaido) 1987Japan (Honshu) 1987

Japan (Okinawa) 1987Malaysia 1987Torres Straits 1987Indonesia 1 1987Zebu Japan Australia 1987Pakistan 1987Indonesia 2 1987Gulf Savannah Australia 1987Zebu Seychelles Australia 1987Southern Chile 1987Zebu Mahe South Africa 1987Zebu South Africa Brazil 1987/88Southern Chile 1988Zebu Brazil Caribbean 1988Panama 1988

Alaska 1988Canada 1988Pakistan 1988Zebu Antigua Azores 1988

Kenya 1 1988UK 1988U.S.A. West 1988Portugal 1988U.S.A. East 1988Guyana 1988Zebu Azores UK 1988Kenya 2 1988Turks & Caicos 1988Bahamas 1988/89Cameroon 1989Bahamas 1989Kenya 1989

Victoria 1989Zimbabwe 1 1989Queensland 1989Zimbabwe 2 1989Chile 1989Chile 1 1990

Northern Terri tory, Australia 1990Zimbabwe 1 1990Zimbabwe 2 1990Chile 2 1990Botswana 1 1990

Botswana 2 1990Chile 1 1991Botswana 1991

Alaska 1991Guyana 1 1991Malaysia 1 1991Zimbabwe 1991Chile 2 1991Malaysia 2 1991

Guyana 2 1991Chile 1 1992Namibia 1 1992Mongolia 1992Namibia 2 1992Malaysia 1 1992Brunei 1992Chile 2 1992Malaysia 2 1992Zimbabwe 1992Chile 1 1993Zimbabwe 1 1993Russia 1993Guyana 1 1993Mau/Rodriquez Islands 1993Namibia 1993Chile 2 1993Zimbabwe 2 1993Guyana 2 1993Chile 1 1994Zimbabwe 1 1994

Alaska 1994Russia 1994Malaysia 1 1994Zimbabwe 2 1994Zimbabwe 3 1994Chile 2 1994Botswana 1994Malaysia 2 1994Chile 1 1995Belize 1 1995Belize 2 1995Guyana 1 1995Zimbabwe 1 1995Chile 2 1995Guyana 2 1995Zimbabwe 2 1995

Chile 1 (Inchcape) 1996Zimbabwe 1 1996Belize 1 1996Malaysia 1 1996Uganda 1 1996Zimbabwe 2 1996Belize 2 1996Malaysia 2 1996Uganda 2 1996Chile 2 1996Zimbabwe 3 1996Chile 1 1997Belize 1 1997Malaysia 1 (Inchcape) 1997Namibia 1 1997Uganda 1997Belize 2 1997Malaysia 2 (RIMA - Leeds) 1997Chile 2 1997

Namibia 2 1997Chile 1 1998Belize 1 1998Namibia 1 1998Belize 2 1998Namibia 2 1998China (Inchcape) 1998Chile 2 1998Brunei / Malaysia 1998Namibia 3 (RIMA - Merseyside) 1998Uganda 1998Chile 1 1999Belize 1 1999Namibia 1 1999Mongolia 1999Namibia 2 1999Ghana 1 1999Belize 2 1999Namibia 2 1999

Oman (Inchcape) 1999Chile 2 1999Ghana 2 (RIMA - Cardiff) 1999Chile 1 2000Belize 1 2000

Namibia 1 2000Mongolia 1 2000Namibia 2 2000Ghana 1 2000Belize 2 2000Mongolia 2 2000Chile 2 2000Ghana 2 (RIMA-Devon/Corn) 2000Brunei (Inchcape) 2000

Chile 1 2001Belize 1 2001Ghana 1 2001Namibia 1 2001Mongolia 1 2001Belize 2 2001Mongolia 2 2001Ghana 2 2001Chile 2 2001Namibia 2 (RIMA- N.Ireland) 2001Costa Rica 1(RIMA-N. Ireland) 2001Chile 1 2002Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2002Namibia 1 2002Namibia 2 2002Ghana 1 2002Chile 2 2002Namibia 3 (RIMA-C. Scotland) 2002

Ghana 2 2002Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2002Ghana 3 2002Costa Rica/Nicaragua 2 2002Malaysia (RIMA-C. Scotland) 2002Chile 1 2003Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2003Malaysia 1 2003Namibia 1 2003Namibia 2 2003Ghana 1 2003Chile 2 2003Ghana 2 2003Costa Rica/Nicaragua 2 2003Chile 1 2004Malaysia 1 2004Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2004Namibia 1 2004Costa Rica/Nicaragua 2 2004

Fiji 2004Ghana 2004Chile 2 2004Namibia 2 2004Malaysia 2 2004Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2005Chile 1 2005Malaysia 1 2005Namibia 1 2005Costa Rica/Nicaragua 2 2005Namibia 2 2005Malaysia 2 2005Chile 2 2005Costa Rica/Nicaragua 3 2005Malaysia 1 2006Chile 2006Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2006Namibia 1 2006

