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I have been selected as part of a team of twelve GMP employees who will be going out to Uganda in November to work with Retrak and some of the world's poorest children. I feel honoured and priviledged to have been chosen and am looking forward with excitement and intrepidation to the challenge ahead and hope to be able to make a difference to the lives of the children that I will meet.

Retrak is a UK based charity that works with street children in Africa to give them a real alternative to life on the street. There are numerous reasons why children live and sleep on the streets such as poverty; family strife; abuse; being orphaned, often as a result of HIV/AIDS; war and famine. Often abused or violated on the street, regarded as barely human and on the very fringe of society, they eke out an existence, begging or scavenging through rubbish for food. Our aim is that these children can realise their full potential and discover their inherent worth.

Please check out the video and www.retrak.org.

In order to fund my trip and ensure a lasting legacy in Uganda, I need to raise a minimum of £2,000. I can't do this without your help and generosity, so please, please, please dig deep and donate now.

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