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In 2001 the Joshua Foundation introduced an exciting new event to its timetable- the Oz Experience, a project specifically designed to provide young people with the opportunity to change the lives of children with terminal cancer. Since its inception in 2002 we have sent approximately 1000 young adults on this exciting life changing project from schools/ colleges across the UK.
Due to the success and popularity we decided to develop a new project alongside “The Oz Experience”. In 2012, The Joshua Foundation will launch an exclusive expedition called “The USA Experience”, allowing young people to travel to the USA to engage in conservation and restoration projects in New York City and New York State. This trip will only run this once and there are no future plans currently to run a “USA Experience” after 2012.
More details on the "USA Experience"
This overseas challenge offers the trip of a lifetime in exchange for youngsters raising sponsorship money, half of which pays for the trip and the other half comes to our work for children with terminal cancer.
Sixth Form pupils are visited in school where following a presentation they are recruited into teams who work to make life an experience for lots of children and their families.
For details of the sponsorship levels for each trip please call us on 02920 667271.
Oz Experience 2011 Trip
The Wombats & Skippies are off!!! A group of 52 left the UK with Thai Airways on 30th June, 2011 to make their long and epic journey to Australia. They first have a stop over in Bangkok where they saw the sights and sounds of this wonderful city and even had an elephant ride!
The following day they enjoyed a sightseeing tour of Bangkok before making their onward flight to Melbourne, Australia. Here they spent a couple of days exploring and making that special visit to children’s ward at Melbourne Hospital, visited Ramsey Street and enjoyed the sights and sounds. A Few days later CVA picked them up for their long and hard working week of Conservation!!! During their week they maintained and developed the landscape which the devastating floods destroyed a few months back. They literally changed the miles of landscape and made several hard working farmers very happy indeed.
After a long hard week they traveled to Sydney and accomplish new horizons such as climbing The Sydney Harbour Bridge, tackling the waves on The Sydney Harbour Oz Jet, enjoying the food at the famous Doyle’s Restaurant, attending an inspirational visit at The Sydney Jewish Museum and many more life changing experiences.
What a wonderful and inspirational trip!!