Malaysia 2 2006Namibia 2 2006Costa Rica/Nicaragua 2 2006Ghana 2006Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2007Malaysia 1 2007Namibia 1 2007Costa Rica/Nicaragua 2 2007Malaysia 2 2007Namibia 2 2007Namibia 3 2007Malaysia 3 2007Malaysia 4 2007Costa Rica/Nicaragua 3 2007Costa Rica/Nicaragua 1 2008Borneo 1 2008India 1 2008Costa Rica/Nicaragua 2 2008Costa Rica/Nicaragua 3 2008

India 2 2008Borneo 2 2008Borneo 3 2008India 3 2008Costa Rica/Nicaragua 4 2008

Historical list of expeditions country, year

green denotes ship crossingSWR Sir Walter RaleighRIMA Raleigh International Millenium Awards Programme


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Getting out there

Raleigh is a youth and education charity. Since 1984we have inspired over 30,000 people from all walks

of life, nationalities and ages to get out there and rise

to the challenges of life on expedition.

Throughout the year we run expeditions in Borneo,

Costa Rica & Nicaragua and India. These inspire 17

to 24 years old to join as venturers and 25s and

over to join as volunteer managers. Our expeditions

are a challenging, but extremely rewarding

combination of community, environmental and

adventure projects.

Raleigh aims to provide a transformational journey

for everyone who joins an expedition, awakening a

sense of life-purpose and self-belief by involving

participants deeply with people, places, and

communities.

Our historyBack in 1978 when Colonel John Blashford-Snell

and HRH Prince Charles started Operation Drake,

they had a vision. They wanted to give young people

the chance to explore the world and discover their

potential as leaders and members of a team working

together to make a difference. We still hold true these

values today.

In 1984, following the success of Operation Drake,

the much more ambitious Operation Raleigh was

created. This started as a four year project running

from 1984 1988 involving 4,000 volunteers and

almost 1,600 staff on the renovated Sir Walter

Raleigh ship, but its success saw it continue

permanently, with an emphasis on land-based

expeditions.

Operation Raleigh became Raleigh International in

1992, reflecting the number of volunteers from acrossthe globe. We increased the diversity of volunteers by

raising the relevance and quality of our overseas

expeditions and raising issues of global awareness.

Today we continue to work with young people, youth

agencies and membership organisations to inspire

people from all walks of life to get out there.

Raleigh is for life

Raleigh is not just about an expedition; it's aboutbeing part of a community of like-minded people.

Ordinary people who want to do something

extraordinary with their lives, make a difference in

the world and gain new friends along the way. Our

aim is to inspire a generation to be all that they can

be; to awaken a sense of life-purpose and belonging,

and unite them as part of a global community who

can work together to rise to the challenges of the

world we live in.

Making a differenceAs a charity, we raise funds to make our expeditionsthe best possible experience for the volunteers and

the local communities. In this role, we act as a

catalyst for change, bringing local communities

together, sometimes for the first time as one team

and giving them the resources and motivation to

achieve sustainable development. To do this we

work in partnership with local communities, NGOs

and governments in the host countries, following

the Millennium Development Goals where we can.

The challengesFrom the very first expedition Raleigh was founded

on four challenges:

The challenge to be selected; the challenge to

fundraise; the expedition itself, and the challenge

to make a difference locally when you come back.

It is these challenges that make Raleigh special. Our

values of discovery, courage, drive and integrity have

come from the ground. We believe in them and live

them in all we do.

Our history


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Partnership programme

For 25 years, Raleigh has secured funding so thatyoung people from disadvantaged backgrounds can

take part on Raleigh expeditions. We work closely

with local authority youth services and agencies

across the UK, including Fairbridge, Groundwork

and Foyer Federation, so that we can help young

people from all walks of life benefit from a Raleigh

expedition. The post-expedition support for these

young people takes place with their sending

organisations. Our expeditions are a unique way of

switching young people on to global issues and

helping them to develop their skills and confidence.

Over the past 25 years, approximately 1,600 young

people from disadvantaged backgrounds have taken

part in a Raleigh expedition.

Our work is being exported internationally and four

years ago a new society was formed. Raleigh

Bermuda works with local young people from

disadvantaged backgrounds and sends them on

overseas expeditions. In 2007 we started our award

winning partnership with Bridging the Gap in

Australia who refer 12 young people a year.

Host country venturers

Participants from all over the world take part inRaleigh expeditions. Through our unique host

country venturer programme, we actively encourage

young people from all our host countries to get

involved with expedition life. The programme enables

young people to work alongside participants from

other countries, make friendships for life and broaden

their outlook on the world.

An international experienceRaleigh attracted young people from all over the

world on its first expeditions and this continues 25

years on. In 2008, young people from 17 countries

joined Raleigh expeditions, including countrieswhere Raleigh has active societies, as well as the

US, United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand,

the Netherlands through our partner agency Weg

Wijs, and other European countries.

The international nature of our expeditions provides a

unique opportunity for young people to broaden their

horizons and develop global awareness.

