From September to December 2013 I lived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and volunteered with the International Citizen Service (ICS) and Restless Development, a youth-led development agency. I lived with a wonderful host family in a local community and lead a team of eight UK and national volunteers to deliver employability sessions at colleges and universities. We also organised a large careers fair at the end of the project which was a great success.
Saturday, 22 March 2014
Live Below the Line 2014
I will be taking up the Live Below the Line challenge from 28th April - 2nd May. I will have just £1 a day to spend on food and drink to raise awareness of the 1.2 billion people around the world who live below the poverty line everyday. I have decided to support and raise money for the Malaria No More UK charity. After living in Africa last year I learnt that it is a preventable disease that shockingly claims the life of one child every minute and is a leading cause of poverty in Africa. Just £5 can buy a mosquito net which can prevent the disease from spreading. Malaria costs Africa £8 billion a year/some families up to one quarter of their annual income. We can help end this. If you would like to sponsor me please visit my donation page https://www.livebelowtheline.com/me/shani Just £5 can save a child's life. Thank you!
Monday, 10 March 2014
Volunteer Video
One of our fellow volunteers has made a brilliant video of our time in Dar es Salaam. It beautifully captures the culture that we learnt about, the way we lived and the project we undertook. It shows how a positive approach can also be very powerful. I hope you enjoy watching it.
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