July will see us celebrate our 1st birthday as People Against Poverty. Like anyone who has a birthday coming up we've been thinking about how we would like to celebrate, and for us there is only one answer.  Complete Dobrovat House!

We will be setting up a Birthday Wish List which will enable people to purchase items for Dobrovat House be that bedding, kitchen cabinets or even a kettle. 

Lets make July a month to remember not just here in the UK but for the children and families who will benefit so much from this resource.

 

You can visit The Fox at The Street, Broughton Gifford.  01225 782949.  www.thefox-broughtongifford.co.uk/

A Matter of Perspective

It's always tough to motivate yourself. Monday mornings are especially tough. The working week looms and you have to shake off the weekend and gear up mind, body and soul to tackle whatever the next 5 days can throw at you.

But of course many of us are blessed with little real idea of what a challenging week can feel like. In fact, forget weekends altogether, imagine that hard lonely slog every single day - day in and day out with worry heaped upon worry and no end in sight.

Imagine how Krishna and his wife Sita are coping out in Nepal at the Starlight Childrens Home. Here they reach out to orphaned kids and offer them the chance of food, shelter and an education. The rewards are there - seeing these children emerge from the other side with a sense of themselves and a sense of purpose. Many of them going on to attend college - something unimaginable if it hadn't been for Starlight. But the issue of funding is on-going and the number of homeless kids in need of them never diminishes.

 

You can help Krishna and Sita - they need to pay off their loan. If they fall behind they could see Starlight close. This can not be allowed to happen. And if you fancy getting your walking boots on and getting up close and personal with Krishna's part of the world, PaP is organising a sponsored Nepal Trek in November. All proceeds go directly to Starlight.

We all face tough weeks once in a while. Krishna's is neverending. But he doesn't want to stop. Let's give him some good news to start the week with.

 

Have a Happy Easter.

 

Matt Graham

Patron

The work Krishna and his wife Sita carry out at the Starlight Children's Home is truly the stuff of dreams.  They take children, often found on the streets abandoned, nurture them, supportthem and gives them access to education.  Krishna quite literally gives these children their lives back.

Unfortunately whilst it may be the stuff of dreams the Home cannot be run on good intentions and Krishna is finding it hard to make ends meet.  If he doesn't receive an injection of funds soon he will have to close the home.  Without the Starlight Children's Home stories such as that of Roshan Pokharel's just won't be heard any longer.

When Roshan was a young boy he had a dream of becoming a pilot.  With the support of Krishna he was able to complete his school level education.  However in order to have any chance of becoming a pilot he needs to complete higher education.  Working with the team in the UK a sponsor for Roshan was found and he was able to carry on studying.  

In May Roshan will sit his final GCE - A Level and he still dreams of going further and getting that pilot's licence.  None of this would have happened without the Starlight Children's Home, and there are many more children waiting for help...

... Sajina is one of those children

Sajina needs a sponsor if you are ever going to read a story about her that has a happy ending.  If you can sponsor Sajina or wish to help stop the Starlight Children's Home from closing then please click here. 

How would you like to take part in something that could change your life, and will definitely change the lives of others?  

We are looking for adventurous volunteers to trek in Nepal.  You will be experiencing some of the most awe inspiring views on the planet, walking amongst breathtaking scenes of the great peaks and glaciers of the Annapurna Range. 

The trek will be managed by Skyline Events a company with twenty years experience and who are behind such celebrity events as the cycle ride to India (with Denise van Outen and Lydia Bright) which was recently publicised in the press.  Our trek will take place from 8th - 17th November, and if you raise enough in sponsorship you will get to take part for free!

For those of you who wish to do something amazing both for yourself and the Starlight Children's Home then pick up the phone and give us a call at the office on 01225 718920.  We will send you a full information pack and everything you need to take part in the experience of a lifetime.

 

With the recent change to Business against Poverty we met again with Bill Huxley to find out what the charity now does. It really struck a chord with us and Bill's passion for what the charity does really came across.  It was clear to us that a small change in what we do could make a big change in the life of someone somewhere else, Yes, they may well be people that we have never met but does that really matter? Just the knowledge that you will change someone's life was enough for us.

 

So we closed our meeting with Bill with a commitment to build a sanctuary home from our business profits in 2012. We have the support of BaP and they have committed to promote our business to other BaP members to help us reach our target. A win-win situation for all involved and we look forward to reporting on "our" sanctuary house construction.

 

Steve Davis 

Office Evolution

 

The trek will take place from November 8th to 17th and if enough sponsorship money is raised the entrant goes for free!  If you want to learn more please call the office on 01225 718920.