Working together

I took part in Raleigh's programme afterfacing a very difficult time in my life. I felt like

I needed to do something to build myself as

a person. Being on the Raleigh programme

gave me much needed confidence and showed

me a way to deal with inner problems.

It changed my life forever.

Simone Alexander, venturer from Raleigh's youth

partnership programme, who spent ten weeks in Costa

Rica and Nicaragua (Simone was voted a finalist in

Britain's Top Model of Colour in 2008)

Everyone should participate in Raleigh.

You understand about different cultures,

customs and behaviours.Abdul Kareem, a host country venturer who spent ten

weeks in India

Id like to give thanks to Raleigh for giving me

such an experience, a lifetime opportunity and

shaping me to be a better person. I can is

now a part of my vocabulary!Terrina Nashae Nolan, a host country venturer who

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The impact of our work

Our training of young people from around the worldto work alongside others from diverse backgrounds

has built confidence and facilitated social mobility

according to research published by the Institute of

Public Policy Research (ippr) in 2009.

The ippr study found that Raleigh's overseas

expeditions have made a life-long impact on

participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The

research is the first study of its kind to evaluate the

long-term impact of Raleigh and is uniquely placed

to understand the significance of the expedition

experience. As part of the project, ippr consulted

more than 100 former Raleigh participants fromdisadvantaged backgrounds who had been out on

expedition between 1989 and 2006.

86% of those surveyed said that participating in

Raleigh had impacted in the long-term on their

sense of identity and values

79% said that their sense of having control over

their lives increased as a result of Raleigh

83% said that Raleigh had increased their career

ambitions

73% reported increased participation in volunteering

as a result of the involvement with Raleigh

Partnerships with industryRaleigh has enjoyed a close relationship with the

corporate sector throughout its history, working with

over 100 major employers who have identified the

huge benefits to recruitment, development and

retention of employees.

Over 1000 venturers have joined Raleigh expeditions

as part of employee development programmes and

we continue to provide a range of differentopportunities from corporate social responsibility

expeditions and team building weeks to graduate

selection weekends and tailor-made leadership

development expeditions.

Our Raleigh Development Consultancy has a highly

accomplished consultant team which facilitates

business focused learning through powerful, unusual

and engaging experiences. We develop people

performance and productivity for the most successful

businesses of today and tomorrow. Our programmes

take participants away from their familiar environment

and comfort zones. The team challenge is combinedwith constant support and encouragement, and

stretches people to learn and adapt in a way that

affects behaviour and implements change.

Raleigh and structured group activities

like it, play a powerful role in improving theemotional and social development of the UK's

young people. ippr's research shows what an

overwhelmingly positive experience the

Raleigh expeditions have proved in changing

people's lives, by increasing aspirations and

giving young people the confidence to

succeed both on a personal level in relation

to their education and career, and in terms of

their global citizenship and community

participation.

Lisa Harker, co-director, ippr


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Project work is at the heart of the expedition

challenge. Working in some of the most remote and

harsh locations in the world our teams have achieved

incredible results. Our permanent expedition staff

work with valued international and local project

partners as well as host communities, to identify

appropriate project opportunities. The projects

expose our volunteers to the impact of volunteering

and collaboration and our aim is that these

experiences ensure life long active global citizenship.

Community projects allow venturer teams to work

alongside community members on projects that aim

to improve the quality of life of those communities.

These partnerships have seen the construction of

hundreds of education facilities, bridges and water

systems commissioned, health and community

centres built together with the health screening of

tens of thousands of people.

Venturer teams have been welcomed into thousands

of communities across the world, increasing their

confidence in working with people from different

cultures and their understanding of global sustainable

development issues.

Environmental projects allow venturer teams to

experience unique environments from marine to

desert to rainforest, working with the custodians

of protected areas, international environmental

organisations and scientists to assist in the global

conservation effort.

Adventure projects provide physical challenges

that test venturers resilience as they trek across

deserts, over mountain ranges, through rainforests,

canoe down rivers, across lakes and battle the waveswhilst coastal kayaking.

Over our 25 years we have undertaken over 255

expeditions and have worked on thousands of

projects. Here are just a few of the highlights ranging

from individual projects to major multi-expedition

programmes, which can only hint at the story of the

last 25 years of Raleigh.

Our projectachievements


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PAKISTAN 1987 (11a)Orphanage construction, Dhodial,North West Frontier

Pakistan expedition 11a was one of two

expeditions run in the North West of the

country. A total of 140 volunteers joined

the expedition which also included science

projects in partnership with the Pakistan

Science Foundation and trekking in the

Karakoram Mountains.

MONGOLIA 2000 (00d)Strawbale Medical Clinic

constructionTwo clinics were built in Tunkhel and Saichan

replacing outdated facilities and improving

access to medical care for the inhabitants of

the surrounding rural communities. Strawbale

buildings are lightweight and energy efficient

and are ideally suited to Mongolia. Venturers

worked with strawbale experts and members

of the local communities.

