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Hey Safers!

Ok, I might have to keep this short and sweet (Asia t’internet connection being the reason), but its all good in The S.A.F.E. Foundation Cambodia project, where I am now with SAFE photog extroadinaire – Dan Green.

I have met with the director of our partner charity, the CCAHA and toured the schools that we support with your help. The schools are FAB! The kids are mega attentive and learning well. The teachers that we support are also doing great, teaching with big smiles on their faces and a lot of love in their heart!

There is still much to do here, and the next few days will consist of lots of meetings with Kourosh, our fantastic project manager, to fine tune elements of the project that need improving. The social issues that the CCAHA and SAFE are addressing are important in long term responses to disadvantage and with your help we really can do a lot to improve them.

Cambodia as a whole is unbelievable! The people are friendly, the scenery staggering and the culture historic and interesting.

For now, I’m signing off, I will try to write again and pictures from Dan will follow shortly!

Lucy x

Wanna know a fact? Oxfam are brill. Fact.

Wanna know another fact? Oxfam think SAFE supporters are brill. Fact.

So they asked us to ask you if you want to do something different and get involved in campaigning – here’s what they’re offering…

“Each year Oxfam runs a free residential course for keen young activists to give them knowledge, confidence and drive to engage in campaigning activities. This year the training is taking place between the 10th and 13th of September in Birmingham. If you might be interested in applying to participate in this training. Please see the following link for further information http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/activists/change“

Please contact Bethan Harper at bharper@oxfam.org.uk if you want to have a chat about the training or application processes.

THE S.A.F.E. FOUNDATION IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!

The S.A.F.E. Foundation is looking for volunteers to work overseas and help make a difference to the lives of impoverished people around the world!

Volunteers will be placed in one of our projects in Africa and will have a choice of a range of duties including construction, teaching, health outreach and cultural exchange. Placement dates and times vary and interested parties should get in touch for more information.

We are also looking for project leaders, who should have experience of volunteering abroad and be over 18.

Volunteers should be members of The S.A.F.E. Foundation

For more information or to request an application form, please contact info@thesafefoundation.co.uk

The S.A.F.E. Foundation is looking for members to join our charity and help make a difference to the lives of impoverished people around the world!

Membership will get you lots of blummin’ good stuff, including;

• SAFER pack and merchandise
• Invitation to SAFE meetings
• Entitlement to vote at AGM
• Monthly newsletter
• Volunteer opportunities
• Opportunity to participate in pilot projects
• Discounts to SAFE events when applicable
• Regular opportunities to feedback and give suggestions at group forums
• Lots of SAFE love.

There are a few ways you can become members – You can pay us £15 a year if you’ve got a job, or £12 if you haven’t, OR you can throw your own fundraising event and become a member for free!

Failing all that you can recruit 10 new paying members! Easy as lush pies!

Membership is also free for those who have been regular donors to The S.A.F.E. Foundation for six months or over.

Becoming a SAFER will mean you will become part of a large family of SAFE people who meet regularly at different events that help the charity to raise funds whilst having a whole lot of fun!

For more information or to request an application form, please contact info@thesafefoundation.co.uk

Us ‘ere in SAFEland fell in love over Easter. Deep fantastical love with all the magical folk at The Waterloo Foundation! Not only are they delightful chaps, they blummin’ gave us some money!

A grant from them will help our projects in Africa and Asia, so we want to send out a massive big up! We haven’t got any rooftops to shout out from, but we’ll gladly shout out on this here tinternet!

Thank you, Waterloo Foundation! Even though we’ve now got that hideous ABBA song floating round our brains, we’re very grateful!

Big love x

We always have so many people to thank here in SAFEland, because you’re all so blummin’ good! As with the last few years, billions of you (well, 120) turned up to our annual ball to celebrate SAFE in style and as usual, we’re reeeeeally grateful.

Whether you donated an auction prize, had a bid, bought a raffle ticket or just turned up, you helped to make us nearly £3,000, all of which will be used to support our project around the world.

We want to say particular thanks to Johnny Cage and the Voodoo Groove who performed an AMAZING set (because they’re AMAZING) and Gareth Bickerton and the UnLtd crew for presenting an award and making a speech.

We also want to say thank you to the Royal Hotel who were helpful and supportive.

High five, everyone! It was brill!

Wow! We’re blooming lucky, here in SAFEland! We’ve had more good will, this time from the little lovelies at Cymorth Cymru who have kindly donated to our work.

They raised money during the Promoting Independence Awards, which is an event to recognise all the hard work delivered by front line services in the Housing Related Support, Homelessness and supported living sector.

Thank you so much!

More massive shout outs go to the ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation who have made a generous donation to the work of The SAFE Foundation in Cambodia. Not only that – they’re bloomin’ lovely people, too!

Thank you so much Meheen and all the guys at the Foundation – we’re so grateful for your support!

Billions of thanks to The Africa Bridge Club, now called The Llansaltoch Bridge Club who have kindly donated to the work of The SAFE Foundation! Your generous support will be used towards our African ventures and will be helping children and families hugely!

Thank you!