Cecily's Fund Christmas Newsletter 2014

Christmas Newsletter 2014

Emmanuel’s Story

Inside: 2014 in challenges, Peer Health Educators, Comic Relief video, and more!

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Emmanuel Kunda in Zambia, 2014

“I made a promise to the lord that

one day I will be able to help

children with the same situation”

Emmanuel Kunda’s story is an inspiring one. Born into poor

circumstances but determined to build a future for himself that

would enable him to give back to his community, Emmanuel

received the support he needed from the Bwafwano Integrated

Services Organisation (BISO) - a key partner of Cecily’s Fund.

Emmanuel lost his father when he was nine years old and BISO

supported Emmanuel as he passed through his primary and

secondary school grades. Emmanuel eventually went on to

university, and from there secured a job as a research supervisor

for the Zambia Daily Mail. That role took him across all of

Zambia’s nine provinces. With part of his newfound income,

Emmanuel chose to support his friends from back home and

helped his mother to secure better accommodation.

Emmanuel’s growing desire to support the less fortunate

resulted in his formation of the Jire Home of Hope Foundation in

2013. The Foundation is already supporting orphaned and

vulnerable children, and has ambitious plans to grow.

Registered Charity 1071660

Cecily’s Fund extends sincere thanks our Zambian partners Afya Mzuri, BISO and CHEP for their

tremendous efforts to improve the lives of children in 2014.

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Inspirational: Peer Health Educators

Cecily’s Fund staff meet PHEs, August 2014

August was a busy time for Cheryl and Liz who spent two weeks engaging with the communities we

work in, meeting all our partners and visiting some of the children Cecily’s Fund supports. One of the

highlights of the trip was the opportunity to meet our dedicated and inspirational Peer Health

Educators. This vibrant team have been supported through school by Cecily’s Fund and are now trained

Peer Health Educators and positive role models for younger children. Cheryl and Liz were inspired and

humbled by their motivation to make a difference in their own communities and the value and impact of

the PHE programme from their own perspectives. Recruitment of PHEs takes place in September each

year by our local partner CHEP who identify vulnerable children who have the potential and ability to be

specially trained to deliver the programme across 25 schools in Kitwe. Now hear what our PHE have to

say...

Christmas Newsletter 2014

Christmas Appeal Begins December 1st

The Small Change! Big Change! Challenge is a special

fundraising campaign being run by Cecily’s Fund during

December 2014. The overall aim is to raise £20,000 for our

vital work in Zambia - and we need your help.

We are working to secure £10,000 in pledges ahead of our

public launch in December. Between December 1st and

14th, we are asking all our supporters and the general

public to consider making a donation to help us reach our

£20,000 target.

This is your chance to have your donation doubled - there

has never been a better time to donate to Cecily’s Fund.

With our new online store now open (see page 8), you can

even buy our Gifts of Hope and their value will be added

to our campaign total.

Cecily’s Fund thanks all of our loyal supporters and we

hope you will be able to support our Christmas appeal

again this year.

Donate online at

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Buy Gifts of Hope at

cecilysfund.org/shop

Enclose a cheque with

the form on page 8 and

post to us

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2014: The Year in Challenges

This year has been another strong one when it comes to sponsored challenges. In 2014, supporters

both old and new have taken on all kinds of exciting events all over the country and beyond to raise

money for Cecily’s Fund. Here is a review of the year, featuring just a few of our brilliant fundraisers!

Corinna is an associate and former trustee of Cecily’s Fund who

was responsible for our website until 2010. After training hard

this year, she took part in the Berlin Airport Night Run and ran

10,000 metres to raise money. A big social media fan, Corinna

used Twitter and Vine to share her progress throughout her

training for the event.

Everyone at Cecily’s Fund was delighted to hear that Sarah had

secured a prized open ballot place in this year’s London

Marathon and that she had chosen to run for us. Sarah attended

the same school as Cecily - Bedales School in Hampshire - and

did a fantastic job both in her fundraising and in the run. She

secured a time of just under four and a half hours.

Elspeth is a longstanding supporter of Cecily’s Fund and for her

birthday this year she chose to do something special to raise

money. With a few friends, Elspeth set out on an epic coast-to-

coast walk from St. Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in

Yorkshire. The 192-mile walk was devised by famed walking

writer and enthusiast Alfred Wainwright in 1973.

Corinna Witt: Berlin Airport Night Run

Sarah Richards: London Marathon

Elspeth Shirtcliff: Coast-to-Coast Walk

April

April

May

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Anstice is Cecily’s cousin and this year decided to take part in a

run to raise money for Cecily’s Fund. She chose the first-ever

Hackney Half Marathon, and completed it in just a shade over

two hours. The route took in many of Hackney’s best known

landmarks and even included the chance to pass through the

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

It was second time lucky for Katherine, who is the sister of

Cecily’s Fund Programme Manager Liz Gupta. Her first attempt

to complete the Three Peaks Challenge was foiled by sickness

and injuries to her teammates. Happily, Katherine’s friends were

rescued and she was able to complete the challenge on her

second attempt with her husband Alec. Here’s to perseverance!

