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Mr Dickson's Dreadlock Challenge

Fundraising for Children4ChildrenNepal
£23,503
raised of £23,000 target
by 181 supporters
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Over 2015/2016 we will rebuild Marpak VDC which was devastated by the April and May 2015 earthquakes. New schools, health posts, homes built stronger than ever before.

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Jack Dickson, Housemaster of Shaftesbury House and art teacher at Bryanston, has offered to cut his distinctive, trademark dreadlocks if the school can raise £23,000 or more in promises by Friday 20 November towards rebuilding a remote area of earthquake-stricken Nepal.

Why £23,000? Not only will this sum ($36,000) rebuild and equip an earthquake-resistant primary school in Marpak VDC, twenty-three is also the number of years Mr Dickson has been growing his hair.

Marpak VDC is a remote area near the epicentre of last year’s devastating earthquake which the school’s charities, Freedom Matters and Right4Children, have been tasked with rebuilding. The charities have nine primary schools and two secondary schools to rebuild, together with  a health post and 1,100 houses. The area, just beneath Ganesh Himal, is  five hours from any real civilisation and the devastation was complete.

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About the campaign

Over 2015/2016 we will rebuild Marpak VDC which was devastated by the April and May 2015 earthquakes. New schools, health posts, homes built stronger than ever before.

About the charity

Children4ChildrenNepal

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Children4ChildrenNepal (C4CN) was founded in 2012 to work with local partners in Nepal to combat trafficking and assist vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Originally called Freedom Matters, in the last 7 years we have: worked with partners combating trafficking and assisting those affected by it; delivered immediate earthquake relief and provided counselling and support to families and communities following its devastating effects. C4CN works in Nepal with a local partner, Right 4 Children, a Nepalese charity based in Pokhara, working on projects with the most vulnerable sections of society. These projects are providing training in the service industries and helping youths find jobs to support themselves and their families. We are also working with the Nepalese Government in schools to help improve the experience of school life through sports, arts drama and other projects. We are a small, cost-effective NGO managed by trustees who strongly believe that providing improved education and training opportunities for underprivileged children, young people, families and communities, helps to contribute to a safer environment, which is free from child labour, abuse and trafficking.

Donation summary

Total raised
£23,502.43
+ £4,441.05 Gift Aid
Online donations
£21,492.43
Offline donations
£2,010.00

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