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Target: £8,000.00
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My story

 

I'm going on a mission and I would really appreciate your help.

In November a group of us are heading for Kenya to help the 600-700  street children of Nakuru. We are helping to build and equip a garage to provide a business and jobs for these children. We also want to raise as much money as possible to provide a school for them. In this area of Kenya there is 70% unemployement; very high rates of HIV and Malaria and a recently displaced population of 15,000 due to election violence. Shadrack is a sixteen year old orphan whose parents died of unknown causes. He was taken in by the orphanage six months ago suffering from trauma and malnutrition having served time for petty crime in an adult Kenyan jail. He is now doing well and hopes to get a job in the garage next year. Shadrack and many other children like him really, really need our help.

We are also taking some guys with us who have had very tough upbringings on inner city estates. They have had serious challenges in life and face bleak futures. But with help could be potential inner-city community leaders. Luke (aged 20 from Roehampton) grew up on a tough council estate in South London. One of his earliest memories was having a gun held to his head by one of his Father's disgruntled drug dealres. From a life of violence and dealing in hard drugs, he now leads trips to Kenya and works as a taxi mechanic in Roehampton. It was Luke's vision to set up a garage to provide employment and funding for street children and he will be co-leading the trip.


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Thank you.

Jonty

Donation by milne & Lyall 03/11/08  

£200.00

Great project, have a fantastic time and make sure you come back to make loads more fantastic chips for us! Donation by Nando's 31/10/08  

£1,000.00

Very Best of Luck Donation by John Joseph 27/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Jonty - who can resist Africa's call - we're sure you'll have a fabulous and productive time. Good luck. x Donation by IRIS People Ltd 27/10/08  

£150.00

Good luck Jonty, I'm sure it will be an extraordinary experience Donation by Ailana 27/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck, I hope you'll come & talk to us about the experience Donation by Adrian Griffin 25/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

sounds a great cause Donation by meg warren 24/10/08  

£10.00

I want to see pictures! Donation by Tim Sheehan 23/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

best of luck Donation by steve 23/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck to you - what a great idea. Donation by Ryan and Hannah 18/10/08  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

good luck with this very worthwhile project! Donation by carolyn & tony 06/10/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Looks a great project, all the best. Donation by Reg & Fiona Rew 04/10/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

It takes a very special person to conduct such a project Jonty – good luck! From all your friends at tna. Donation by tna 02/10/08  

£5,000.00

Anything to escape the office!!!! Donation by Anthony Ractliff 28/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Hope my car doesn't breakdown near a garage you've built! Donation by Nick 24/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

All the best. Donation by Peter Tunstall-Behrens 24/09/08  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Good luck my son ! Donation by Andrew Needham 23/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

You don't write, phone or send flowers, just begging letters! But at least that's something, good luck! Donation by jules 22/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck ! Donation by Angus Cameron 22/09/08  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

Best of luck - it sounds like a great project. Donation by Mark and HAZ4 22/09/08  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Well done you Jonty, best of luck with it Donation by Pev and Belvoir Fruit Farms 19/09/08  

£50.00

Its about time you did some hard labour! Good Luck. Donation by Piers Thompson 19/09/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Good luck Jonty - get some from those Hedge Funds mates of yours! Donation by Chris Mattey 19/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

well done! carry on! Donation by sharpster 19/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great cause Jonty, good luck Donation by Tony Hacker 19/09/08  

£50.00

Good luck Donation by Becky 18/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Thanks mate this is your first big one Donation by Toby 17/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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