Cecily’s Fund supporters once again took on the British 10K

London Run this year, led by Cecily’s sister Philippa. A total of 16

supporters ran for Cecily’s Fund in this year’s instalment of one

of the capital’s most popular runs. Helped along by some

healthy competition within the group, the runners did a fantastic

job both in their fundraising and in the event itself.

Anstice Oakeshott: Hackney Half Marathon

Katherine Moore: Three Peaks Challenge

Various: British 10K London Run

June

July

July

In 2014, supporters who have taken part in sponsored events have raised over £10,000 for Cecily’s

Fund, helping to support many orphaned and vulnerable children attend school, stay healthy and make

our work possible. Thank you all so much for your brilliant efforts!

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Supporter Focus #1: Ann Barnes

In this new series of articles for the Cecily’s Fund newsletter, we

will be speaking to supporters about their support for our work.

First is Ann Barnes, who has raised funds for Cecily’s Fund since

2006 through methods as varied as sponsored rides, jam sales,

African evenings, and more.

Ann Barnes has raised

thousands of pounds for

Cecily’s Fund since 2006

CF: How did you first come into contact with Cecily’s Fund?

AB: My daughter had a placement for part of her Gap year in

Kitwe, volunteering with CINDI, during the year following

Cecily's death. I was very impressed by what CINDI was doing

and it was obvious that Jenny was quite affected by the

situation she found herself in - the children and their needs. So

when she returned to England we both set about doing some

fundraising for CINDI. Then when Cecily's Fund became

established I did a little bit of fundraising for it over the years,

until I eventually got a flier through the post about a challenge

bike ride from London to Paris. This was something I had long

dreamed of doing, so I enrolled, and that was really the catalyst

for a much deeper commitment to the charity.

CF: How would you describe your fundraising experience?

I think what is important to stress is that it has all been great

fun and at times very moving. The support and help I have had

from friends has been amazing, and there is no-one more

surprised by how much money has come in than me. I never

would have thought that I could achieve what I have done, and I

know that there is something much stronger than me involved.

CF: Do you have a particular memory you’d like to share?

I think one of the most touching things I heard / read this year

was an email from a friend who had helped with the African

supper we put on... she was replying to my email to thank her

for her help and simply said “just thinking of the kids - and

Cecily.” What more can be said - that is what it is all about.

Ann has made a huge

contribution to the work of

Cecily’s Fund but she is just

one of the many generous

supporters upon whom we

rely.

Our sincerest thanks to all of

the individuals, companies,

char i table t rusts and

institutional donors who have

supported our work in 2014;

the change we are able to

make in Zambia would not be

possible without your

assistance.

- Cecily’s Fund

A Special Thank You to Our

Supporters

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Cecily’s Fund Featured in Comic Relief’s “School of YouTube”

Comic Relief chose Cecily’s Fund projects in Kitwe, Zambia as the

setting for one of the centrepiece videos in its recent campaign,

the “School of YouTube”.

The campaign featured a number of YouTube stars - who

between them command a huge audience of young people -

who were asked to make videos in which they taught or learned

a skill. At the end of each video, viewers were asked to donate to

Comic Relief, who fund the Hands on Learning programme run

by Cecily’s Fund.

Beauty, fashion and food video blogger - or “vlogger” - Fleur De

Force accepted an invitation from Comic Relief to visit Zambia.

Together with her husband Mike and a Comic Relief team, Fleur

was able to see first hand the support that Comic Relief and

Cecily’s Fund bring to the vulnerable young people of Kitwe.

Fleur and Mike met Emmanuel, who is helped to attend school

by Cecily’s Fund partner Afya Mzuri. Emmanuel taught them how

to make bricks by hand and explained how he had to take on the

responsibility for looking after his family at a very young age.

With the support of Comic Relief, Cecily’s Fund and Afya Mzuri,

Emmanuel has a chance at a better life.

Fleur’s video of her trip has been viewed over 155,000 times; her

channel boasts more than 1 million subscribers. She also

appeared in the videos which opened and closed the campaign.

tinyurl.com/comicreliefcf

Watch the video online

YouTube star Fleur De Force visited Kitwe

What viewers said

“Thank you so much for taking us

with you. I’m sure it was an amazing,

eye-opening experience.”

“[It’s] great that you’re using your

profile to raise attention to these

problems.”

“I really appreciated how you

focused on the hope and positivity in

this video.”

“What an amazing experience and

worthy cause.”

“That was wonderful! It made me cry

a bit…”

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Cecily’s Fund Online Shop Now Open!

Looking for beautiful Christmas cards with a conscience and gifts

that make a real difference? Look no further than the new Cecily’s

Fund online shop, which is now open!

Our Christmas cards are designed by talented artist Mella Shaw

and are just £3 for a pack of six. Gifts of Hope start from £15 and

can help provide a child in Zambia with school shoes, a uniform,

or a year’s education.

Whichever items you choose, payments are accepted via secure

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