Ruth Millar is fundraising for Advocates for International Development

Ruth Millar's page

Bangalore Cyclothon

on 11/10/2009

Photos (4)

oh wow, you need to have Flash player installed and javascript enabled

Team members:

Ruth Millar

Raising money for

Advocates for International Development

Charity Registration No. 1118565

Advocates for International Development ("A4ID") draws together the skills and expertise of the legal profession to combat poverty and inequality of opportunity worldwide. A4ID works to build the capacity and resources of developing countries/development NGOs, promoting awareness of social, economic and legal issues that affect development and stifle opportunity.

Page owner

Ruth Millar

RSS

Raised: 140%

Target: £400.00
Raised so far: £560.00

Donate now

My story

Hello from Bangalore!

For those of you who think I've just gone a bit quiet of late, I’m currently spending six weeks of my qualification leave undertaking a voluntary internship with an NGO based in Bangalore, India. I’ve been here for just over three weeks now which sadly means I only have a further two and a bit weeks left.

The NGO I'm working for is called Stree Jagruti Samiti (SJS) and is a women's rights organisation with a particular focus on domestic workers' rights. SJS also helps rescued child labourers and children of housemaids in conjunction with the Association for Promotion of Social Action and the South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring. My remit is to investigate the wage structure and current legislative protection afforded domestic workers (or lack thereof) and develop a proposal that SJS may use to petition the Government for change. I am also working on a pamphlet to make domestic workers aware of the rights that they currently have available to them. Before I leave, I will be presenting my proposal to, amongst others, representatives from the State Labour Commission, so hopefully the work I am now doing will one day form part of the law of India! Gulp...

I’ve been really impressed with the work that SJS is doing and the commitment of its staff. It is a very small organisation with very ambitious goals and any support you can give would really make a difference. So, on that note, on 11^th October I’m going to be participating in the Bangalore Cyclothon: a 25km ride through Bangalore - hopefully not complete with traffic "obstacles", but almost certainly with the handicap of a fair bit of pollution! And I've yet to source a bicycle...

Advocates for International Development (A4ID) has kindly allowed me to use their Justgiving online donation facility to raise money in the UK on behalf of SJS. A4ID facilitates the provision of pro bono legal advice from UK qualified lawyers to a range of development NGOs to champion the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. My placement in India was brokered through A4ID.

It would be great if you could support me in the Cyclothon by making a online donation for SJS. Apologies for the very short notice but I have only just been able to set up this page to receive donations from outside of India.

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.

Please see http://www.a4id.org/ for further information on A4ID.

For information on the Bangalore Cyclothon visit http://bsaherculescyclothon.in.com/

Unfortunately SJS does not have a website, although it has just set up a facebook page for those of you who are into that kind of thing.

Many thanks for your support!

Ruth

	Well done Ruth! (Now stop asking for money). Donation by Hedge 16/10/09
	Well done - you've done so well, Geeta will be pleased!! Keep having fun, working life not all it's cracked up to be...xx Donation by Nadia 13/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Hey Rudester! Well done my lovely, just don't forget the stabilisers... Looking forward to seeing you on your return. Donation by Hevs and Michael 13/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done Ruth! Donation by Patrick Massey 12/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good effort for a good cause; well done! Donation by John Farr 12/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Ruth! Donation by Jemima Coleman 12/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Excellent work Ruther! Donation by Lex 12/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Hi! Good luck with the Cyclothon, hope you make it. Sorry it's only a small amount, guess it all helps. XX Donation by Neil Millar 09/10/09	£5.00
	Bonne chance from Paris, hope your body survives the Indian bumpy roads! lots of love Bot Donation by Jennifer Andrews 09/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Enjoy the cycle and your big adventure. Glad to help. Love Auntie Sheila Donation by Sheila Mackenzie 08/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Rudi!! I'm sure you can go faster than a tuk-tuk! Donation by The Hattons 08/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Ruth, seriously impressive stuff.... Donation by Pavs 08/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Ruth! xxx Donation by Pia Mithani 06/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Rude-dog - make sure we have lots of flattering photos of you after the event. Good luck.... Donation by T 06/10/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Well done (in anticipation). Hope it's dry and not too hot. Lots of love. Donation by Mum and Dad 05/10/09	£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid
	Donation by Claire Hayes 05/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Great cause, great challenge, well done and good luck! Donation by Richard Woods 05/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Ruth. Sounds like a great cause Donation by Ben Jones 05/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Enjoy! Donation by Ilana 05/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Best of luck Ruth - sounds like a fantastic cause. Donation by Anita Phillips 02/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck - so proud of you for the cycling and the A4ID work! (PS See you in Kathmandu...) Donation by Sarah & Colin 02/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Wow! Hope your arse doesn't hurt! Donation by Leo Taylor 02/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hi Ruth - good luck on the cycle! Donation by David Connell 02/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Nice work Ruth - good luck! Donation by Joy Amis 02/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	best of luck Ruth Donation by Richard Brophy 02/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Good luck Rudi - You Bangalore Beauty! x Donation by Timothy Hayle 02/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	GOOD LUCK RUTH Donation by STEPHEN FLAHERTY 02/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good begging email, good cause, good luck! xx Donation by Mark Tanner 01/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck with it! Donation by Andrew 01/10/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Go Rudes! Be careful of those wandering cows! Donation by David Liddicoat 01/10/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donate now

* Total raised online:	£560.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£156.54

* Charities pay a small fee for our service.
Find out how much it is and what we do for it.