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GSK Challenge Fund for AMREF
Event: Andrew Witty's Fundraising Page
£16,905.12 raised of £50,000.00 target
266 donations
My Target:
£50,000.00
£16,905.12 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/gskchallengefundforamref
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Andrew Witty's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text £10
to 70070
My story
AMREF is the leading health development organisation in Africa, saving and transforming the lives of some of the poorest and most marginalised people.
I recently returned from a trip to and where I saw, first hand, AMREF’s work in Kibera, one of ’s largest informal settlements, and in Katine village in northern . AMREF has found a way to make a difference. So instead of simply working hard, but not actually seing a change, they are beginning to drive a difference. Why? Because they’ve got the community engaged as full partners. So the work that AMREF is doing acts as a catalyst for tremendous change.
AMREF is an important partner for GSK, and we collaborate with them to provide a number of healthcare and disease prevention programmes including, Positive Action which aims to counter stigma about HIV/AIDS and PHASE (Personal Hygiene And Sanitation Education), a schools-based project which helps reduce diarrhoea-related disease by teaching children about the importance of hand-washing and other hygiene practices.
So what can you do to help? Please do give to AMREF and help them to make a difference. Here are some examples of what your donation can buy:
£10 will buy 10 rapid malaria testing kits that will ensure quick and correct diagnosis - essential for the prompt and effective treatment of malaria, preventing avoidable death from the disease, especially for children
£20 will provide a health extension worker with a basic medical kit. Health extension workers provide a vital link between rural communities and the health system, and are stationed at rural health posts
£50 will train and equip a community health worker to be able to educate communities on the importance of good hygiene and how to prevent, control and treat diseases including malaria and HIV/AIDS, and provide them with essential drugs.
£100 will set up and support a school health club which promotes good hygiene and sanitation amongst school children, ultimately improving their attendance and performance at school
£350 will construct a pit latrine in a school which will be utilised by pupils and used to educate community members to build their own latrines and improve the sanitation around their homes.
Thank you for your support.
Andrew Witty
To find out more about AMREF, please visit www.amrefuk.org or www.facebook.com/amrefuk.
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Many thanks to the following people, who have also contributed:
Mr. & Mrs. N. Dunning
Mrs. Moore
Mr. P. Nicholls
Charlotte & Simon Warshaw
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My charity
AMREF
Charity Registration No. 261488
AMREF, the African Medical and Research Foundation, is African's health development organisation. Headquartered in Nairobi, AMREF runs innovative health programmes across sub-Saharan Africa, fighting disease, training health workers, and strengthening health systems. <p> For more information, visit <u>http://www.amrefuk.org</u> or follow us on Facebook at <u> http://www.facebook.com/amrefuk</u>
Donations 266
I am privileged to be seconded to AMREF via PULSE Programme. I hope to help put some of the Challenge Fund to use towards better health for Africa.
Donation by Nick Hickman on 06/10/09
£200.00
+ £56.41 Gift Aid
Good luck with your goal!
Donation by Kate Stewart on 06/10/09
£1,000.00
Donation by Jason Sloan on 18/09/09
£20.02
+ £5.65 Gift Aid
Great work! Thank you for giving GSK employees the chance to give back.
Donation by Julie Papay on 14/09/09
£20.00
GSK Influencing course Sept 8/9 UK
Donation by Influencing course Sept 8/9 UK on 09/09/09
£31.00
+ £8.74 Gift Aid
Donation by anonymous on 03/09/09
£410.00
+ £115.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Wolfgang Jarolimek on 03/09/09
£40.00
This is for a great cause.
Donation by anonymous on 02/09/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Susan Dyke on 01/09/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Shirley Clifton on 31/08/09
£40.00
Donation by Daryl Burnaby on 18/08/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by Jai Patel on 18/08/09
£100.00
Donation by Renate Achenbach on 18/08/09
£50.00
I'm glad to feel healthy and so it is a pleasure to help this great action!
Donation by Dirk Binnewitt on 17/08/09
£50.00
Great cause
Donation by Anon on 17/08/09
Great initiative- I will tell my colleagues and my team. I hope that many of us feel encouraged to support this project
Donation by Birgit-Yvonne Reimann on 15/08/09
Donation by Susannah on 14/08/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Donation by Lynda Rumble on 14/08/09
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Donation by anon on 14/08/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by sharan bhullar on 14/08/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
Donation by Nilmini Murrell on 14/08/09
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Am proud to work for GSK and delighted to be able to support such a cause
Donation by Robert Gould on 14/08/09
£10.00
+ £2.82 Gift Aid
I want the children of Africa to live a happy and healthy life!
Donation by Heather Freeborne on 13/08/09
£10.00
Donation by Susan Groh on 13/08/09
£20.00
Thank you for your mission to help those in need.
Donation by yemane andemichael on 13/08/09
£20.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations£16,625.12
- Offline donations£280.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£16,905.12
- Gift Aid£2,840.15
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