Raised: 87%
Target: £4,000.00
Raised so far: £3,480.00
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My story

 

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page.  In December 2009 I will go back to Rio to visit the charity and to deliver another shipment of children's clothes and toys after my previous trip in March 2009.

I am also aiming to raise some more funds for the charity as I have seen how the raised donations have made a big difference to the homeless kids over the last 2 years.  I truly believe in the worthwhile cause of Task Brasil.

I have been working with Task Brasil over the last 2 years. In October 2007 I visited their projects in Rio de Janeiro and the jungle in the Cachoeiras de Macacu region of Brazil to work on the Task Brasil farm.  The farm is a project operated by Task Brazil where children, previously at social risk, who are committed towards their self-development, are referred from other shelters or the juvenile detention system to live at Forest House. They learn about sustainable farming techniques, develop income generating skills and participate in educational, cultural and leisure activities in the local community. They attend school and receive health care treatment.  The project is a safe haven for children aged 10­ - 14 years who have lost contact with their family or are orphans. All food produced on site is organic. Fruit and vegetables produced are also supplied to Task Brasil’s other projects.

In June 2008 I took part in the 3 Peaks Challenge together with 28 colleagues from Accenture, BP and IBM from a work project .  We climbed the three highest peaks in England, Wales & Scotland within 24 hours.  It was an incredible challenge but we managed to raise over £3000 for Task Brasil. 

Please consider making a donation for Task Brasil online - your money will go 100% to the charity.  With your help we can give a chance to more street children who would otherwise not have had the ability to break the vicious circle of crime and poverty on the streets of Brazil.

For further information visit:  www.taskbrazil.org.uk

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Abandoned Street Kids of Brazil Trust - Task Brasil will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please help to support Task Brasil now!

Many thanks for your support.

Dirk

Thank you for doing this kind of work. Donation by Anon 13/12/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

ABZ Xmas Donation by Anon 13/12/09  

£180.00 + £50.77 Gift Aid

Have a safe trip Dirk. Donation by Lisa Pethick 10/12/09  

Please continue doing this gr8 work. Donation by Rakesh Radhakrishnan 10/12/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Paul Currie 10/12/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great cause, good luck. Donation by Colin Walker 10/12/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Truly a worthy cause. Glad I could help .... Donation by Laurence Hawcroft 10/12/09  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Donation by Richard Fry 07/12/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

It's never enough, but I hope it'll help. Donation by Luca 07/12/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Faiza Mirza 07/12/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Dirk - good luck with your target and please update me on how your trip goes. Donation by Simon Burnett 07/12/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy C. 07/12/09  

£65.00 + £18.33 Gift Aid

Amazing work you are doing with these children! Donation by Jasmine Stephenson 06/12/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Fantastic cause Dirk. Donation by Ross MacKay 02/12/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck in Brazil. Great initiative! Donation by Juan A Garcia 01/12/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Your work truly captures what christmas should be about. Best of luck for your trip and our thoughts are with you Donation by Anonymous 30/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Gary Davies 30/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great cause, thanks for taking it up! Donation by Tanya Gupta 30/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

An excellent initiative and i wish you all the best. Donation by annonymous 30/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Be good! Donation by Pierre 30/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Michèle Baumgartner 17/09/09  

£150.00

Thanks Dirk and great initiative. Hope the next trip to Brasil is as successful as the previous ones. rgds, Hester Donation by Hester Boerma 17/09/09  

£50.00

Enhorabuena por vuestra causa en Brasil! No hay nada mejor que ver sonreir a un nino Donation by Blanca Ochoa 24/07/09  

£20.00

Fair play Dirk! Donation by Robert 23/07/09  

£20.00

Well done Dirk Donation by D. 02/07/09  

£30.00

Well done sir.. really good cause Donation by Anto 26/05/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by olly 22/03/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Excellent cause, keep it up. Donation by J. Craven 19/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Keep up the good work mate. Donation by Ed 19/03/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Bem voyage Donation by Karsten Alva-Jorgensen 19/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £3,480.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £599.36

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