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

Great commitment! Donation by Andrea 19/03/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good work Dirk Donation by Sarah Hills 19/03/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Great work! Donation by Adal 19/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Dirk! Donation by Wei Chen 19/03/09  

£50.00

Good work, Dirk! Donation by Marion Bothma 19/03/09  

£50.00

Keep up the good work you are doing Donation by Rakesh Radhakrishnan 17/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

fair play to you Dirk, great work. Donation by conan 17/03/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 16/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Yvonne 16/03/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Book a one way ticket please Donation by Dan Scheffer 13/03/09  

£25.00

Excellent cause Dirk x Donation by Suzanne Rae 13/03/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Brilliant work. Would love to hear more. Have been doing orphanage work in Ghana recently. May be worth exchanging info. Donation by Daniela Possin 13/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Dirk, keep going with this beautiful work! Donation by Lisbeth 19/02/09  

£100.00

Excellent effort Dirk! Well done for your ongoing commitment to this great cause over the years! Donation by Steve Game 24/11/08  

£25.00

towards another trip in 2009? great cause Donation by Ernout 13/08/08  

£20.00

I think this is a fantastic cause! Well done. Donation by Tora 12/07/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good work! x Donation by Diego 25/06/08  

£20.00

Truly great cause. Having grown up in Brazil I know how much this means... Donation by Sylvia Goulart 12/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Julian Munsey 04/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

From you Irish Friend to the Streetkids of Brazil! Donation by Eoin 06/03/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

A fantastic and worthy cause - well done! Donation by Arti 21/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well Done! Donation by tanya gupta 20/11/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great work! Donation by Marcia Trask 20/11/07  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by yaarit 20/11/07  

£20.00

Well done you! Donation by Hana Cornwall 19/11/07  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations Dirk on your fundraising trip. Well Done! Donation by Anne-Marie McDermott 19/11/07  

£20.00

Sorry so late(!) Trip & pics looked excellent, v. good cause... Donation by Stuart McBrien 18/11/07  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Plant Dirk Plant! Donation by Tim Medforth 24/10/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

May it be a successful trip!!! Donation by Anon 28/09/07  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Enjoy the trip Donation by Eugene McAuley 14/09/07  

£30.00
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* Total raised online: £3,480.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £599.36

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