Rachel Lock is fundraising for Action for Children in Conflict (AFPIC)

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Action for Children in Conflict (AFPIC)

Charity Registration No. 1060894

Action for Children in Conflict (AfCiC) works to transform the lives of children affected by extreme poverty, hunger, illness, persecution, abuse, & neglect. Our projects focus on helping some of the most vulnerable children & young people in Thika District, Kenya. The children & families we work with come from backgrounds of abject poverty, family breakdown, abandonment, & abuse. They are often forced to live on the streets, working & begging, in conflict with local residents & the police. Many resort to substance abuse as a means of escaping cold & hunger. We believe that these children have the capacity & desire to transform their lives, & AfCiC operates several programmes designed to help them do so:

Outreach Programmes for Vulnerable Children prevent children from ever going to the street & rehabilitate those who are already there. Some projects include school drop out prevention, child sponsorship, microfinance & business assistance, outreach clinics for street children, & after school children’s clubs.

A residential Interim Care Centre for street children, carrying out non-formal education, rehabilitation, counselling & family reintegration work.

Kenyan Children’s Legal Aid Work provides free legal advice to children & their guardians.

School Feeding programmes feed 1000 vulnerable children daily.

Holiday clubs Keep 400 vulnerable children away from abuse/exploitation on the streets by providing food & activities during school holidays

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Rachel Lock

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12/08/2014

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Raised: 122%

Target: £800.00
Raised so far: £973.44

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My story

Hey folks,

Thanks for taking the time to look at my page. For those of you who don't know, I'm heading over to Thika, Kenya in January 2010 to work with a wonderful charity called Action for Children in Conflict. The charity is almost 15 years old and has worked in several locations worldwide. The main aims of AfCiC are to work with children who have been affected by conflict by providing them with emotional, pyschological, and educational support with the hope that the future will be brighter for themselves and their families.

The AfCiC website is fantastic and provides masses of information about all the projects they run etc so please do take a look to read more. http://www.actionchildren.org/

I will be working with AfCiC initially for 6 months and my role whilst I am out there is Sponsorship Co-ordinator/ Fundraiser. I will be working closely with many of the children and their families ensuring that they are receiving the neccessary support as well as with local businesses to raise funds and also build relationships.

In order to gain experience for my role out there and also raise money for the charity I am going to be holding some fundraising events in the next few months so do look out and please attend if you can. I understand that its always a tough one asking people for sponsorship but please do believe me when I say that every little helps so even if it is just £1 it is so greatly appreciated and the best bit is that using JustGiving means that we can claim Gift Aid so £1 becomes more than £1 (you try and figure it out?!)

Whilst I am out there I will be self sufficient, paying all my own accommodation, living and leisure costs. I do however need to donate at least £800 to the charity which I will be able to see being spent during my time over there - this is the only way that charities like AfCiC can run so successfully. 100% of this donation will go to the charity and I will be keeping everyone updated as to exactly how it is getting spent throughout my stay.

So please do donate if you can, come along to events as they happen, and if you are keen to help or get involved at all please get in touch by email rachel_lock@hotmail.com.

Thanks again!!!

	Donation by aleksandra michalak 22/11/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Enjoy every minute of it. Donation by Eleanor Gregory 19/11/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Rachel,Best of luck in Kenya. Looking forward to hearing about all of your adventures. Donation by Stephen & Tracey Nash 15/11/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” Donation by Philip Shabo 08/11/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good luck Donation by Henry 26/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alexandra von Kleist 12/10/09	£100.00
	Enjoy your time in Kenya. There are some wonderful people there and they really appreciate any help they are given. Donation by John and Sue 02/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Go and make a difference! We look forward to seeing some photos. Good luck! Donation by Fiona Vaz 29/09/09
	What a wonderful charity and a fantastic opportunity to be part of. Will talk to school to see if school council will also sponsor you. xx Donation by Pippa, Mike, Brad & Beth 24/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	lets no mention this. i'm trying to be humble Donation by Dickie Tie 22/09/09
	Walk in the park for u Rach. All the best x Donation by Mike King 04/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Good luck. Love Sally & Neville, Donation by Sally & Neville 04/09/09	£15.00
	Best wishes from Cliff & Nigel Donation by Toastmasters 04/09/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Really believe in you and the project. x Donation by Goldie 25/08/09	£65.00 + £18.33 Gift Aid
	Thika won't know what has hit it in January! XX Donation by Grandma and Grandad 14/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	This sounds like a really good venture. Best of luck with the fund-raising. Donation by Pam and Jim 14/08/09
	Rachel, looks like a great charity, hope Rob and Anthony get involved as well, lol Denise x Donation by Roderick Thomas 14/08/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	All the best. I went to Uganda earlier this year working with a similar charity; only for a week, building a house! You'll have an amazing experience. Donation by Scott P 12/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£735.00
Offline donations:	£238.44
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£132.56

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