We would like to say particular thanks to our extra hands at WOMAD, Secret Garden Festival and 2000 trees. You were all fab!

Thanks in advance to those who have signed up to give us a hand at the rest of the festivals this summer. We really couldn’t do it without you!

We welcome Tom, Mark and Abi to the team as non-executive trustees, and wish them loadsa good vibes in their roles. They will be contributing to decisions which decide the growth, direction and future activities of the charity and will  be joining the team of executive directors in improving the lives of many disadvantaged people around the world.

We’ll keep you posted on how things go!

We were able to facilitate the building of a new computer room for a tribal school who want a better standard of education so that children can integrate with their wider society and enjoy better job prospects in the future. The building is now complete and is being used every day, where the children are learning literacy skills, writing, drawing,  and other basic IT skills.

We were also able to provide safe drinking water for everybody in the tribal schools that we work in, which exceed our expectations at the start of the partnership with MYWA. Initially we were going to install water purification tanks, but after some consideration it was decided to build new pipe systems from a larger source so that it would be more reliable and be able to affect more people positively. Our partners told us that the problems with safe water for so bad before, so having guaranteed water for all the children and staff at the schools is amazing.

Among other things, SAFE have also been able to employ new teachers at tribal schools, buy new shoes and uniforms for all pupils in the schools with which they partner with and provide other vital resources.

Thanks to all of you who have supported The SAFE Foundation this year, children in areas that are severely disadvantaged and out of the reach of mainstream charities have been able to improve their lives and standard of education this year. Give yourselves a MASSIVE pat on the back!

Last time when I asked you all who wanted to go to Ghana to help our Ghanaian partners and volunteers build a school one million trillion of you replied. The problem was we only had 6 places to fill, so we had to say sozra to a lorra peeps.

BUT, we’re asking the same question again so another 6 or 7 of you can have a crack at helping out and get all constructiony on us.

We want to send another group out on the 1st November for 2 weeks to help out on this fab project. It costs £150 a week to go and that fee will get you fed, watered, accommodated, kitted up with tools and pay for your internal to’ing and fro’ing.

The other best news in the world is that our Cambodia volunteering programme is OFFICIALLY OPEN and sorted and recruiting volunteers to go and get some Asia vibes.

SAFE are recruiting teaching assistants to help our Khmer teachers boost the learning outcomes of some disadvantaged children in Siem Reap province. This project costs £160 a week, is a three week placement (but you can stay longer if you want to do more), and gets you fed, accommodated and kitted for the job.

These are NON PROFIT programmes, as are all our volunteering opportunities. This means that ALL proceeds generated by your fees will fund charitable projects for disadvantaged kids in the country of your placement.

If you’re interested get in touch asap as places are already filling up.

lucy@thesafefoundation.co.uk

Blimey, we’ve got flippin’ lots of volunteering opportunities for all you lot these days. Not only abroady things, but some great summer action opportunities in the UK for you to offer your helping hands and get involved.

We are looking for some lovely, SAFE people who would kindly donate their summer love on the following dates;

September 9th – 13th

Get in touch if you have time and energy to spare on these dates, and we’ll give you all the info your beady little brains require!

caz@thesafefoundation.co.uk info@thesafefoundation.co.uk

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 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 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

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

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