CHILE 19961997 (96j, 97a, 97h)Suspension bridge construction, SanLorenzo

Nine venturer teams over three expeditions

built this 86 metre span suspension bridge

to improve access for the local community

on both sides of the Rio Salto in partnership

with the municipality of Cochrane. Over 70tons of concrete was mixed by hand in the

construction and the bridge was opened on

December 6th 1997 by the Mayor of

Cochrane and the British Ambassador.

NICARAGUA 2002 (02b)Carpentry workshop for disabledpeople, Jinotepe

The workshop enables the beneficiaries

to be trained to manufacture wooden

products to be sold locally. Partnering

Asociacin Antorcha, with funding from

Associated Newspapers, UK, the team also

renovated the San Francisco de Asis school

for the disabled.

GHANA 2003 (02j)School and pit latrine construction

KwaekeseA venturer putting the finishing touches to a

mural. Partnering Afram Plains Development

Organisation, Water Aid and with funding

from UNICEF, teams built a series of

ventilated pit latrines at schools in several

villages to improve health and hygiene

facilities. Teams also assisted in the

construction of a junior school and

refurbished several others.

GHANA 2000 (00j)Community eye screening camps,Ofinso

From 2000 to 2002 over 39,000 people were

screened in partnership with Sight Savers

International resulting in 1800 sight restoring

cataract operations at local hospitals by

local physicians. Raleigh teams worked withophthalmic nurses and surgeons to identify

sight problems and then managed the

logistical exercise of the patient process

through to post patient care.

NAMIBIA 1999 (99p)School construction, Mbambamusi

The opening ceremony of the two classroom

school funded by the UK National Lottery

Charities Board. The school replaced two

small huts that previously accommodated

the students. The 10 year expedition

programme to Namibia saw Raleigh

teams construct 25 schools and 29 school

playgrounds in partnership with the Ministry

of Education.

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MALAYSIA 1987 (10d)Surgical Eye Expeditions, Beluran,

SabahRaleigh partnered Surgical Eye Expeditions

(SEE) International on a number of

expeditions to assist in the provision of

medical, surgical, and educational services

with the primary objective of restoring sight

to disadvantaged blind individuals.

NAMIBIA 2003 (03d)Primary school playgrounds,Omaheke Region

School children trying out their new Raleigh

built playground for the first time. Our

partner, Namibia's Ministry of Education,

stated that improved recreation facilities

result in improved attendance rates. TypicallyRaleigh teams designed the playgrounds in

consultation with the children, incorporating

climbing frames, swings, slides, monkey

bars with safety as the only consideration.

Community projects


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OMAN 1999 (99l)The Inchcape Initiative expedition,visitor centre construction

Three venturer groups were based at the

White Oryx Project, Jaaluni camp throughout

the expedition to assist with the

improvement of facilities for visitors to the

sanctuary for the reintroduced Arabian Oryx.

These Oryx were reintroduced to Oman in

1982 where a breeding population was

established.

CHILE 1999 (99a)Biodiversity research

Venturers collecting data for the Darwin

Initiative for the Survival of Species,

researching the biodiversity of the Laguna

San Rafael National Park. Venturers assisted

senior marine biologists from the Natural

History Museums of the UK and Chile. They

collected data for a comprehensive inventory

of the marine life, mapped shore profiles and

assessed the present conservation status of

habitats and species.

GHANA 2000 (00f)Research station construction

Venturers nearing completion of a research

facility in Bia National Park. Venturers

worked with park rangers in this International

Biosphere Reserve Park, home to 62

mammal species including forest elephants

and chimpanzees. We partnered the GhanaWildlife Division as part of the European

Union funded Protected Areas Development

Programme.

CHILE 20002003Darwin Initiative Huemul deerresearch

This programme of research was funded by

the UK Government's Darwin Initiative for

the Survival of Species to generate

information to support conservation of the

highly endangered Southern Andean deer,

the Huemul. The main field research ran over

six Raleigh expeditions and involved in-

depth studies of Huemul behaviour and

habitat including the use of radio collars.

BELIZE 1998 2001Marine research

The eight expedition Watershed Reef Inter-

connectivity Scientific Study (WRIScS) saw

over 700 venturers gain dive qualifications to

provide over 4000 hours of data collection

with marine biologists to feed into a study of

the health of the worlds 2nd largest barrierreef. WRIScS was a collaboration between

the Belize government, University of Exeter,

Ambios Ltd and the University of Plymouth

with funding from the European Union.

JAPAN 1987 (10c)Cave research, Okinawa

A Japanese venturer assisting a scientist

with measurements. The cave was

discovered by a team of Raleigh venturers

on the island of Iriomote. Raleigh ran 3

concurrent expeditions to Japan in 1987 to

Okinawa, Hokkaido and Honshu with a

total of 117 venturers taking part.

MALAYSIA 2002presentLower Kinabatangan conservation

KOPEL's award winning MESCOT Project

(Model for Environmentally Sustainable

Community Tourism) aims to provide

sustainable tourist income for Batu Puteh's

five communities and to save and create

economic value and appreciation of the rich

rainforest habitats of the area. Raleigh has

been partnering the community since 2002,

developing infrastructure and undertaking

conservation projects.

