Camps International \u2013 Camp Ecuador<\/b><\/p>\n
My name is Toby, and I\u2019m a Sixth Form student at Liskeard School and Community College. In July 2018 I will be participating in an expedition to Ecuador in South America with Camps International. This will be a four week expedition and will include community development work, environmental projects and wildlife conservation. To help fund this expedition, The Smile Centre has kindly donated towards my trip.<\/p>\n
The main objectives of the expedition are to take part in projects to:<\/b><\/p>\n This expedition is one of great importance to me. I am currently studying Biology and Environmental Studies at A level, and through this I have found a passion for our living world, its great diversity, and how and why we need to protect it. My expedition to a country that is home to a part of the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon, that despite being a biodiversity hotspot, it is under major threat from deforestation. That is why I am so eager to take part in this expedition, as it will allow me to apply my interests of conservation and biodiversity at college to the real world. I am also excited for the chance to help the local people to sustain and develop their community, through projects such as school kitchen and classroom improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n