Hi Everyone!  Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.  Here's what it's all about...

I'm going to Uganda in November with Ogilvy (where I work) to help build a secondary school for 450 children. This page is to raise money directly for the charity - International Needs UK - not for my flights.   All money raised on this site goes straight into the charity's account.

So what exactly are you doing again?
We’re going to build a secondary school for 450 children in Buikwe, a small town in Southern Uganda.  Once the school is built, we’ll move onto other projects – building an orphanage, for example, or funding new farm machinery, or boring wells.  And everything’s going to be hands on.  Ogilvy is sending 12 people to Uganda for one week, three times a year, to help with the projects.  In the long term, we’re trying to build community links between and Ogilvy.

Why Uganda?
There simply aren’t enough schools in Uganda, and the children who do manage to get an education largely have to leave at 14 to work in manual labour to support their families. 

While we're there we will also be involved in teaching some of the kids  - so I'm really hoping I can plan some fun Drama games, my speciality!

I know times is hard what with the credit crunch, but wouldn't you rather support this worthy cause than buy ANOTHER bottle of wine?!  Go on, every little helps!

And the boring bit...
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.