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Evans House Christmas Appeal 2022 for Restart Africa

Chris Swainson is raising money for The Sanata Charitable Trust - Restart Africa
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Evans House Christmas Appeal 2022 for Restart Africa

Restart Africa rescues destitute street children in Gilgil, Kenya. They are orphaned or abandoned, and often the victims of horrible abuse. We give them shelter, care, education and security. We also run projects to help the wider community in Gilgil, providing employment, opportunity and self-respect for local people. Restart now looks after over 100 children, aged from a just few months old, in a new centre (opened in 2014) providing food, shelter, welfare and education. Most of our children have suffered severe, often sexual, abuse and deprivation, all have significant emotional issues. It can take many months of love and care before they get over the hand to mouth existence they were leading on the streets, and are able to enjoy a more settled life in the Restart Centre. The charity supports a number of local initiatives to help employ and hence empower the community. These include a briquette making operation that provides the Centre with all its fuel requirements, and generates some income through local sales; a women’s craft group making bags, shoes and jewellery; our own agricultural plot supplying vegetables to the Centre and the village; an extensive herb garden that produces holistic medicinal treatments. The UK Trust is run by volunteers, so every penny you give goes directly to help the children who need it so much. To learn more about Restart, visit www.restartafrica.org

Story

"Restart Africa is the name for the Sanata Charitable Trust, a charity set up in 2008 by Mary Coulson in response to the desperate needs of the street children of Gilgil, Kenya. The charity’s motto, “Think not who you are, but what you can become”, underlines our belief that given the love and opportunity that Restart Africa provides, our children will all have wonderful futures ahead…"

https://www.restartafrica.org/

The orphanage is a short walk from Pembroke House School. Many pupils have come to Sedbergh to study over the past ten years, including two current boys in Evans. Through Sedbergh's connection with Pembroke, a relationship with Restart Africa has developed and many staff, pupils and OS have visited and seen first-hand the incredible work they do.

Evans House, in conjunction with Sedgwick House, have committed to sponsoring two girls at Restart; Mary Mweru aged 7 & Miriam Njeri aged 6.

Please consider donating this Christmas as part of our ongoing support for Mary, Miriam and all the children at Restart.

Donation summary

Total
£2,618.10
+ £467.50 Gift Aid
Online
£2,618.10
Offline
£0.00

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