Young volunteers can create income for charity
Ethical fashion label 50FIFTY clothing, which is run by ex-teachers and youth workers, is pioneering an innovative way to combat the rising tide of gun and knife crime affecting young people in the UK.
They’ve combined their business knowledge and their previous lives in youth work to show young people (many of whom facing social exclusion) how to make money legally by designing, making and selling clothing and promotional goods. Through their Made by Young People project, the team says they’ve helped dozens of young people move from criminal activities into entrepreneurial ones.
With research warning that charities will lag behind the rest of the UK economy in recovering from the recession, it’s interesting to see Made by Young People offering to work with voluntary organisations to show them how to raise money through social enterprise. I’m really inspired by the thought of harnessing the talents and entrepreneurship of young volunteers and diversifying funding as a result.
Trekstock is a great example of this approach. It started as a simple idea from a young volunteer, Sophie Epstone, who wanted to put on a gig to raise money for a Teenage Cancer Trust trek. Since then, Trekstock has launched its own fashion line during London Fashion week, toured the UK festival circuit, gained charity status, attracted support from big name celebrities and raised thousands of pounds in the process.
Sophie says: “It may look big now but it all started with a small idea to hold a little fundraiser for a trek and over time the ideas and the drive grew along with the hope that it was going to make a difference to the charities that it supported. I think that you have a great idea, how ever big or small, you must believe that it’s always doable and there is always support out there to help you make it grow.”
I’m sure there must be countless young volunteers out there bringing innovation and money to charities, and I’d be really interested to hear more about them.
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i would love to take part in this activity, how do i go about it? do let me know
If you want take part in this event, we can email you our Volunteer form you became our organisation’s international friend fundraiser and friend of the organisation. just sent us your email address will email you all you need to take part or if you can you can come to Zambia and join us, will do everything for you.
Hey Gennelove. Which one were you interested in?
You can contact 50FIFTY clothing on 0871 595 5050 or email info@50FIFTYCLOTHING.com.
Or to find out more about Trekstock have a look at their website http://trekstock.com/ or find them on twitter http://twitter.com/trekstock
Hope that helps.
Hannah x
We are a local charity organisation in Zambia looking for a volunteer to buid a website. We work with the local community children infected with HIV/AIDS.With a Domain name of http://www.maboshememorial.com
Thank You
Maboshe
Hi Maboshe. Good to hear from you. Sounds like you need a virtual volunteer.
I’d suggest that you try posting your opportunity on one of these website:
WorldWide Volunteering
http://www.wwv.org.uk/Organisations.asp?fdSectionId=1
UN Online volunteers
http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en/org/index.html
Good luck!
Hannah
LONG WALK FOR POVERTY REDUCTION.
It is hereby notified for the general information that Maboshe Memorial Centre (MMC) will be having a LONG Walk from KABWE to LUSAKA, a chance to use Legs power to raise poverty awareness in Western Province.
The Sponsored long Walk from KABWE to LUSAKA starts in KABWE and takes in the Overnight ferry to Lusaka. The Long Walk runs from 28th May, 2010.
The main objectives of this Long Walk campaign is for the organization to raise poverty awareness, empower and encourage rural/remote communities of Western Province to grow more food for their households and to host the 1st National Food For All Empowerment Musical Concert 2010, to raise funds for the following: -
To educate vulnerable children by providing all school materials such uniforms, school shoes, books, clothing and paying School fees.
Building homes (Shelter) by using locally sourced clay, sand, water and provide instant bricks.
Donate Vegetable seedling and help training family groups to create vegetable gardens with a views to provide on going sustainable.
Provide support to disadvantaged school children, older persons feeding schemes and hospices by filling food parcels.
For just $1, (K 5,500) a day, you can sponsor an orphan (healthcare, food, shelter and education).
For just $3, (K 16,500) a day, you can provide a complete, hot meal for one person.
For just $100, (K 550,000) you can provide a family with a food package to last the entire month.
For just $ 40 buys a bee colony that produces 15 kg of honey each year.
For just $ 125, farmers in Western Province can pump to irrigate 2,500 square meters of vegetable crops.
For just $ 300 buys enough seeds for 60 farmers to plant a 8-ha field of vegetables.
The Organization has undertaken to acknowledge and be responsible for the utilization of the donated funds and materials. During the past years, the organization identified that it had lost its members due to the Poverty .The campaign will address issues of extent poverty and unemployment among young women and men in Western Province are too high, half of the population are living in extent poverty, they are unable to meet their basic needs.
Poverty is the driving force behind the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Poverty, boredom and lack of opportunity mean that young women have nothing to look forward to except seeking sex, marriage and reproduction. While there is lack of hope of a better life, vulnerability to HIV is bound to be high amongst young women.
Please make whatever donation you can no matter how large or small , as quickly as possible, to help cover costs of printing, T-shirts for organizers, a truck with a PA system to lead the Long Ride, and other expenses. We know you are all cash-strapped, but even the smallest contribution will be welcome! We are appealing for your Volunteering to help raise funds and material support for Musical Concert; all donations will be strictly for Musical Concert. No donation is too small, all donation will be acknowledged, whatever the amount, inform us of your participation visit our Partner Offices at Network for ARV Users in Chainama Hills Hospital or by email or call on Cell # + 260 975 853 293 or memorial061@hotmail.com , “Join our Long Walk Campaign to Stop Poverty among rural/remote communities of Western Province in Zambia”.
