Thank you for taking the time to visit my Just giving page!

So what's its all about?

I am raising money for Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO)

 VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries.

VSO works by sending volunteers (like me!) to live and work in developing countries to help pass on their skills and knowledge of a particular area for example teaching, medical advice or business skills to help build a sustainable future for the communities they work in.   VSO works in over 40 countries focussing on 6 key areas for development -  Education, Disability, HIV and Aids, Health, Secure livelihoods and Partcipation and Governance.  

My placement

My own placement will be in Calabar on the south coast of Nigeria and I will be working for a charity called Girls Power Initiative (GPI) and their focus is to assist young girls aged 10 - 18 yrs to live healthy lives and achieve their full potential. It  includes assisting young girls to overcome the risks of early sexual activity, adolescence unwanted or unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS, unsafe abortions, all forms of sexual abuse and harassment as well as other forms of gender-based violence and exploitation.  My job will be as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer focussing on building the capacity of GPI to monitor the HIV and Aids education and prevention

As you can imagine it takes quite a bit of money to send each volunteer (which is why the need for fundraising!) but the work that VSO do is invaluable and I am really looking forward to being a part of it and the fundraising you are helping me with today will support and continue the work VSO does overall in sending 1500 UK volunteers overseas each year.

If you would like more information about both organisations I have included links below.

Thanks again for taking the time to donate, I will be keeping everyone up to date with my adventures over the next year so watch this space!!

Big Hugs

Jenny xxx

http://www.vso.org.uk/

http://www.gpinigeria.org/

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