Catalyst Care Group's Nurseline Community Services Team in Bristol (United Kingdom) will be battling the other CATALYST divisions to raise the most money by holding multiple events in the office throughout the month of July, so please keep a look out and show your support by attending!

We have confirmed our Coffee morning will be Thursday 20th July 10am-12pm.  Clinicians who donate £10 or more will be entered into a Raffle.  The person who donates the largest donation will receive a mystery prize!  And if we raise £500 or more, the following coffee morning Viv will cook her speciality Jamacian food and Jerk chicken.

This fundraiser is aimed at raising funds to support Catalyst Foundation's S.H.E. Programme, in particular, for their upcoming S.H.E. Camp which will see all beneficiaries from Zimbabwe and Zambia meet for the very first time which is super exciting!

Charity Background:

Catalyst Foundation is part of the Catalyst Care Group house of brands and is an independent charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (Registered Charity Number: 1193385).

Its S.H.E Programme focuses on empowering girl-child education across Africa, by removing the barriers that vulnerable girls in particular face when accessing education. 

Across Africa, 32.6 million primary and lower secondary school girls are out of school. This number rises to 52 million when looking at girls of upper secondary school age.

As a result of not going to school, girls may become victims of: - child abuse, child rape, early child marriages/pregnancies, HIV/AIDS, and the list goes on.

This is where the Catalyst Foundation comes in and tries to bridge this gap, as they believe every girl-child has the right to an education! S.H.E.

Camp Background:

Every year, Catalyst Foundation holds its S.H.E Camp either during the August/December school holidays, which is always looked forward to by their beneficiaries tremendously.

The aim of holding these Camps is to encourage, educate, and empower all beneficiaries, through various activities such as mentorship, teamwork, creativity, and reimagining possibilities.

So far, two Camps have been held, and the impact created throughout has been amazing – they see their girls arriving at Camp really shy, and by the time the Camp has concluded, they will have all transformed into confident, young girls – full of fire and ready to take this energy back to school for the start of the new term. 

The S.H.E. Camp's programme assists all beneficiaries in the following areas:

- With mental stimulation and physical activity.

- To find camaraderie in peers going through similar struggles.

- Reinforce independence and empowerment through the tailored Camp programme.

- Allow confidence to be reinforced by success, as the Foundation will award deserving beneficiaries prizes and medals.

- Promoting creativity in an environment free from judgment, building all-around resilience.

- Instilling appreciation and gratitude, moulding humility, and modeling behaviour.  

Please follow this link to view the highlights from last year’s S.H.E Camp that was held in the Matopas in Bulawayo - https://youtu.be/gv4p2N663mg

For this year’s S.H.E Camp, Catalyst Foundation plans to hold it in Victoria Falls from Monday 7 – Friday 11 August 2023, which will see all sixty-two (62) Zimbabwean and Zambian beneficiaries meet for the very first time which is really exciting!

Are you inspired to become involved?

Donate today, and let’s join the NCS Bristol team as they strive to create an impact and raise funds to send all beneficiaries from Zimbabwe and Zambia to Camp this August.

For more details, please contact Caitlyn: Caitlyn@nurselinecs.uk or +447 552813219.

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