CHILE 2000 2004 Biodiversity AysnMarine and land biodiversityresearch

Preparing insect traps on 03i. Raleigh,

CONAF, the Natural History Museums in

London and Santiago and the UNEP World

Conservation Monitoring Centre worked

together to develop CONAFs capacity tomanage protected areas in Region Aysn.

The programme involved more than 50

Chilean and British scientists working

alongside over 600 venturers.

Environmental projects

CHILE 19971999Darwin Initiative programme

Raleigh undertook major biodiversity

research in the Laguna San Rafael National

Park. With Chilean and British scientists,

venturers provided data that directly

contributed to the protection and

management of the park. UK Government's

Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species

scheme funded the programme, in

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MONGOLIA 2001 (01g)Gobi desert trek

Venturer taking part in the 250km treks

through this extremely varied environment.

The teams trekked between the towns of

Sevrei and Bulgan navigating using maps,

compasses and GPS. Venturers trekked

along the Flaming Red Cliffs area, sleeping

in bivvi bags and braving sandstorms along

the way.

THE INCHCAPEINITIATIVE 19962000

The Inchcape Initiative was a hugely

successful 2.5 million, five-year partnership

between Raleigh International and Inchcape

plc. Inchcape sponsored expeditions in Chile

(1996), Malaysia (1997), China (1998), Oman

(1999) and Brunei (2000-pictured). The

Inchcape Initiative ensured that 50% of the

venturers were non-British. Over 600

participants from 30 countries, including

Inchcape employees, joined the expeditions.

VODAFONE GROUP FOUNDATIONFIJI EXPEDITION 2004

The Vodafone Group Foundation sponsored

Raleighs expedition to Fiji in partnership

with the ATH Fiji Foundation. Of 57

venturers, 42 were Fijian including 10 police

officers from the Fijian Police Force. This

was the launch project for the ATH Fiji

Foundation which included pre and post

expedition project work in communities

across Fiji.

RALEIGH INDIA, AVIVA 20072008

Since 2000 the Raleigh Development

Consultancy has delivered Avivas

International Leadership Challenge in

Namibia. As part of its CSR commitment to

India, Aviva sponsored the operational set

up of expeditions in 2007. We ran our first

expedition to India in February 2008,working with the Ministry of Youth Affairs

and Sports to provide Indian venturer

expedition opportunities working on projects

in Southern India.

CORPORATE PROGRAMMES

Since 2004 Raleigh has been working with

Capgeminis Business Technology

Consultant Programme participants on an

intensive team leadership event. This highly

popular programme challenges teams of

employees to undertake demanding

community and environmental projectsacross the UK. Teams choose the project

they want to undertake inspiring each other

to complete the task, facilitated by Raleighs

Development Consultants.

UK SUPPORT GROUPS

Raleighs network of support groups,

consisting of returned volunteers, family and

friends, has a long history of running

fantastic community and conservation

projects all over the UK. From running

disadvantaged children's adventure

weekends, playground building, constructingfootpaths to beach cleaning, this growing

network of groups, together with their

international counterparts, continues to rise

to Raleighs fourth challenge.

Adventure projects

NAMIBIA 19972007Ugab river trek

The Ugab is an ephemeral river that flows

for just a few days a year into the Atlantic

Ocean. Venturers trekked in this area of

abundant wildlife and unspolit wilderness

since 1997. Whilst trekking the teams, in

partnership with the Ministry of Environment

and Tourism, also undertook research into

rhino and desert elephant populations and

poaching practices.

CHILE 1985 2006High mountain trekking

Trekking above the snowline was a feature of

the adventure projects in the 40 expedition

programme to Chile. Trekking took place

around the North Patagonian icecap and

venturers became proficient in snow skills.

Venturers also learnt key navigation and

survival skills whilst living a nomadic lifestyle

for up to 20 days.

UK projects

Sponsored expedition programmes

RALEIGH INTERNATIONALMILLENNIUM AWARD PROGRAMME

UK and overseas 19962003

The RIMA Programme saw volunteers from

specific areas of the UK combine community

and environmental activity in their home city

with an expedition. Each volunteer

committed 100 hours to projects in their

home areas on return. A total of 985 awards

were given to volunteers from Merseyside,

Leeds, Cardiff (pictured), Devon and Cornwall,

Northern Ireland and Central Scotland.


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Today our volunteers have the opportunity to work in

Borneo, Costa Rica & Nicaragua and India. We workwith partners in all our host countries to ensure that

our projects our worthwhile and sustainable. Having

a permanent presence in all our host countries means

that we know what is needed to really make a

difference to the local communities.

Borneo

Since 2003 we have run expeditions in Sabah, aMalaysian state in North Borneo. An area rich in

culture and natural resources, Sabah boasts some

of the world's oldest rainforests and over 23 ethnic

groups. Past venturers have gained PADI diving

qualifications, built kindergartens and trekked across

some of Sabah's most rugged terrain.

