Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

My name is Sukwarsha (aka Sukie, Suko). I have decided to raise
money for this particular project for Oasis. A brief background story... When my family first came to the UK (back in the 70's), due to unforeseen circumstances, we were left in a situation where we did not have a place to live. My mum had to try and feed and provide shelter for her four young daughters in a country where she did not speak the language or have any connections.
With the help of the local authority and community we were eventually placed in emergency shelter. Although we had no heating, we were relieved to be in a safe place. Our community rallied around us to buy us some groceries, clothes, kitchen utensils and coal (back in the day before central heating) They also arranged for us to receive urgent medical care as we were all severely malnourished. We continue to be grateful to our community, as if it was not for them, we would have faced an even worse situation.

Therefore, I am raising money for the Oasis Living Rooms Initiative. Everyone is welcome in these spaces no matter what your religion, ethnicity etc... and in many hubs they also offer advice with housing, foodbanks, community fridges, and debt advice. I wish this had been available when we first came to this country. A friendly smile, a cup of tea and a warm space would have gone a long way to help my family.

Here is my crazy challenge: I turn the big 50 in a couple of months and so across the year I will attempt to do 50 things I have never done before. I recently qualified as a yoga teacher so some of these will be yoga related in some form or another. For example, I intend to hold online classes as well as go for 20k hikes in different locations around the UK (this will include some yoga asanas in the places I visit) which
might prove to be challenging especially on mountains 😊 In
addition to this I will attempt: zipline, climbing the O2, bouldering,
martial arts: developing my skills on the nunchucks and so much more. Any donation means you can join any of the upcoming virtual (and in person) yoga classes. I will send information out in due
course closer to the dates. You will be able to track my progress via
Instagram @sukwarsha.

Any donation you can make will help fund our Oasis Living Rooms initiative. Up and down the country, we’re opening our buildings (schools, churches and community spaces) to welcome everyone in. The Oasis: Living Room provides a safe, warm, welcoming and free to access space for anyone who needs it. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure.

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