Registered Charity # 155705
WHY NOT JOIN & DONATE TO TOUCHING HEARTS MOVEMENT
Touching Hearts Movement is a cleaning initiative campaign of Maboshe Memorial Centre (MMC), to raise funds and gives free saving parcels to poorest and vulnerable families and it will be hosting the 1st National Food For All Empowerment Concert 2010, to empower and give free saving parcels to poorest and vulnerable families by reducing poverty among households and supporting vulnerable school children with education materials.
Any Business houses (Companies), Organization (NGOs), Banks, and Individuals can join the movement by emailing our Office for a donation campaigning, requesting for cleaning form. Your participation in educating the illiterate, feeding the poorest families and building homes is our concern. The main objectives of this cleaning initiative campaign for the organization to host a yearly Musical concert to raise funds for the following: -
To educate vulnerable children by providing all school materials such uniforms, school shoes, books, clothing and paying School fees.
Building homes (Shelter) by using locally sourced clay, sand, water and provide instant bricks.
Donate Vegetable seedling and help training family groups to create vegetable gardens with a views to provide on going sustainable.
Provide support to disadvantaged school children, older persons feeding schemes and hospices by filling food parcels.
For just $1, (K 5,500) a day, you can sponsor an orphan (healthcare, food, shelter and education).
For just $3, (K 16,500) a day, you can provide a complete, hot meal for one person.
For just $100, (K 550,000) you can provide a family with a food package to last the entire month.
For just $ 40 buys a bee colony that produces 15 kg of honey each year.
For just $ 125, farmers in Western Province can pump to irrigate 2,500 square meters of vegetable crops.
For just $ 300 buys enough seeds for 60 farmers to plant a 8-ha field of vegetables.
We are appealing for your Volunteering to help raise funds and material support for Musical Concert; all donations will be strictly for Musical Concert. No donation is too small, all donation will be acknowledged, whatever the amount, for your participation by email or call on Cell # + 260 975 853 293, or memorial061@hotmail.com or visit our partners offices at Network for ARV Users offices at Chainama Hills Hospital
The Organization has undertaken to acknowledge and be responsible for the utilization of the donated funds and materials. During the past years, the organization identified that it had lost its members due to the Poverty .The campaign will address issues of extent poverty and unemployment among young women and men in Western Province are too high, half of the population are living in extent poverty, they are unable to meet their basic needs. Poverty is the driving force behind the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Poverty, boredom and lack of opportunity mean that young women have nothing to look forward to except seeking sex, marriage and reproduction. While there is lack of hope of a better life, vulnerability to HIV is bound to be high amongst young women.
Registered Charity # 155705
WHY NOT JOINING THE Maboshe Memorial Centre (MMC) TODAY?
Maboshe Memorial Centre(MMC) is still evolving and keen to encourage needs active members to join to organizational status. MMC needs actives members who are fully committed with a profound sense to advocate for accessibility to public debate on issues surrounding rural and remote communities of Zambia, by holding policy makers accountable for failure to meet certain obligations that affect rural and remote communities of Zambia.
THE Maboshe Memorial Centre (MMC),C/o Maboshe Patrick, Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC)P.O BOX 31048, LUSAKA., ZAMBIA, Lusaka Province, Southern Africa. Cell # + 260 975 853 293, Email:memorial061@hotmail.com
DISABLED MARCH
It is hereby notified for the general information that Zambia Deaf Youth and Women and Maboshe Memorial Centre (MMC) will be having a Disabled March in LUSAKA.
The Sponsored Disabled March in LUSAKA takes in a day ferry on the 11th August, 2010 at 10:00 hours to Lusaka Parliament.
The main objectives of this to advocate for and to raise awareness on the full recognition of the rights and implementation of the Convention of the rights of persons with disabilities in Zambia.
The Organization has undertaken to acknowledge and be responsible for the utilization of the donated funds and materials. During the past years, the organization identified that it members people with disabilities are ignored. Despite being equally vulnerable to HIV infection, they are not included in key HIV/AIDS, IGAs Empowerment, Human Rights and Education information Campaigns.
Zambia has in place a disability Law, but that Law in many respects is inadequate. This is because it does not address a number of issues on disability such as, specific rights of disabled people, justice, health, employment and a number of other fundamental freedoms.
The campaign will address issues of extent poverty, human rights, IGAs empowerments, education and unemployment among disabled young women and men in Zambia are too high, most of them are living in extent poverty, they are unable to meet their basic needs.
Please make whatever donation you can no matter how large or small , as quickly as possible, to help cover costs of printing, T-shirts for organizers, a truck with a PA system to lead the Disabled March, and other expenses.
We know you are all cash-strapped, but even the smallest contribution will be welcome! We are appealing for your Volunteering to help raise funds and material support for Disabled March; all donations will be strictly for Disabled March.
No donation is too small, all donation will be acknowledged, whatever the amount, inform us of your participation visit our Partner Offices at Network for ARV Users in Chainama Hills Hospital or by email or call on Cell # + 260 975 853 293 or memorial061@hotmail.com , Zambia Deaf Youth and Women on email zambiadeafyw@zambia.co.zm or SMS on cell # +260 977 866 459