Maisie Barber

Maisie is Volunteering in Mexico

Fundraising for Centre For Innovation In Voluntary Action
£335
raised of £1,749 target
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Two Birds children's charity, 2 January 2014
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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have been selected to work as a volunteer this summer in Mexico for the Two Birds children’s charity. I will be joining a team of Two Birds volunteers in Puerto Vallarta to offer our time and love to enrich the lives of children who have been abandoned, abused or orphaned. Many have traumatic pasts and suffer disabilities, social and behavioural difficulties which means they need more support than other children. We look for your support to get this team out to Mexico, and provide for their activities once there.

The main focus is to improve the welfare of these children, who have had a very different upbringing to what we may have had ourselves. I have had the best upbringing and cherish my childhood memories, which gave me the motivation to want to help children who are less fortunate than I am. This is achieved by working in close connection to the staff to provide positive role models, trusting relationships and a range of activities such as trips out, sports camps and the regeneration of run-down areas.

In addition the Two Birds project provides some small funds towards health-care, one-to-one support for disabled children and the basic needs (Clothing, education, food). (Two Birds are supported by CIVA)This would not be possible without volunteers, so I welcome any donation large or small as every little helps! I feel so lucky to have such an opportunity and so I greatly appreciate anyone taking the time to donate.

Thanks Maisie :)

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Read more about Two birds at www.two-birds.info or email contact2birds@gmail.com

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About the charity

The Objects of CIVA are “to advance any purpose which is recognised as being exclusively charitable under the laws of every part of the United Kingdom”. CIVA specialises in taking good ideas and turning them into successful and sustainable programmes. The main thrust of our work at the present time is in the following areas: • The promotion of social entrepreneurship and support of social entrepreneurs. • Encouraging the participation of young people in issues that affect them as young people and in wider society. • Enabling poor communities to address issues and problems in their lives. • Addressing the needs of families and their health and wellbeing, especially young families and early years children, • Addressing the issues of environmental sustainability and climate change. • The advancement of mathematics. • Experimenting with and investigating new forms of sustainable finance in support of these objectives.

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£335.00
+ £71.25 Gift Aid
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£335.00
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