Will and Nicola Adams volunteered Malawi
£5,175.43 raised of £4,000.00 target
96 donations
My Target:
£4,000.00
£5,175.43 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/WillandNicolaAdams
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By text message to donate £10 Text RIPP73 £10
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My story
Click here to see a video of our trip
In October 2011 Will Adams and Nicola Adams (Mother and Son) spent four weeks volunteering in Malawi.
We were involved in a number of schemes whilst out in Malawi. Nicola (Mumsy) worked in the local clinics and hospital running ante-natal clinics, providing support and education to those affected by HIV/AIDS and even delivered a couple of healthy new babies! Nicola also helped run an after school health club with the other medical volunteers educating about general first aid, CPR and HIV and AIDS awareness.
Will spent a large part of his time teaching secondary school maths along with private tutorials, running an after school maths club and assisting with testing of the Ripple Rocket, the charities new fuel efficient cookstove, for the carbon credit offset scheme.
We both helped at the under-5's clinics weighing babies to check for malnutrition, immunising against diseases and helped administer medication against lymphatic filariasis.
One boy in the local community had an infected knee from the lymphatic filariasis. His family could not afford to pay for transport or medication. We used the money you donated to take him to hospital, pay for the food, medication and treatment he needed. This saved his leg from amputation and potentially the boys life.
We can not express enough how grateful we are for your support and the effect it has had. We have prepared a short video to show you how your donations have helped attached to this webpage.
About Ripple Africa
Ripple Africa is a UK Registered Charity No. 1103256 established in 2003 by Geoff and Liz Furber. The charity is a small enterprise with a high focus on any funds raised going to the projects in Malawi. Its key aims are to improve the standard of educations and healthcare, preserve and develop the environment in a sustainable way and to create opportunities for the local community to help themselves. To read the latest newsletter click here.
The Charity Projects
Education - Mwaya has 850 students and only 6 teachers. Ripple Africa is supporting 6 local nursery schools and 4 local primary schools in providing building materials, supplies, desks and funds Malawian trainee teachers. Ripple also currently sponsors 40 students through secondary school and started building a secondary school in Kapanda in 2007 though desperately needs funding to complete the project.
Healthcare - Kachere health centre has 18,000 patients and only 2 nurses/midwives. Ripple provides much needed support to local healthcare facilities through public health and awareness campaigns, providing education on HIV/AIDS, renovating health centre and building a clinic for under 5's. Donations will help fund a new community clinic as well as providing bicycle ambulances and support healthcare initiatives.
Conservation Projects - 30% of forests have disappeared in the last 10 years. Ripple has set up over 175 local nurseries and has to date helped plant 3 million trees. The charity has helped secure the passing of local bylaws protecting the forest along with educating the community on fruit growing and the use of fuel efficient stoves.
Micro-finance projects - Ripple Africa aim to give a hand up and not a hand out. To do this they need to help promote sustainable, viable business in the local communities. Micro-finance projects provide loans to small initiatives such as bee keeping, fish farming and fruit growing. These loans help get business off the ground and put a focus on independence and future growth rather than short term aid.
For more information on any of the above, please visit http://www.rippleafrica.org/
Thank you for your time and donations.
Will and Nicola
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My charity
RIPPLE Africa
Charity Registration No. 1103256
http://www.rippleafrica.org RIPPLE Africa is involved with education, healthcare, and environmental projects in Malawi, Africa. The charity believes in providing a hand UP, not a hand out. RIPPLE Africa keeps its costs to a minimum so that your donations go to where they are needed most.
Donations 96
Cash donation from Aunty Catherine
Donation by Aunty Catherine on 24/12/11
£40.00
Donation by Amaar Idris on 19/12/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Looks wonderful Will, great work! Impressive!
Donation by Maria on 19/12/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Better late than never. Great work both.
Donation by Andrew Carr on 17/12/11
Sponsorship - done!! Great work Will I Am!! Harrison x
Donation by Sarah Harrison on 19/11/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Better late than never, happy to help fund your holiday.
Donation by Noddy on 15/11/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Alex Rickerd on 15/11/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
What you guys did sounds amazing - well done :-)
Donation by Mark Wilkie on 05/11/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Best of luck! Sounds amazing. xxx
Donation by Claire Bourne on 04/11/11
£20.00
V proud! Xx good on you!!
Donation by Harriet Pelling on 28/10/11
Better late then never
Donation by Stephen Bieniek on 28/10/11
Best of luck Will!
Donation by Tamsin Silvey on 13/10/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Opps sent message before I was finished!! Take care guys and good luck over there!! Love always Leni, Carl and kids xxx
Donation by Leni Schmack on 10/10/11
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
A great effort, Will - well done and good luck! Mrs G x
Donation by Sarah Godfrey on 07/10/11
Good luck Will!!
Donation by The team at Camino (Kings Cross) on 07/10/11
£50.00
Donation by Fliss Quick on 06/10/11
Donation by Caroline kiely on 04/10/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Maybe watch Zulu one last time, just in case? Best of luck!
Donation by Stephen Yates on 04/10/11
£20.00
All the best Will. Don't forget to lather-up that bald patch ;) xxx
Donation by Julia Patston on 04/10/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Will!
Donation by Christopher Scott on 03/10/11
Good luck mate! I'm enjoying the thought of you meeting your new colleagues with a half bald head. Make sure you forward the photos
Donation by Joe Greenaway on 30/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck to you both
Donation by Paul Hill on 25/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Will and Nicola xx
Donation by claire chamberlain on 25/09/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
TO RIPPLE AFRICA FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE AMBULANCE BICYCLE FROM BRETHREN OF THE SHAWAL LODGE 9948 OF RAOB
Donation by BUFFS 9948 on 23/09/11
£300.00
TO RIPPLE AFRICA FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO BICYCLE AMBULANCES FOR USE IN THE COMMUNITY , WE ARE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO HELP
Donation by HEART BEAT EXPATS OF AL KHOBAR on 23/09/11
£600.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£3,412.50
- Offline donations£1,722.93
- Text donations£40.00
- Total raised£5,175.43
- Gift Aid£550.63
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