2/3/10
My jump on the 27th went ahead. Absolutely amazing, thrilling and exhilarating. Having said that not sure if I would do it again. The free falling experience from 14000 feet was like a never ending roller coaster drop. Thank you again to all my wonderful friends, family and colleagues who have supported me and donated generously. I'll post a clip soon.
Update 8/2/10
My jump on the 6th of February has now been rescheduled to the 27th of February due to bad weather. I waited all day in hope that the weather would clear up but to no avail. I have however done all the necessary training. Hopefully the sun will come out and i'lI get to jump on the 27th.
I would like to say a massive thank you to all the kind people and friends who have so generously donated and sponsored me so far to make a real difference. I visited the Gill and the Charity in Nkwanta in January whilst I was in Ghana and it was a real pleasure to see the work and support GEP offers to the local community. The School for Girls is also slowly but surely coming up. We just need more sponsorship to turn it into a reality and a fully functioning school.
Once again thank you all so very much for supporting the cause.
Thank you for visiting my page and supporting a great cause.
On the 6th of February 2010, weather permitting, I will be doing a skydive from Lancaster to help raise funds for the Ghana Education Project (GEP). In particular to aid with their project to build a school for girls in Nkwanta. For those of you who know me well, you'll know just how petrified I am of heights, I struggled to jump off the not very high tree tops at Go Ape in Woeburn Safari Park!! So I thought why not, set myself a challenge that would push me out of my comfort zone for a worthy cause!!
GEP is a registered UK charity looking to support the development of education and associated infrastructure in Nkwanta, a deprived area of North East Ghana. Nkwanta lies in the North East of Ghana in an area of extreme deprivation, where the only means of survival is subsistence farming. The region has been largely overlooked by major charities and aid programmes due to its remoteness and poor communication links with the rest of the world. At the head of the charity is Gill Norris MBE, a former school teacher from Tunbridge Wells who now lives in Nkwanta. GEP and Gill are trying to raise enough funds to build a school and other facilities in and around the town.
I am hoping to spend the New year with GEP and the children of Nkwanta to see at first hand the amazing job that this charity does.
School for Girls
Overall there are twice as many boys in basic education as girls and many girls do not complete their education. Literacy of women is the essential key to improving health, nutrition and education in the family. Investment in formal and non-formal education and training for girls and women has proved to be one of the best means of achieving sustainable social development and subsequent economic growth.
Having grown up in Ghana myself until 14, this is a subject close to my heart as I know many girls/women who have not been as fortunate as myself. I really am extremely grateful for all my blessings and would like to make a difference, no matter how small, to a little girl's future, just like a special person once did for me. There are so many basic things like Education that we take for granted that is simply a luxury in a remote place like Nkwanta.
At the moment there are few and limited possibilities for girls to achieve any good level of education in the Nkwanta region. GEP aims to address this problem by building a Girls' school for Primary, Junior Secondary (basic level) and ultimately for Senior Secondary. They already have the land and the foundations laid, my plea to you is to sponsor me to help me raise funds to build, equip and launch this school. For the equivalent price of a small house in Southern England, GEP can build, equip and run this school for the first two years offering vital education to a whole generation of girls in this region.
YOU can help build this school by buying building blocks for the fabric of the school buildings.
£30 will buy 100 building blocks (not even cost of a meal/night out).
Every single penny goes a long way so please make a donation, no matter how small will be massively appreciated!
Please dig deep and donate now. Please help make a difference to a little's girl future. My friends have pledged not to buy presents/cards for x'mas this year, rather putting the money towards this cause, just an idea...
Thank you for your time.
Heidi
www.ghanaeducationproject.org.uk