In Borneo we work with the Ministry of Youth and

Sports, PACOS Trust, Sabah State Library, Sabah

Forestry Department, Yayasan Sabah, The Royal

Society and The Marine Research Foundation.

Costa Rica & NicaraguaWe first started running expeditions in Costa Rica

& Nicaragua in 2001. With the rich biodiversity

of Costa Rica and the lack of infrastructure in

Nicaragua, the combination presents many

challenges and adventures.

We work with SINAC, CATIE, Cooperativa Juan

Francisco Paz Silva and El Foro in Costa Rica and

Nicaragua. We have established a long-term

partnership with local co-operatives to improve

the quality of life for the community particularly on

sanitation and education projects.

IndiaOur new expedition in India was launched in 2008

thanks to funding from Aviva.

Through WWF India we have been introduced to

the Ministry of Environment and Forests to undertake

projects in Nagarhole National Park. Through Myrada

Keveri Pradashka Samsthe (MYKAPS) we have been

working within the framework of the Millennium

Development Goals to develop a global partnership

for development and improve health conditions

through water safety and sanitation.

Our projects today

Raleigh groups have had a good impact on

the villages, particularly organising people to

work and helping them to manage their time.

Young people in the communities are learning

from the young people of Raleigh. They are

learning discipline, how to organise things and

they are growing in confidence.

William D'Souza, executive director of MYKAPS

The support of Raleigh is very valuable for us

as a community. I feel very happy to work with

this group of people because by planting fruit

trees they will feed the community, help with

reforestation and remind us of when Raleigh

were here. This group also helped to restore

trails and viewpoints which will work to give a

better service to the tourists.Don Rolando, community leader, El Cebollal,

Nicaragua

The progress of the gravity water feed here

illustrates how successful Raleigh is providing

valuable support to the community - both

through the project itself as well as the

cultural exchange.

The Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister, Datuk

Peter Pang comments on a Raleigh community project

in Tongod, Sabah


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School expeditions

Raleigh has taken school groups on expedition formany years and is now increasing the numbers of

short expeditions it runs, not just with schools, but

also with youth membership organisations, colleges

and local education authorities. We aim to increase

global awareness, raise aspirations and develop the

leadership skills of the young people involved.

Current expedition opportunities for schools and

groups:

3-5 week tailor-made expeditions. These focus on

developing leadership and team work skills,

building self-confidence and also facilitating young

people to re-evaluate some of their beliefs,attitudes and assumptions, particularly around

different cultures

Year 12/13 Global Citizenship and Leadership

Programme. This is an 18 month programme

which aims to help schools embed an ethos that

develops passionate, responsible, socio-cultural

and globally aware students, enabling them to

flourish in an increasingly global marketplace

One of the highlights of recent years has been the

funding that Raleigh secured from v, the youth

volunteering charity. Last year pupils from Welling

School, Bexley, went on expedition in India for 3

weeks, funded by v. The group spent 21 days living

in self-sufficient camp conditions and completed a

six day trek carrying all their own equipment and

supplies. We also took out young people from Rainer

and in 2009 are working with City & Islington College

and the Uprising programme run by the Young

Foundation.

The impact the Welling expedition had on the pupils

has been further demonstrated by the volunteering

the young people have since completed in their local

community.

Our tailormade expeditions

The pupils definitely gained from this

experience. They witnessed first hand a totally

different culture and were proud to have

provided the community with such a valuable

resource. The way the pupils came together

as a group was phenomenal. It was amazing

to watch and see them grow up. There has

been a buzz around the school since the

pupils returned the experience has definitely

raised aspirations, motivated, and inspired

the pupils.Zara Flynn, assistant leadership team and head of

year at Welling School

The Raleigh expedition has influenced me

immensely. Having the chance to go to India

was life-changing and made me appreciate

my life a lot more. I have become more self-

motivated and determined.

I now feel as if I can tackle any challenges

that are thrown at me.

Isabella Goss, a Welling School pupil who took part in

the expedition in India


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Raleigh Alumni

We know that our alumni are living and workingacross the world and we would be thrilled to hear

their stories. We want our alumni to be actively

involved in the events and activities marking our

25th anniversary year. We want to help our alumni

connect with their expedition friends and celebrate

the achievements and contributions that they have

made to the lives of people and communities in the

UK and overseas.

Alumni to share achievements on

Google EarthRaleigh alumni have delivered thousands of projects

on 255 expeditions across 45 countries and in 2009

we want to celebrate the positive difference which

their work and commitment has made to individuals

and communities all over the world.

We will visually illustrate their achievements on a

global platform. We would like our alumni to provide

us with photos and written entries of their expedition

projects which we will post on Google Earth and our

custom designed Raleigh Wiki (a web page on which

users can add and edit content).

Our alumni remain passionate about their projects

and the Google Earth project will enable them to

connect with the time, place and success of their

projects once again. It is important that the stories

and achievements of the expeditions are told by the

people who made them happen.

