Indian Slums: Working with Oasis & the Young Men's Christian Association

Pimping out Andy - for Indian · 29 April 2017
I've now returned from my first placement in India and hope to return next year with a fellow Prestonian. I plan to use my Preston-based social enterprise, Global Amigos, to help promote the work that Chennai Challenge does and possibly recruit volunteers for future years. (The work is incredible; even more so given it's achieved in such a short space of time.)
The small UK-based Charity have ventured out to the South of India every year since 2007 to support a couple of schools & offer educational & fun activities for orphaned & underprivileged children. These children live in nearby slums or are based in a nearby home for destitute kids. This year saw funds raised pay for the following:
As well as helping to deliver the above, in 2017,, I also acted as Mentor for the team; ensuring volunteers gave & got as much as they could out of the experience. (A role I plan to carry into 2018) Plus I helped manage the grassroots' charity's social media platforms - again, something I'm keen to carry on with throughout the next 12 months.
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Earlier this year, I 'Pimped out my Services' in exchange for donations. Some requests came through my marketing consultancy work (...instead of invoicing businesses for my assistance, they made donations to this page.) Others were for manual labour, decorating jobs & for general support in their work places... Can I take this moment to thank EVERYONE who utilised me in some respect!! (And thanks to those who donated without asking for anything in return) For 2018, I'm planning a similar range of activities so not to rely on 'donations for nothing'
The more raised each year, the more is taken to spend in the community (...it could mean the difference between buying stationery for the kids & building a completely new roof for the school at some point...)
SMS donations are available at any time - text 'LYFE89 £5' to 70070 for it to come from your phone & go directly into the charity's account.
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