Hello!  Thanks for visiting my justgiving page…

I’m Nicky Heath, a 17 year old student in year 12 of Dr Challoner’s High School in Little Chalfont (a village in Buckinghamshire).

This summer I am participating in an expedition to with ‘Raleigh International’ for a really worthwhile cause.

The trip will take place from July 21^st – August 12^th 2009 and the basic objective of the trip is to provide many of the indigenous people with safe drinking water by constructing a water system for them.  I know already it will be a lot of work but I can’t wait to get stuck in!

The trip in further detail is:

In the South of Costa Rica, in the foothills of the Talamanca ranges, three groups will work in three different indigenous reserves (Cabagra, Ujarraz and Salitire), where we will construct water systems.  These BriBri and Cabecar indigenous people, who have maintained their own language and culture, have little access to public services.  This means that one of their most serious challenges is to access clean drinking water, therefore we will be able to supply these remote communities with this safe water.

Following the construction of the water system, which will take approximately two weeks, we will spend just less than a week near the coast where we will participate in activities such as hill-walking and ‘relaxing’ by the beach – which will be much needed by the end of the expedition!

Despite the threat from scorpions, snakes and being eaten by mosquitoes, I am so excited about this trip and I know it will stay with me forever.

The total amount of money I must raise to participate is £3278, so I would really appreciate any donations possible… J

Thank you!