Many of our alumni return to project sites years later

and we often hear reports of how those projects are

progressing. For example, a group of Chinese

venturers recently returned to visit a school they built

ten years ago. Through Google Earth we will have an

opportunity to update on the legacies of the projectsand how they have positively impacted upon the

local communities in our host countries. Wherever

possible we will include testimonials from the local

communities.

Google Earth will allow us to inspire others to make

a difference by volunteering. Through engaging our

own volunteers and others in international

development and environmental issues we will be

closer to realising our goal of creating a global

community of active citizens passionate about

making a difference to their world.

Engaging our alumni

Worldwide location of Raleigh Alumni who have completed our online forms


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Raleigh FriendFinder

One of the enduring features of a Raleighexpedition is the strong bonds which are formed by

the venturers and volunteer managers. Experiences

are shared, memories are created and friends are

made for life.

Raleigh receives requests on a daily basis from

alumni around the world who are searching for

expedition friends with whom they have lost touch.

Raleigh FriendFinder will help our alumni connect

with friends and engage with the wider Raleigh

community.

Raleigh FriendFinder is a programme which allows

users to search our database for their long lost

friends. Users can add the name, expedition code

and expedition country of the person they wish to

find. Once the person has been located they can

send an email via our system, ensuring that the

contact details of the recipient remain anonymous.

FriendFinder is fun and easy to use and is available

to all alumni who have completed our alumni

registration form. Make sure you gain access by

completing the form at

raleighinternational.org/raleigh-alumni

Raleigh support groupsThere is a vibrant community of Raleigh alumni

all around the world where people can share their

experiences. In the UK we have support groups from

Scotland to Jersey dedicated to keeping the spirit of

Raleigh alive. Our newest additions are groups in

Bristol, Dorset and Liverpool which will start in 2009.

Raleigh support groups meet on a regular basis,

organising adventurous and sociable events as

well as providing excellent support and advice for

departing and returning venturers and volunteermanagers. They are also involved in a variety of

challenging and rewarding projects in their local

communities as part of Raleigh's fourth challenge.

We are always looking to expand our network

and the dedicated Raleigh alumni team provide

assistance with fundraising ideas and support,

as well as guidance on health and safety and risk

management issues.

Fourth challenge

Our fourth challenge is about providing support andopportunities for alumni after expedition, so they can

continue to make a positive impact on the lives of

others. Alumni may decide to undertake projects

similar to those on expedition or to try out something

new with a different organisation.

We are always working to create new and exciting

strategic partnerships with volunteering organisations

across the UK, including the Red Cross, Volunteer

Reading Help and The National Trust. We have many

short and long-term volunteering opportunities

available to our alumni, from outdoor conservation

projects, sports coaching and our very own YouthForum.

Raleigh set up its Youth Forum to provide an official

channel to engage with young people ensuring their

ideas and suggestions are heard. Focusing on how

we can improve the expedition experience for

participants, the Forum also discuss opportunities for

alumni to volunteer on return from their expedition.

Please take a moment to support us bycompleting our alumni form and forwarding

the link to your friends

raleighinternational.org/raleigh_alumni


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Raleigh's 25th Anniversary Appeal

To continue Raleigh's outstanding achievements bothin the UK and overseas we rely on funding from a

variety of sources, including the very generous

support of individuals, companies, trusts and

foundations and statutory funders. Without this

support we would not have such a positive impact

on young people's development in the UK and

overseas and the communities we work with in the

host countries.

Your funding has a huge impact on our work:

1,000 would enable two host country venturersto join a Raleigh expedition and work alongside

participants from other countries, deepening

understanding of each others cultures

2,000 would fund the construction of an anti

poaching camp in Southern India protecting both

tribal villagers and elephants

3,000 would enable a young person from some

of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK

to go on a Raleigh expedition and take a journey

of personal transformation, developing the skills,

motivation and aspiration that can turn their lifearound

7,500 would construct 25 rainwater harvesting

systems for 25 families in a rural village in Southern

India. This means that 25 families will have a safe

and sustainable natural supply of water for the dry

season. It also reduces the economic burden of

buying firewood for boiling drinking water

8,500 would install gravity water feed systems in

five indigenous communities in the second poorest

district in Nicaragua, providing clean and safe water

to these communities for the first time. Nicaragua is

the poorest country in the northern hemisphere

12,000 would build a kindergarten in Borneo and

enable us to train and fund two teachers for one year

and to provide places for host country venturers from

the same local community to take part in the Raleigh

expedition responsible for the project

100,000 would fund all of our projects in Costa Rica

& Nicaragua in 2009: construction of two secondary

and five primary schools within indigenous

communities in Costa Rica; five water projects in

Nicaragua; construction of six pre-school community

centres and two adult community centres inNicaragua

250,000 would provide 250 1,000 bursaries for

young people in the UK who are struggling to meet

their fundraising targets to go on expedition with

Raleigh. This would have a direct impact on 250

young people and on the communities they are

working in overseas. It would also have an indirect

impact on their families, friends and the communities

they return to

To find out more please call

Teresa Fitzgerald on 020 7183 1270.

