Hello Everyone,

Thanks for looking at my page! So in October I am off to Costa Rica & Nicaragua for 7 weeks woo/ahhh! Raleigh International is a charity that aim to inspire young people to volunteer abroad, trying to increase sustainability within communities. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and Costa Rica still has many indigenous areas which face difficulties.

I am going to do lots of different activities over the next month to help raise the money, such as a chocolate ban for the whole of August (if you know me, this is a massive deal haha!), a 1.5K open water swim on Wednesday 12th August, car boot sale, fundraising evening at a pub and anything else I can think of (suggestions are welcomed!). I will keep this page updated as I begin and complete any of these activites! I have a fundraising target of £2550 which I need to raise for Rayleigh International by the 27th August and the money donated goes directly to the charity. 

This is a link to the Costa Rica and Nicaragua blog incase you want to read about what current projects are being carried out (it will also be updated when I'm out there) - https://raleighinternational.org/ri-blogs/raleigh-costarica-nicaragua 

This is a link to a video with an example project that was carried out in Nicaragua - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23EHUnvNths

I have wanted to volunteer abroad for a couple of years now and I am finally doing it, I am so excited to experience a new culture, hear stories from different people and see what I can do to make a difference. Any donation you can make would be hugely appreciated or even just sharing my page would be amazing! Thanks so much!! xxx

ps. If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito - Dalai Lama