Who we are
Andreas KornevallCo-Founder and Director of WorkingAbroad
Andreas Kornevall is Founder of WorkingAbroad (1997), an international service linking volunteers with local NGO’s in over 150 countries. He also founded the School Tree Nursery initiative in the UK and is currently the Director of Operations for the Earth Restoration Service www.earthrestorationservice.org and instigator of the Campaign to Restore the Earth: www.restore-earth.org
A graduate in Public Relations and Communications (BPR) from Geneva, Switzerland, he has spent the past ten years working with innovative grassroots programmes in the ecological, cultural and social sectors, collaborating in countries such as India, USA, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Swaziland, Iceland, the Gambia etc. A member of the British Permaculture Association and a recording artist.
Vicky McNeil
Co-founder and Director of WorkingAbroad
Vicky has a strong interest in travelling and visiting projects all over the world - her travels have taken her to the deep jungles of Swaziland and Malaysia, to the old growth forests in British Columbia and to the slums of New Delhi, Bangkok and Quito. Vicky is a listener and an excellent advisor to all those who have questions about volunteering abroad. She draws inspiration from her vegetable patch, bird watching, wildlife photography, dancing, languages, African drumming and her two little daughters Chloe and Rosie! Recently, she took a Firecraft course and learnt how to make fire through friction, a very useful skill in the wilderness!
Co-founder and Director of WorkingAbroad
Vicky has a strong interest in travelling and visiting projects all over the world - her travels have taken her to the deep jungles of Swaziland and Malaysia, to the old growth forests in British Columbia and to the slums of New Delhi, Bangkok and Quito. Vicky is a listener and an excellent advisor to all those who have questions about volunteering abroad. She draws inspiration from her vegetable patch, bird watching, wildlife photography, dancing, languages, African drumming and her two little daughters Chloe and Rosie! Recently, she took a Firecraft course and learnt how to make fire through friction, a very useful skill in the wilderness!"Volunteering and travelling abroad for many years has shown me the importance of encouraging other people to take part in local community development, ecological restoration projects and cross-cultural exchange all throughout the world. I am also drawn to wild places, because they represent the preservation of the world!"
Aaron Jangaard
WorkingAbroad Intern
Aaron joined our team in September 2011. He graduated in Geography in 2011, and has a strong interest in conservation, flooding and development. He is also very good at managing the WorkingAbroad website :)