My name is Nathaniel Hawley 23, a recent graduate. I have recently been accepted to take part in a unique and challenging experience. I have been chosen as a participant on International Citizen Service. International Citizen Service (ICS) is an opportunity for volunteers, like me, to help some of the poorest people in the world and learn valuable new skills at the same time. It’s a programme that brings young people from different countries together to fight poverty. In many poorer countries young people make up the majority of the population. This programme is specifically designed to get young people from the UK and my host country together to tackle poverty and its causes. As young people, we are the best placed to do this and change the world for the future. Moreover, I will have the opportunity to increase my understanding and experience of the world and develop important skills such as global and cultural awareness, team-working, leadership, communication and decision-making.

I have been selected to go to Nicaragua with Raleigh International for three months starting in February. During this time I will be living with a local family in Nicaragua and will be involved in a community work project along with a counterpart from Nicaragua. 

 As part of my commitment to ICS, I have been asked to raise £800. I plan to fundraise by by many different ways. As part of this. Any help or donations that you might be able to provide after this would be greatly appreciated. I am happy to keep you informed about my project to show you photos and share with you my experience as well as to showcase to you how local people in the community are getting involved in international development and how I am personally contributing to the fight against poverty.

If you have any more questions then the best way to contact me is though email nwhawley@gmail.com. Thank you for reading this helping if you can.

All the best

Nat

Nathaniel Hawley