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Hi everyone!

You may have heard that me and my friend Abbie have been giving an amazing opportunity to do a midwifery placement in Zambia. Something we are both very nervous and very excited about as it will be a real eye opener to the state of Midwifery in Africa.  We plan to help empower women, promote skills for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV and observe the life struggles that affect Zambian people. This has been made possible by the charity PEPAIDS.

Zambia has the highest prevalence of HIV and AIDS in Africa with one in seven adults in the country living with HIV. With this epidemic life expectancy at birth has fallen to just 39 years! PEPAIDS aims to empower Zambia's poorest rural communities with their struggle and prevent the spread of HIV. The high prevalence of HIV in Zambia means that many children become orphans at a very early age. Some have younger siblings to provide for and are the head of their family. These vulnerable children are often faced with entering a vicious circle of sexual abuse, prostitution, forced early marriage and teenage pregnancy, and therefore further increase their risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.

PEPAIDS newest project is to set up and deliver recreational camps for orphans and vulnerable children. The camps will aim to equip children with strategies to cope in daily life, help understand their rights and how they can access help, and provide them with the opportunity to talk to someone they can trust. They also provide an opportunity for fun, freedom and expression, something they will have no access to with their current responsibilities.

The camps provide food and accommodation for a week and the aim is to multiply the camps making them more accessible to the many communities in Zambia. For this reason, they are expensive to run costing £1,000 per week.

Me and Abbie are aiming to raise £1000 in order to help PEPAIDS summon the resources to run one of these camps which are so helpful to the young and vulnerable in Zambia. Sooooooo we have signed up to the Manchester great big swim, a one mile open swim in Salford Quays. It’s going to be hard, it’s going to be cold and it’s probably going to make us ill if we accidently swallow any water!! We would love your support for us and also for this great charity. Any small contribution would be appreciated. 

Thanks so much guys.

 

 

 

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Peer Education Programme Against Aids

Peer Education Programme Against Aids

Charity Registration No. 1093039

PEPAIDS is a UK based charity which provides financial and administrative support to SAPEP, an HIV/AIDS awareness initiative that operates in two rural districts in Southern Zambia. As well as educating and raising awareness, SAPEP equips young people with the life skills they need to overcome cultural pressures and avoid contracting HIV.

Donations 21

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Well done for the swim fiona! xxx

Donation by Sajni Beghal on 21/07/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Congratulations on completing your swim. Good luck and all the best as you head out to Zambia!

Donation by Catherine Walker on 04/07/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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:)

Donation by Grandad Bob on 03/07/12

£25.00

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Good luck Fiona! (Emma's dad)

Donation by Laurie Fulton on 30/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming! Lots of love xxx

Donation by Emma Fulton on 30/06/12

£10.00

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Good luck Fiona! :) x

Donation by Henry Wilson on 30/06/12

£10.00

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Good luck!

Donation by Jamie Byrne on 28/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Gooooooood luck you can do it fitty xxxxxx

Donation by Victoria Mason on 26/06/12

£10.00

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Just remember these rules for Sunday...1. Do not swallow the water 2. A fry up is not an appropriate warm up 3. Don't be afraid to kick people when t

Donation by Anonymous on 25/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Fiona This donations fro all of us in Macclesfield Good Luck Uncle Ian

Donation by Ian Mackintosh on 16/06/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Fiona, the donation of £40 is from Grandma and Grandad with lots of love Uncle Ian

Donation by Ian Mackintosh on 16/06/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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If you are unfortunate enough to hit a nappy, I’ll throw in an extra 50p. The very best of luck. xx

Donation by Peter Campbell on 16/06/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Don't worry if it takes you almost half an hour to complete! We all have our slow days, its not a competition because Charity has already won!

Donation by an agreeable sort on 07/06/12

£10.00

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Why did the whale cross the road ? To get to the other tide. I hope there are no whales where you are swimming, especially killer whales.

Donation by Hyslop on 06/06/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Why can elephants swim whenever they want? They always have trunks with them!

Donation by Simon Byrne on 06/06/12

£10.00

We shall be there with the fluffy towels (and the stomach pump). Best wishes for your swim love Mum & Al xxxxxxxx

Donation by Mum & Al on 05/06/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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just keep swimming just keep swimming swimming swimming just keep swimming :)

Donation by Meg Chappell on 20/05/12

£10.00

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Swim baby Swim

Donation by Neil Mackintosh on 12/05/12

£150.00

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Swim fast Fi and keep your mouth closed! (so you don't swallow that the water :) xxx M

Donation by Amanda Mackintosh on 12/05/12

£150.00

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Good Luck Fiona :)

Donation by Lucy Booth on 10/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Hey babes. Had to get in first didnt I. Personally I hope you get stung by an eel and bitten by a rat as you swim. I'm all for hardship. Loves x

Donation by Emma Fenner on 10/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£610.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£610.00
  • Gift Aid£56.25

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