Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. As part of Study Group's Building Futures Cycle Challenge, I'll be riding from Lancaster University to Huddersfield University on Tuesday 31 May 2011, a hilly 75 miles...

 

Other memebers of staff from across Study Group's centres will be riding to and from various locations, linking together our most northerly International Study Centre, Stirling, with our most southerly, Brighton.

 

Building Futures

Building schools in some of the world's poorest regions

In the aftermath of the Asian Tsunami, Study Group staff wanted to make a contribution to the reconstruction of affected communities; in particular the re-building of affected children's lives.

A central fund was established and all staff were invited to contribute toward the project, with Study Group pledging to match every donation. From the outset, the project looked beyond the immediate disaster. The vision for Building Futures is for Study Group to provide a long-term, sustainable commitment to educational projects in developing regions. Specifically, the ambition is to support communities through the building of schools and the provision of education materials and resources – including scholarships, volunteer teachers, books, computers and so on.

More than five years on, Building Futures is as active as ever. With five completed projects in Indonesia, Benin, Brazil  China and Vietnam our commitment has been strengthened by the knowledge we can make a difference. Staff and students in all of our centres worldwide regularly organise and participate in fundraising events.

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