David Rigby's page
Celebrating the birthday of: David Rigby on 28/11/2010
£4,669.10 raised of £5,000.00 target
71 donations
My Target:
£5,000.00
£4,669.10 raised so far
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My story
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
I originally created this page to use a significant birthday as an opportunity for raising money for IDE-UK. The birthday has now gone, but the enthusiasm with which people donated has encouraged me to keep the page open.
Since I became more or less retired about a year ago I have become heavily, and practically, involved with IDE-UK, a development charity whose objective is to supply the world's poorest, typically living on less than two dollars a day - "the bottom two billion" - with tools and technologies to enable them to permanently increase their incomes. (See www.ide-uk.org ).
IDE's approach ticked a lot of boxes for me in deciding where to channel my voluntary efforts: they develop cheap solutions which are widely applicable, they always measure the impact of their work and they ensure that the change they enable is self-sustaining when their involvement ends.
IDE's main focus is on productive water: wells, pumps, water storage and micro-irrigation, usually to make possible the production of value-added crops in the dry season. It also organises the local manufacture of its pumps and irrigation equipment, trains well drillers, encourages supply chains for seeds and fertilisers and helps farmers to form cooperatives to sell their extra produce - a total supply chain approach. IDE has development projects involving poor farmers in 13 countries: Africa (5), Asia (6) and Central America (2).
Last November I spent two weeks, with Kath, visiting agricultural and honey-producing IDE projects in Ethiopia - as part of my involvement I am looking at the feasibility of exporting Ethiopian honey to the UK. The photos on the left are from that visit. What an experience! We how have much deeper insights into the nature of extreme poverty, and what might be done about it, and my enthusiasm is redoubled.
Please give as much as you can to IDE-UK. Your money will help to develop new and cheaper technologies and will enable more poor farmers to increase their incomes and improve life chances for their families.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
My gallery 10
My charity
IDE-UK
Charity Registration No. 1087417
iDE UK is a UK based charity working to alleviate world poverty. We work with farmers and aspiring entrepreneurs living in poor rural areas all over the world. With them, we invest in what’s possible. We empower them to develop their land, create new business and establish market-based economies.
Donations 71
This is of course for IDE, but also in recognition of your coaching help over the past year (and ongoing!). Thank you, from Dan and Wendy.
Donation by Daniel Stone on 08/03/12
Happy Birthday Keep up the good work Much love Eddie & Ron
Donation by Eddie Cook on 01/01/12
Great total. Look forward to hearing more about the project.
Donation by Richard Jeffery on 16/02/11
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Good luck with this David. What are you doing for nyour 80th?
Donation by Alf King on 14/02/11
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Better late than never. Impressive total, I suppose this is the 'big society' in action.
Donation by Stephen Donnelly on 11/02/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
From Hong Kong to Ethiopia via Manchester with love. Helen, Hugh, Sam and Leo xxx
Donation by Helen Rigby on 31/01/11
Happy Birthday Uncle David Fashionably late Dan, Katharine and Bella x
Donation by Dan Rigby on 30/01/11
Belated Happy Birthday Anne & Peter
Donation by Anne & Peter Hill on 30/01/11
£25.00
Donation by William Tomlinson on 29/01/11
£20.00
Donation by Ernest Tomlinson on 26/01/11
£103.70
+ £29.25 Gift Aid
Donation by martin hill on 26/01/11
Hi David Happy Birthday!! Sorry it took me so long to donate! What a great cause. Love to you, Kath and family Jess, Pete, Archie and Aggie
Donation by Jessica Bowden on 26/01/11
£100.00
Great idea Dave. Best wishes to you both. David & Eileen
Donation by David Haxby on 25/01/11
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Just returned from South Africa. Happy Birthday David. Regards Kate and Garth
Donation by Garth Carnaby on 24/01/11
£50.00
Sorry this is late, Dave; but I'm glad I got in in time to help a bit towards your aspiring/inspiring total. Diana
Donation by Diana Kealey Edwards on 23/01/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Just a little push to help you reach your total :)
Donation by Lucy Woodbridge, IDE-UK Staff on 20/01/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
You are doing great work. Congratulations on collecting all these donations
Donation by Angela Wykoff on 17/01/11
£30.00
What a brilliant idea! Belated congratulations and love from Bert and Kirsty.
Donation by Kirsty Moorcroft on 16/01/11
I hope you had a wonderful birthday celebration David. Many thanks for all your support and work for IDE UK. Lewis, IDE UK Chief Executive
Donation by Lewis Temple on 10/01/11
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Belated birthday greetings. Lunch in London soon.
Donation by Ashley. on 08/01/11
£25.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Belated congratulations, David, on another milestone! And, as Chair of IDE-UK, many thanks for the great work you are doing for us.
Donation by Andrew Hunt on 07/01/11
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Hay Ho!
Donation by Alan Smith on 04/01/11
£250.00
+ £70.51 Gift Aid
Hi David you old codger . Thanks for a great party and good luck with the fund raising .
Donation by Rod Hogarth on 04/01/11
David Hope you reach your target. See you in the New Year. Andy
Donation by Andrew McLaren on 04/01/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Hello David I hope you had a wonderful birthday. This is a great cause - good luck I am sure you will make your target
Donation by Maureen Haddock on 04/01/11
£50.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£4,365.10
- Offline donations£304.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£4,669.10
- Gift Aid£948.78
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