<p>Hi all,</p> <p>Christmas is here once again! In fact there are just 2 weeks to go!! Thanks for taking the time to visit our Soft Power Education Christmas Donations page. Last year we raised &pound;2075 so let's aim for the &pound;2500 for 2010!</p> <p>Are you struggling to find gifts for friends and family? Have you spent hours trawling around the shops looking for the ideal present and you just can't find it? All your problems are solved... send a wonderful gift of a donation to Soft Power Education as the perfect present to any family member or friend! We guarantee they won't want to take it back for a refund!</p> <p>Your donation will help to ensure a child goes to school in a safe classroom, will give a child an opportunity to use a computer for the very first time, will allow a lady to start learning English and so much more.</p> <p>Once you have made a donation, we will email you our beautiful Christmas card to print out and send out allowing your friends and family to see that you have made a donation to SPE as their present.</p> <p>In case you don't know about us, we are a British registered charity and Ugandan NGO working to improve quality of life in Uganda through education. To date we have</p> <p>- worked on over 450 classrooms at&nbsp;50 schools, renovating, refurbishing and building</p> <p>- built an inspiring education centre in Kyabirwa where over 3000 primary pupils come every year to experience hands on learning in a unique environment</p> <p>- set up and continue to run 2 pre schools for orphans and children from desperately poor families</p> <p>- set up a conservation education programme around the Murchison Falls National Park to promote protection of the National Park area.</p> <p>- set up a Special Educational Needs unit to promote inclusion rather than exclusion of children with disabilities.</p> <p>We have only been able to achieve so much thanks to the generousity of visiting tourists, long term volunteers, student groups and individuals from around the world.&nbsp;</p> <p>What will my donation pay for?<br />&pound;5 could buy a shovel or 4 litres of paint<br />&pound;10 could pay for 60 bricks<br />&pound;20 could buy a truck load of plaster sand <br />&pound;35 would pay for the wages of one of our pre school teachers for a month<br />&pound;50 could buy essential resources for the science outreach lessons from the Amagezi Education Centre for five schools<br />&pound;100 could pay the wages of one of our Amagezi Education Centre staff for one month <br />&pound;1000 could pay to refurbish a two classroom block<br />&pound;1500 could pay for the lunch we provide for 3000 pupils who visit the Amagezi Education Centre in a year<br />&nbsp;</p> <p>We would like to thank you all in advance for your continued support and wish you all a very Merry Christmas.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>