We
are now accepting applications for our 2010 programme. Click
here
to download an application. Deadline has been extended!!!
Applications are now due January 11, 2010.
Want to learn more about
the programme?
SPECIAL
INFORMATION SESSION:
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 7, 5.30 - 7.00PM
at
the BERMUDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Also,
view our 2009
Recruitment Presentation and see pictures
from expeditions and training camps.
The
programme consists of a 6 month training period leading up to
a 10-week overseas expedition, and a few months of post-expedition
follow-up and activities. Raleigh fully funds all participants
through the generosity of sponsors, which includes the expedition
fees, travel expenses, and most of the equipment/kit needed. Participants
are required to do some fundraising to demonstrate their appreciation
for this opportunity.
• Pre-Expedition Training
Period: January – June
During this period, participants
will take part in a number of activities to increase their physical
fitness, and mental preparation for the expedition, as well as
improve on their teamwork. At least two residential camps are
held, which will include team-building exercises, trekking, camping,
swimming, kayaking, an Adventure Challenge, and an Environmental
project. Additionally, during this time, participants will be
required to participate in fundraising activities, group fitness
sessions including rock-climbing at Olympic Club, and receive
a series of travel vaccinations.
• Expedition: July – September
The 2010 overseas programme will
be in India or Costa/Rica Nicaragua. The expedition will consist
of three phases – Community, Adventure and Environmental. For
an example of the phase projects, read about what the Bermudian
Raleigh participants did during the 2006 expedition:
Community:
Namibia: Venturers assisted with
the building of a two classroom school, a playground and a cultural
centre, where the local people can stage performances of traditional
music and drama as well as sell locally produced crafts to tourists.
The students also spent an hour each day teaching in the local
school.
Borneo: Teams of students worked with the village to build a kindergarten,
community school and library. They also repaired and installed
water systems to enable the village to have clean drinking water
throughout the year.
Environmental:
Namibia: Working with REST (Rare
Endangered Species Trust), students started the construction of
a new aviary for the rare and endangered Cape Griffin vultures.
Another team of Venturers completed the building of two game viewing
hides, to be used by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET)
to maintain an effective wildlife management programme.
Borneo: In a remote and largely unexplored area, the students
worked to finish a field centre complex, develop the newly sourced
trails into the canyon and upgrade existing tracks to a waterfall
and jungle camp. Venturers also assisted in the building of a
hanging suspension bridge and a satellite base camp, both to aid
research scientists with accessing and living in the area.
Adventure:
Namibia: Venturers challenged themselves
to complete a demanding 19-day, 250 km trek along the Goantagab
and Messum Rivers, collecting data on the desert-dwelling elephant,
noting game animals and tracks, mapping and measuring the dimensions
of particular plants and carrying out a beach clean-up.
Borneo: Venturers trekked across Crocker Range, upgrading trails
along the way, and learning about the rainforest environment.
Students also participated in a diving conservation program, gaining
their PADI Open Water diving qualification, and assisting with
an underwater clean-up operation. Finally, students experienced
an exhilarating 24-hr climb to the peak of Mt. Kinabalu, the highest
mountain in Southeast Asia.
• Post Expedition: September
– December
After the expedition, participants
are required to give a community presentation about their experience
to Raleigh sponsors, supporters, and their parents and friends.
Additionally, they will participate in sponsor presentations and
media appearances.
To
give back to the community that gave them this opportunity, participants
identify a Community Project to work on. (Previous years have
worked at Sunshine League, Salvation Army, Maritime Museum, and
Windreach Recreational Village.)
Finally,
Raleigh assists participants with working towards their future
goals by identifying possible job placements, continuing education
programmes, and scholarships.
email: info@raleigh.bm
tel. 441.333.5678
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