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My story

 

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.  As you now know I'm taking part in supporting Ethiopiaid through my employer Reed Nurse, Health and Doctor (Reed Specialist Recruitment).  On the 30th November 2009 I will set off for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and set off for a week of activities working with local men, women and children with a view to enhance everyones experiences and make a real difference.

Every day, children arrive in Addis Ababa in search of a better life. Without money or the means for shelter, many of these children find themselves condemned to life on the dangerous streets of an impoverished city. They are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Children Aid Ethiopia (Chad-Et) wants to stop this. They have two main aims - to protect and rehabilitate children exposed to sexual exploitation and to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDs. This is a sole project I will be working on, please help me by donating what you can to allow these children to live like children.

Another project my colleagues will be working on is connected to Obstetric fistula, a condition caused during an obstructed labour which leaves the mother incontinent, is a condition rarely seen in the developed world.

But in countries like Ethiopia, poverty, a lack of education and the remoteness of many villages prevent many women from accessing medical attention during labour. Up to 9,000 new cases of fistula are seen every year in Ethiopia.

One of Ethiopiaid's long-standing partners, the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, is at the forefront of fistula prevention and treatment, and with my skills I can make a difference.

Two years of severe drought and successive years of below-average rainfall have plunged Ethiopia into another food crisis.  The UN has warned that nearly 20 million people are in need of emergency food aid across the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia is using its own food reserves to address the shortages and the World Food Programme has started shipping in additional food, which will cover the requirements from September to December.

During the drought of 1984, close to 8 million people became victims of famine and over 1 million died. The situation was described by a BBC reporter as "the closest thing to hell on earth".

Currently, about 10% of Ethiopia's population of 77 million receives food aid of some kind. Ethiopiaid is monitoring the current situation closely and is ready to provide funding for emergency food aid as soon as it is needed.  I can make a difference, but I need your help, your support, your generosity. 

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.

So please dig deep and donate now if you can.

Thank you,

Good luck with your challenge Mike, you're a brave man and should feel very proud of yourself. Take care, Summer Donation by Summer 27/11/09  

£10.00

All the best & good luck Michael xx Donation by Hilary Teague 27/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck hun :) Donation by Sherrie Kaur 27/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by debbie tweedale 13/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Thank you everyone!! Monies raised from the Rise up bash!! Donation by Mike Ellis & Rise up! 13/11/09  

£919.00 + £259.21 Gift Aid

All the best Michael, from all the staff and pupils at Coppice High in Wolverhampton. Donation by Coppice High School 13/11/09  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Good Luck from all at ILFORD H&D! p.s. Jackie bumped the figure up with home made sausage Rolls! All the best, Ilford Donation by Ilford Health & Doctor 10/11/09  

£58.75

Good luck friendy xxx Donation by Hilary Baumfield 09/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the best for your trip bro xxxx Donation by Lisa Ellis 08/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done, good luck x Donation by kellie moss 05/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Very proud of you darlin. Lots of luck out there. Much love W's x x Donation by Whitters 04/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by charlie taylor 04/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Andrew Corness 02/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

A thousand apologies that I can't make your party hun!! xxxxxxxxxx Donation by Victoria Foster 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

This £10 is what I wouldve spent at your cake sale and I promise to sell lots of tickets for the Lightbar too!!!! Love X x x Donation by Victoria Smith 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best Mike! Donation by Rob Buka 28/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

We are very proud of you and wish you all the luck in the world for your life changing trip.xxxxx Donation by Rach & Rich 24/10/09  

£50.00

good luck Donation by Andrea Rogers 24/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck Mike Donation by Elizabeth David 22/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good on you honey... hope it goes well xx Donation by joanne pow (loftus) 21/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good luck and well done Mike! Donation by Tak Li 21/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Mike!xxx Donation by Fern Oakes 20/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Mike ! Donation by Ryan Sutton 20/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Go get em tiger - luv The Don xxx Donation by Rachel Donnelly 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the very best of luck Michael! Donation by Julie Gilson 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Mike your a good man - people like me wait for people like you to get involved. Good Luck, Steve B Donation by steven broomfield 19/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Go for it Mike. What a great cause. Donation by Richard Parkin 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Mike! I'm sure you'll do us all proud! Donation by Gary Dean 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Mike, hope it goes well and you raise your target Donation by Pauline Askin 19/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go boss go! Much respect x Donation by Lisa Miller 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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