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Student
cuts her hair and raises over £1,000 for RIPPLE Africa
We have lots of people who raise money for RIPPLE Africa, but
we felt that Jane Mason, a student at Lytham
St Anne's High Technology College, deserved a special mention.
She heard about RIPPLE Africa and was inspired to raise money
to pay for three teachers'
salaries in Malawi. She set herself a target of £1,000
and, to raise the money, she had her beautiful long hair cut and
sponsors pledged 10p per centimetre. A
really big THANK YOU to Jane and her sponsors for this amazing
donation. Well done!
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A
New Vehicle for RIPPLE Africa
Vehicles and transport are one of our most expensive costs,
but unfortunately they are vital. We have bought Force a new
four wheel drive pickup for the reforestation project. He has
called it “Patience” because he had to wait so long
for it! We still have Benjy, the old toyota pickup, which is
now resident at Mwaya Beach.
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Geoff
and Liz, and Friends, David and Gay, Have Purchased Lowani Beach
Together
with some friends of ours, David and Gay, we have just purchased Lowani
Beach from Kevin Murray and want to develop another volunteer project.
We often get asked if large groups can come to Mwaya Beach, but we are
now fully booked with longer term volunteers. At Lowani Beach, we intend
to have larger groups for short periods to become involved with specific
projects and to learn about life in rural Malawi. This will not only
be a great opportunity for these visitors but will provide vital income
for RIPPLE Africa to maintain our projects and develop new ones. We
are starting basic development to provide toilets and showers and then
a dining/lounge area, and the first volunteers will sleep in tents.
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Lowani Beach
is half a kilometer long and is located between
Mwaya Beach and Kande |
The existing
store which we have temporarily renovated |
Robinson,
who has been the manager
at Lowani Beach for a number of
years. He is an amazing character. |
To sit under
this kachere tree and absorb the beauty of the surroundings
is just such a wonderful thing to do |
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Donors
Are Now Visiting Mwaya
Adrian, who walked Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for RIPPLE
Africa with a collegue, Paul, was visiting Malawi on business
and decided to travel over 500 km to visit Mwaya and stay for
a couple of days. He wanted to see what RIPPLE Africa was doing
on the ground. He was very impressed and is now planning his
next fundraising event to raise more money for RIPPLE Africa.
We encourage any donors to come and see how their money is being
spent and to give them inspiration to continue to help in the
future.
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It's
Not All Hard Work!
We always have great fun meeting all our volunteers, and our last
trip was no exception. Everyone had a tremendous time, and we
will all have some wonderful memories. As always, we enjoyed our
trip to Ngala to drink the beers, eat the pizzas and enjoy some
pretty crazy dancing. The fancy dress evening on Halloween was
a great success, and everyone made a great effort with basic materials
and lots of imagination! |
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Company
Registration No. 04823686 •
UK Registered Charity No. 1103256 |
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