Catalyst Care Group's HR Team is fundraising to support Catalyst Foundation's upcoming S.H.E. Camp which will see all of their beneficiaries from Zimbabwe and Zambia meet for the first time, which is super exciting!

Charlotte Pierce (HR Compliance Specialist - in the pic below) has been awarded the opportunity to join Catalyst Foundation in August, where she will have the chance to meet all beneficiaries in person at Camp.

As part of the Team's fundraising efforts, Deanna Osbourne (Clinician HR Specialist) and Jo Gwyther (Pay and Benefits Specialist), together with the support from the rest of the HR Team will be facing their fears and skydiving in August.

Charity Background:

Catalyst Foundation is part of the Catalyst Care Group house of brands and is an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (Registered Charity Number: 1193385).

Its S.H.E Programme focuses on empowering girl-child education across Africa, by removing the barriers that vulnerable girls in particular face when accessing education. 

Across Africa, 32.6 million primary and lower secondary school girls are out of school. This number rises to 52 million when looking at girls of upper secondary school age.

As a result of not going to school, girls may become victims of: - child abuse, child rape, early child marriages/pregnancies, HIV/AIDS, and the list goes on ... This is where the Catalyst Foundation comes in and tries to bridge this gap, as they believe every girl-child has the right to an education! 

S.H.E. Camp Background:

Every year, Catalyst Foundation holds its S.H.E Camp either during the August/December school holidays, which is always looked forward to by their beneficiaries tremendously.

The aim of holding these Camps is to encourage, educate, and empower all beneficiaries, through various activities such as mentorship, teamwork, creativity, and reimagining possibilities.

So far, two Camps have been held, and the impact created throughout has been amazing – they see their girls arriving at Camp really shy, and by the time the Camp has concluded, they will have all transformed into confident, young girls – full of fire and ready to take this energy back to school for the start of the new term. 

The S.H.E. Camp's programme assists all beneficiaries in the following areas:

- With mental stimulation and physical activity.To find camaraderie in peers going through similar struggles.

- Reinforce independence and empowerment through the tailored Camp programme.

- Allow confidence to be reinforced by success, as the Foundation will award deserving beneficiaries prizes and medals.

- Promoting creativity in an environment free from judgment, building all-around resilience.

- Instilling appreciation and gratitude, moulding humility, and modeling behaviour.  

Please follow this link to view the highlights from last year’s S.H.E Camp that was held in the Matopas in Bulawayo - https://youtu.be/gv4p2N663mg

For this year’s S.H.E Camp, Catalyst Foundation plans to hold it in Victoria Falls from Monday 7 – Friday 11 August 2023, which will see all sixty-two (62) Zimbabwean and Zambian beneficiaries meet for the very first time which is really exciting!

Are you inspired to become involved?

Donate today, and let’s support the HR Team, in particular, Charlotte, Deanna, and Jo as they strive to create an impact and raise funds to send all beneficiaries from Zimbabwe and Zambia to Camp this August.

For more details, please contact Hollie: hollie.hart@catalystgrp.co.uk or 0345 984 2264

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