I am currently embarking on a gap year and as part of my year out, I have been fortunate enough to be selected to take part in a twelve week volunteering programme in Tanzania with Raleigh International, through ICS (International Citizen Service).  Here I will be participating in a Livelihoods project!

The project aims at helping people start up or sustain local businesses in a country with major economic issues due to rural-urban migration trends. It also focuses on making women more engaged in the local community to enhance their quality of life. Whilst overseas this will be the primary agenda of my team and I however we will also have the opportunity to help the communities we are based in with anything else they may need. This can range from educating people on basic sanitation and hygene practices to promoting the importance of getting a good education and encouraging children to go to school.

The project will enable us to engage with and change the lives of entire communities in Tanzania!

As part of my commitment to the project and in order to fund the work we will be doing overseas, I have been asked to fundraise £800 all of which will go directly towards the project itself as my own personal expenses are covered by the governmental Department for International Development. Any donations now matter how big or small will enable us to make a huge difference to people's lives :)

Following my twelve week trip, I will be taking part in an action at home project to address some issues in my local community. I’m hoping to focus this around encouraging women into STEM subjects so if anyone feels I could benefit someone they know doing this please feel free to let me know!

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