Jon Measham

Mary's Trek to the Roof of Africa, for a good cause

Fundraising for Larchfield Charity Organisation

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"Change a life. Inspire a dream. Build a future."

In July this year, I will be participating in 'Trek to the Roof of Africa', Mount Kilimanjaro, with some of my colleagues which is part of a project to support the Larchfield Charity Organisation, who are working towards establishing a children’s home in Tanzania to cater to the needs of the homeless, orphans, and abandoned children.

The construction of the Children’s Home has been divided into three phases. Larchfield is currently working towards the Phase 1 which consists of 4 large units (accommodation) + 4 small units (mama’s) + 1 Toilet block. More information on Larchfield can be found on http://www.larchfieldkids.org .

We will be meeting some of the children on the 22nd of July before we start the trek and I will be sharing some pictures along the way as well as provide the updates on our progress.

Since February this year we have been organizing various activities to support this cause which includes charity lunches, bake sale, garage sale, raffles, etc. Our goal is to raise AED 500,000 within this year.

If you would like to take part in building a happy, safe & secure home for these children please help by donating for this cause. If you have any other suggestions to help please let me know.

Any donations, however large or small, will be greatly appreciated. All proceeds will go directly towards the charity and will not cover any of my expenses.

If you can not donate, please share the message. We need all the support we can get.

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"It always seems impossible until it's done!" - Nelson Mandela

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About the charity

Larchfield Charity Organisation

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In 2012, Larchfield Charity Organisation was established by James Berry working together with a philanthropic Tanzanian group as a Tanzanian charitable entity. Larchfield’s objective is to serve the desperate plight of the increasing numbers of Tanzanian orphans and children who have been abandoned by their parents and other family members through disease, or other incapacity to maintain the family unit. At present, there are only limited facilities in place in Tanzania to care for and educate these children in a suitable environment. A few children – if they are fortunate enough to be taken in by a foster family – only enjoy a second class status which involves being subordinate to and working for their host family. Other children, who are unable to find a foster family, are effectively abandoned, have to fend for themselves, and too often become victims of abuse. In Mkuranga district, one hour south of Dar-es-Salaam, there are numerous children in this position. The community and local government presently lack the resources to remedy the situation. To serve the needs of this district, it was decided to register a children’s home and school called ‘Larchfield’, to serve as a happy, safe and secure environment for Tanzanian children in need. The objective is to build and operate a purpose-built children’s home and school for children aged 3-16 years.