Expedition Project Blog

2019 – A Year of Challenge and Triumph, and How You Can Help in 2020

Firstly, The Expedition Project team would like to thank you for your continued support throughout the year and decade! None of our work would be possible without the inclination of others around the world to help out and take part in our expeditions.

The Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history?

It was February 2000 and the Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen was sitting in a meeting room in Cuernavaca, Mexico, stewing quietly.

Greta Thunberg

“Recently I’ve seen many rumors circulating about me and enormous amounts of hate. This is no surprise to me. I know that since most people are not aware of the full meaning of the climate crisis (which is understandable since it has never been treated as a crisis) a school strike for the climate would seem very strange to people in general.
So let me make some things clear about my school strike.

$11 Billion Green-Energy Initiative Takes Shape in South Africa

A plan to establish the world’s largest green-energy financing initiative is being threshed out in South Africa, which needs to reduce its environmental footprint and find innovative ways to fund debt-stricken state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

SDG 16 promotes peaceful and inclusive societies, the provision of access to justice for all, and the building of effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Reduce inequality within and among countries

SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

#TEP2018 – Rearview mirror

For two weeks in April 2018, a team of four traversed a route not travelled since #TEP2012, from Soweto to Cape Town, re-visiting towns and projects as well as identifying new collaborators.

Read on for project highlights and volunteer Alessia’s personal review! Read More

#TEP2018 – Second week on the road

For two weeks in April 2018, a team of four traversed a route not travelled since #TEP2012, from Soweto to Cape Town, re-visiting towns and projects as well as identifying new collaborators.
Read on for a daily recap of the volunteers’ activities during the second week! Read More

#TEP2018 – First week on the road

For two weeks in April 2018, a team of four traversed a route not travelled since #TEP2012, from Soweto to Cape Town, re-visiting towns and projects as well as identifying new collaborators.
Read on for a daily recap of the volunteers’ activities!

Read More