Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I have recently been chosen as a participant on International Citizen Service. International Citizen Service (ICS) is an opportunity for volunteers, like me, to help some of the poorest people in the world and learn valuable new skills at the same time.  It’s a programme that brings young people from different countries together to fight poverty.  In many poorer countries young people make up the majority of the population.  This programme is specifically designed to get young people from the UK and my host country together to tackle poverty and its causes. As young people, we are the best placed to do this and change the world for the future. Moreover, I will have the opportunity to increase my understanding and experience of the world and develop important skills such as global and cultural awareness, team-working, leadership, communication and decision-making.

This February I will be volunteering for three months in Nicaragua.  I will be living with a local family and working on a 1:1 ratio with locals in the area aiming to help tackle issues around water & sanitation and natural research development.

Nicaragua, one of the hemisphere's poorest countries, faces massive unemployment, and huge external debt. I will be based in the Municipality of Esteli in the North where 54% of households do not have access to safe drinking water and 57.5% of that population are living in extreme poverty.

As part of the programme I am required to fundraise £800 that does not go towards my trip directly but instead contributes towards the whole International Citizen Service (ICS) programme allowing others to take part and make a lasting difference to countries where help is needed.

My page will allow me to keep everyone updated on my progress and all the fundraising activities I plan to do.

Any sort of contribution however small or large it is will be massively appreciated and so thank you in advance for your support!

If you want to find out more check out the Raleigh International page or the ICS pages here:

http://www.raleighinternational.org/where-we-work/costa-rica-nicaragua/raleigh-ics-nicaragua

http://www.volunteerics.org/

 

Thank you again,

Tamara