I work for the charity Befrienders For Disability, and I also believe passionately in the great work they do!

   On 26th September, I will be heading out to Nyeri, Kenya, as part of a group of 16 people visiting and helping at the Metropolitan Sanctuary for Sick Children there. The Sanctuary has been open since 2007, and it provides free healthcare and physical/occupational therapy for children with disabilities. Last year, we treated over 8,000 children in the area, free of charge; this is a real lifeline for those with next to nothing. Our work is hugely valuable in the area, and in the ten years we have been operating in Kenya it has really flourished. 

   While we are there, we will be visiting sick and disabled children in their homes, caring for them and providing them with medicines, food, and treats. We'll be there for 8 days, and in that time we will also distribute food, aid and blankets to a community of displaced people in the Nyeri region, who are currently trying to survive in critically poor conditions.

   I feel that the amazing work of the clinic itself is reason enough to ask for your donations, so this is essentially a request for your charitable giving. However, I've also decided to (learn how to) make loom band bracelets to give out to the children in the Nyeri clinic. I'll take out the materials to teach them how to make their own bracelets too. It's just a tiny gesture to brighten up their day and allow them to be kids for a while despite their rough circumstances. My fingers may also fall off with all the looming, if that's any incentive for your donations!