Help us raise 250,000


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Whether you represent a large

multinational corporation, a smallbusiness, a charitable trust, or arean individual, there are many ways

you can get involved with Raleighand show your support.Why not think about immersing

yourself in your own challenge?

Brecon Beacons OrienteeringMulti-Activity Challenge Event 2009Saturday 11th July 2009Want to get back out there?

Based in the heart of the beautiful Brecon Beacons,

participants will pit their wits and fitness in a multi-

activity event with attitude, combining mountain

biking, abseiling, canoeing and orienteering.

Participants (in teams of four) will have to compete

for points at each section of the event, while

navigating their way by reading maps. The result?

A timed, points scoring, multi-activity event for all

levels of ability.

The minimum fundraising target for this challenge

event is 500 per person.Please call Rosie Palliser on 020 7183 1290.

Raleigh Kinabalu ChallengeNovember 6th 14thHelicopter into the jungle; hike, bike and raft your

way through rainforest; build your own shelter and

then climb 4,100m to the top of Mount Kinabalu in

the ultimate team adventure race.

Taking place over a week in the spectacular setting

of Malaysian Borneo, the Kinabalu Challenge will test

your skills and endurance against fellow competitorsand the elements. There is space for 15 teams of

four competing against each other. Following jungle

training and fitness tests, your team will take part

in a series of daily mental and physical challenges

ranging from the gruelling kayak relay, to making sure

you get your tactics right for an 8km bike/run.

To find out more information, please call

Dan Maggs on 020 7183 1278.

SkyDiving Challenge

Up for a big adrenalin rush? Why not throwyourself out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane

to raise money for our 25th anniversary appeal?

Call Debra Hay on 020 7183 1280.


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Our vision is that Raleigh will be

recognised as a global communityof active citizens passionate aboutmaking a difference to their world.

Global communityWe've made a good start towards building our global

community, with 30,000 alumni in 95 countries. Over

the next 25 years we will build that to 100,000.

We have societies in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Ghana,

Bermuda, Singapore, among others. Raleigh China,

our newest, was started in 2008 by local participants

of the 1998 expedition and already has 300members.

We are developing our communication network with

these societies and with our alumni wherever they

are. Our global outreach is impressive. In the future

we want to create additional means of engaging with

alumni that will help define campaigns and issues

that our global community feel passionate about and

on which we can all work together.

Active and passionateRaleigh is full of can do people with drive; inspired

by the sprit of adventure and discovery; trained to be

social entrepreneurs back home by all that they have

experienced on expedition.

The Raleigh experience unites young people from

different countries and backgrounds in the shared

endeavour of making our world a better place. We

will continue to grow our outreach and our

opportunities to engage more young people in

the local countries where we work and from all

backgrounds and life experiences.

Making a differenceWe know that we make a difference both to the

individual and to the community in which they are

working. We hold in balance the sometimes

conflicting demands of the two with integrity. It is

core to how we work and how we will continue to

work in the future.

The ippr report validates that we have been the

turning point in so many young people's lives. We

know we deliver a truly transformational journey and

the passion that we as an organisation have forsupporting young people to discover their values and

purpose in life will continue at the heart of what we do.

We will also remain dedicated to the pursuit of valued

projects that deliver real benefits to the local

communities and environments where we work.We will increase our impact by working with our

Raleigh Societies to deliver more through our alumni

as part of the fourth challenge. In 2009 Raleigh

Singapore is planning to send 100 young people to

build a health clinic for a rural indigenous tribal group

in India. A Raleigh Hong Kong group will be building

a rural school and carrying out marine conservation.

Raleigh Ghana has 300 volunteers doing local

community health projects.

We are rebuilding the network of Raleigh support

groups in the UK and working in partnership with

other charities like the Red Cross and People &Planet to send our alumni out into the world to follow

their passions and make that difference.

RecognitionOne of the priorities for the 25th anniversary year

is to ensure that Raleigh gets the recognition it

deserves for its impressive achievements. We will

continue to research and evaluate the evidence of

our impact as part of the development of Raleigh

as a leading international organisation.

The ippr research findings are clear: that we havemade a real impact on the social mobility and life

of those young people involved with us.

Our work over the next two years with Birkbeck

College at the University of London to create

leadership accreditation for the Raleigh expedition

will ensure that the Raleigh experience gets the

recognition nationally and internationally that it

deserves.

Our partnership with Google Earth will build the

evidence of our impact on the communities where

we have worked.The final stage is to build the evidence of the impact

of the fourth challenge. We hear anecdotally every

day of achievements of our alumni but we need to

ensure that we have identified them, and published

for the world to see what our Raleigh global

community has achieved.

In 25 years Raleigh will be known around the world

as the organisation that created a new way of training

and developing young global citizens, inspiring them

to be part of an innovative international network of

alumni who cooperate and work together to solve

problems and build better sustainable communitiesand environments.

Stacey Adams CEO Raleigh

Raleigh the next 25 years


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