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Iʼve raised £2,710 to buy 200 kids a cycling helmet. Please don't stop giving because we can buy bikes to get poor kids to school and secondary education.
- Battambang, Battambang Province, Cambodia
- Funded on Monday, 9th January 2017
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On 7th February 2017 I will be travelling to an extremely poor and rural part of Cambodia, near Battambang, in order to promote road safety in very simple, basic schools. I will be working with the friend of an ex-colleague who has helped set up a small charity 'Children’s Action for Development' (see link below) working to change little lives in this remote part of the world. By visiting five schools and spending 3 days in each, I’ll be able to reach 200 young children.
I’m self-funding the trip, which includes my air fare, accommodation, internal transportation, an interpreter to help me deliver in class – and providing a simple lunch for each kid on the course (as they normally don’t get one).
It’s costing a tad over £2k and I want to AT LEAST match that in fundraising. My aim is to leave every child I meet with a cycle helmet. With your help I can do that.
Just £5 will get us halfway to one helmet. Helmets are cheap at only $12 each but with an average daily wage of $4.67 (£3.59) a bike helmet becomes an impossible ‘luxury’.
Accident rates are truly horrific…and the kids in this area just don’t have cycle helmets so death and devastating injuries are common place. We all know, wearing a helmet correctly can result in 40% reduction to risk of death and 70% reduction to risk of severe injury. Please help me protect these vulnerable children by giving whatever you can.
To find out more about the charity visit: http://www.cadcambodia.org/
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- 8 years ago
Sandra Dodson
8 years agoThank you very much from myself and especially from Racky, Children's Action for Development for your fantastic generosity. Page will close on 7th January so if anyone out there hasn't quite managed to pop a £1 in the fund please do! HAPPY NEW YEAR... let's hope for peace, love and tolerance. Sx https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sandra-dodson
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- 8 years ago
Sandra Dodson
8 years agoFantastic...we've made the target for 200 helmets! The good news is we already have enough for 4 bikes. A bike means a secondary education. Please keep giving!
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- 8 years ago
Sandra Dodson
8 years agoWow! Paul Brown...hero! Paul Brown has just made a substantial donation that has taken the total to the target £2500 - thank you so very much. We've made i enough for 200 helmets and 4 bikes. You're amazing!
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105
Georgina Brooks
Jan 4, 2017
Everyone needs to wear a cycle helmet when cycling so it's for a great cause and my best wishes for success with your efforts to improve road safety in Cambodia.Regards,Gina Brooks,Stockport, Chesh
£20.00
Helen Luker
Dec 20, 2016
£20.00
Anonymous
Dec 20, 2016
Have a lovely Christmas & New Year.Amanda
£20.00
John Lepine
Dec 20, 2016
I know you have the helmets. Hope this will help towards a bike.
£50.00
Anonymous
Dec 20, 2016
Here's the tenner from Tom (to add to Jackie's) and a tenner from the table from all.... Xxx
£20.00
Catherine Rousey
Dec 19, 2016
Good cause. Good luck Sandra and Merry Xmas
£20.00
Anonymous
Dec 18, 2016
£10.00
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