Street Kids In Sierra Leone
£4,866.00 raised of £10,000.00 target
44 donations
My Target:
£10,000.00
£4,866.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
My name is Bob Fox and I am a volunteer charity worker for Meal A Day, I look after a Small Country in West Africa called Sierra Leone and this page has been set up to raise money for our latest project - Street Kids
No one knows how many street kids there are in Sierra Leone, but it is thought that there are over 1500 in the capital Freetown alone.
There are a number of reasons why children end up on the streets in one of the poorest countries in the world - some run away because they have been abused, some because they have been passed onto extended families because their parent can’t afford to feed them who then get pressed into domestic slavery whilst others are trafficked from the villages to become street seller or prostitutes from a young as 5 or 6 years old. They all have a story to tell
Usually they fall into the hands of older children or adults called ‘braas’ and ‘sissies’ (brothers and sisters) who have only one reason to befriend a street kid - exploitation. Once in the hands of the ‘braas’ and ‘sissies’ they are expected to work 12-14 hrs day or, more likely, be forced into petty crime, solvent abuse and gang activities. The penalty for non-compliance is often extreme abuse, both physical and sexual.
Young street girls are particularly vulnerable and are often picked up from the streets on a promise of a better life and education only to be trafficked to other towns or African countries for the purposes of domestic slavery or prostitution.
Our aim is to help lift some of these poor abandoned children out of the inevitable downward spiral by re uniting them with their families before they become too hardened to life on the streets. This is no small task. It will involve us clothing them, feeding them and providing them with an education to help them on their start to a better life. We believe that beyond the daily physical needs, education is the best tool we can give them to help them out of the poverty trap which is the root cause most of their problems.
The Meal A Day Street Kids Project will commence in 2012 initially with 20 kids taken from the streets of Freetown. Our existing facility at Congo Cross will act as a day center where they will have opportunities to take part in extracurricular activities and religious education within a warm and caring environment.
However, our ambitions reach further than this as there are many who have been ‘lost, but yet deserve better. For them we would like to provide night shelter facilities to keep them off the streets and away from ‘braas’ and ‘sissies’.
Meal a Day is a completely voluntary charity, all donations to this project will go towards helping these children. Please give generously; even the smallest amount will make a difference.
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My charity
Christadelphian Meal-a-Day Fund
Charity Registration No. 1133337
Meal-a-Day is volunteer run charity working to provide clean water, food, agricultural development, basic education and basic healthcare in many less developed parts of the world. Before creating your page please check with info@meal-a-day.org that your project is one that CMaD supports. Thank you.
Donations 44
Donation by Anonymous on 06/05/12
Well done John,Jude and Dan love from Mum & Dad Hudson
Donation by Sue Richardson on 01/05/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Just heard about your achievement . Great job well done. Love Sue & Ian
Donation by Sue Richardson on 22/04/12
Many thanks to Mary S, Jackie W, Judy P & Norman, Moir for your support and donations.
Donation by John Hudson on 12/04/12
Many thanks to Victor (AKA) Richard & Dan for your support, encouragement and advice.
Donation by John Hudson on 26/03/12
Many thanks to Ruth, John, Ben & Nathan for your support & donation.
Donation by John Hudson on 26/03/12
Many thanks to Joe T & Sam T for their donation and support.
Donation by John Hudson on 26/03/12
Donation by Anonymous on 25/03/12
Many thanks to all my work colleges, for sponsoring me. John
Donation by John Hudson on 22/03/12
Many thanks to all at Solihull 6th form who sponsored Daniel Hudson.
Donation by John Hudson on 22/03/12
Many thanks to John & Gwyneth for sponsoring the Hudson's
Donation by John Hudson on 22/03/12
Donation by Kings Heath Primary on 21/03/12
£150.00
+ £37.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 19/03/12
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Well done. Anyone who does that deserves a bit of encouragement!! Philip and Anna
Donation by Anonymous on 19/03/12
Well done all of you. Hope you can still walk today! Free massages all round?!
Donation by Diane and Steve on 19/03/12
Well done Hudson family. Thank you Bob for your work & the moving presentation showing us the plight of the street kids in Sierra Leone.
Donation by Alison Routledge on 19/03/12
Many thanks to Owen & Eileen for you donation.
Donation by John Hudson on 19/03/12
Many thanks to all at Solihull 6th Form who sponsored Daniel.
Donation by John Hudson on 19/03/12
Many thanks to,Tim, Malcolm, John O, Shelly, Gerard, Mike S, Dan, Victor, Taff, Martin, Peter, Mike D, Marcus, Marvin, Naz, Fiona & Mak.
Donation by John Hudson on 19/03/12
£500.00
+ £125.00 Gift Aid
'Love your neighbour as yourself' Luke 10v27
Donation by Anonymous on 17/03/12
Best wishes for the mega walk, John, Jude & Dan God bless, Pete &Sarah
Donation by Anonymous on 17/03/12
£125.00
+ £31.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 17/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
John, Jude and Dan. Wishing you the very best on your walk this weekend. May God bless you all in your endeavours. With Love in the Lord
Donation by The Harding Family on 15/03/12
"Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength... they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 39:31
Donation by Gooding on 15/03/12
Many thanks to Steve, Maria, and Hannah for the donation.
Donation by John Hudson on 15/03/12
Donation summary
- * Online donations£4,866.00
- Offline donations£0.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£4,866.00
- Gift Aid£1,136.50
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