AbleChildAfrica E-News
November 2013

 
In This Issue
ACA Annual Review 2013
Annual Gala Dinner 2013
Introducing Yana Zayed
Recruiting a new Trustee
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Hi and welcome to November's edition of AbleChildAfrica news!
 
This has been an eventful time for us at AbleChildAfrica, with lots going on in the UK office as well as overseas with our partners in Africa.  
 
This month, our newsletter focuses on the great work we have been carrying out here in the UK including the launch of our Annual Review and our fantastic Annual Gala dinner- attended by Guest of Honour Ade Adepitan!
 
Finally, we want to say a massive 'Thank You' and Goodbye to our Programme Officer, Chris James, who left AbleChildAfrica this November after more than 18 months. We thank him for the great contribution he has made, especially supporting our partner's CST in Tanzania and ANDY in Kenya.  You will be greatly missed!  Chris has been replaced by Yana Zayed, who joins us with a wealth of experience gained both in the UK and overseas working in disability rights.  Please read on for more details about our newest member of staff!

Thank you as always, for your support.


 

 AbleChildAfrica launches our Annual Review 2013

 

We are very excited to release our Annual Review for 2013! Packed full of reports, stories and pictures on how we have supported our partners in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania over the last year to deliver on their strategic objectives and continue to establish ourselves as the leading UK NGO working with and for disabled children and their families in Africa.

 

We are very proud of our achievements over the past financial year 2012-2013 and would like to thank all of our friends and supporters for making it possible!

 

You can download your copy here or please get in touch with the staff team to request a hard copy.

 

 

AbleChildAfrica hosts its Annual Gala Dinner

 


On November 15th, AbleChildAfrica hosted our third Annual Gala dinner at One Moorgate Place in London to raise vital funds to support our work with our partners in East Africa in 2014. 100 guests joined us for fine food, speeches, entertainment and to hear about our achievements this year, both in the UK and Africa. 

We are truly grateful to everyone who came along to support us on the night, especially to our Guest of Honour, former Team GB wheelchair basketball Paralympian, Broadcaster and Disability Rights Campaigner, Ade Adepitan who gave a moving speech about his own lived experience of disability and his recent visit to projects in Uganda supported by DFID. 
 
To read more about the night click here.

 Spotlight on our people: Yana Zayed

 

 

Introducing the newest member of the team: Yana Zayed

 

 

Hi everyone, I'm Yana and I've recently come on board at AbleChildAfrica as a Programme Officer. Having spent the past seven years living and working in the Middle East, joining the organisation definitely marks a new and exciting phase in my life! Although I have not ventured into Sub-Saharan Africa yet, I have been working on inclusion and disability rights for nearly 10 years now, so I hope to bring my energy and skills with me to support our partners in the region. I am also looking forward to working with the team here in the UK to advocate at the global level for an inclusive society that respects the rights of disabled people.

 
I feel lucky to be working with people who are also passionate about equality and can't wait to sink my teeth into the role.
 
 
There's a lot of work to be done and I hope there will be as many successes as there are challenges! 

 

Recruiting a new Fundraising Trustee 

 

 

AbleChildAfrica is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with relevant expertise and experience of fundraising to join our Board of Trustees!

 

The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in disability and development and be motivated by supporting all aspects of our work. We are particularly looking for individuals with public and corporate fundraising expertise, either within the third sector or through consumer/retail sales and marketing experience.

 
For more information on the role and how to apply, please visit our vacancies page here.

Deadline for applications is December 20th 2013 at 5pm.

 

 

 

Get Involved!!

 


Virgin London Marathon 2014    
We have two places left on our London Marathon team in April 2014.  If you are keen to take part in this monumental event, running 26 miles in order to raise funds to support some of the world's most vulnerable children then we would love to hear from you!  Please contact Amber Rosier to find out about our minimum fundraising commitment and how to join our team!

Tough Mudder 2014
Team AbleChildAfrica have only just recovered from the incredible achievement of Tough Mudder 2013, but we are feeling brave enough to tackle the challenge again next year! If you were inspired by our team's monumental accomplishment and media coverage and feel ready to brace 12 miles of an SAS designed assault course then get in touch with Amber Rosier for more details on how to apply!
 

Thank you for taking the time to read about our work in this issue. Your contributions are essential and if you would like to donate to AbleChildAfrica's general fund please 
set up a standing order or make a one-off donation or Text 'ABLE11 £2/ £5 /£10' to 70070.  

 

 

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Sincerely,   

 

Jane Anthony
Executive Director
AbleChildAfrica