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<p>Hi Everyone, thanks so much for making the effort to stop by my just giving page!</p>
<p>I may have spoken to many of you already in person but I'd like to give a brief picture on the chosen charity.</p>
<p>"Future for Nepal" is a small charity founded as recently as 2004 by an ex-Durham student named Thomas Wells. The aim of this charity has always been to simply give the children of Nepal a better start in life. From the website:</p>
<p>"<span style="font-size: 12px; color: #454545;">The charity's aim is to provide children not only with a good education, but also a safe environment where all the needs of a child are provided for."</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Apart from co-leading the expedition and working closely with Prerana Thapa (the charity coordinator), the role I will be taking will be spending 14 days in a Nepali community aiding to teach the children living there.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With only 29% of Nepalese children having access to primary education, FFN sponsors 30 children on a day and boarding basis to study at Alpha (a private English medium school in Kathmandu). Donated money will most likely go to the "prayas" centre; <span style="font-family: Arial;">an organisation set up in 2007 as part of the charity primarily to improve the welfare of street children of the local area who have fallen victim to drug addiction.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, the plea... Please dig deep! JustGiving is one of the most secure ways to donate money online to a charity. Should you want any more details about the charity or my involvement please don't hesitate to contact me or even visit the page itself!:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.futurefornepal.com/">http://www.futurefornepal.com/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you all so much!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chris</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">just updating to say a huge thankyou for those who have donated!</p>