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Raised so far: £940.00
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Hello, welcome and thank you for visiting our justgiving page.

We had a lovely wedding in September and are now looking forward to our Honeymoon in...Nepal.  As we have lived in several places and collected just about everything we could ever need for our home we decided not to have a wedding gift list and would like to raise money to support a good cause.

We contacted the Esther Benjamins Trust who are based in Nepal and who have agreed that the money we raise in place of gifts will go directly to funding a project in Bhairahawa in southwest Nepal.

The project combines two workshops, one for deaf school leavers (who struggle to find work in Nepal) and the other for child trafficking victims - girls who have been rescued from exploitative and abusive Indian circuses. All the workers are 16 years or older and part of the beauty of the project is that the able-bodied girls have learned sign language so that the isolation that goes with deafness is being broken down. The other element of the beauty is the wonderful mosaic work that is being done, most notably on a large wall mosaic of a jungle scene (attached image) that has just been completed.

You can see some footage of the workshop in action through the following links:
 

Our donations will help fund the creation of a second wall mosaic, as beautiful as the first, have a look at the other photos to see how the work is progressing.

Please help us to support the work of the Esther Benjamins Trust.  Thank you.

Caroline and Gareth

Hoping you had a fantastic wedding day, so sorry we couldn't be there. Would love to see some photos! All the best for the future Donation by Simon, Vicky and Hal 11/10/09  

£30.00

Donation by Angela Wilkins 05/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

With all our love to you both from Rosie,George,Conor and Jamie Donation by Rosemary McClelland 05/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Wishing you lots of love and happiness for your big day and for always. Can't wait to see you. Donation by Claire, Neil and Amelia xx 25/09/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Wishing you both every happiness for the future. Donation by Elizabeth Flockton 25/09/09  

£80.00 + £22.56 Gift Aid

With love and best wishes to you both. Donation by Mary and John 25/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

With all our love and best wishes. Mum, Stephen, Jacqueline and Gary Donation by Hilary Speight 23/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Hope you both have a lovely day. Thanks for inviting us to share it with you!! Donation by Mark, Sasha, Tom and Lucy 23/09/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Wishing you both (and Jools!) lots of luck and love for your future together Donation by Debbie, Dan and Bert Archer 23/09/09  

What a lovely idea for the children of Napel. Wishing you both a happy life together. Donation by Paul Smith & Sue Farr 21/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

To a great couple and a worthy cause! Have a wonderful day. Love, The Brices Donation by Dan, Claire, Ella, & Daisy 21/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

With love and best wishes for your future together. From Ruth, Paul and Nicholas Donation by Ruth Isherwood 03/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

With much love and congratulations to two special people from mum & dad. Donation by john robertshaw 10/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Wishing you both all the very best for your future together. Donation by Jann, Andrew, Mark & Amy 01/08/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

One to get started. Look forward to seeing everyone in September! Donation by Caroline and Gareth 15/03/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £940.00
  Offline donations: £0.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £256.67

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