It has been a while since adding a post, for a variety of reasons but rest assured work has been continuing behind the scenes.
Our children are all doing well, continuing at school, attendance is good and they are achieving well. We have had one young person graduate from school, a very proud moment for her, her family and for us.
The last year has been particularly difficult for our young people and their families due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. It has proved to be incredibly tough in many ways, with some being directly affected by the virus. We are glad to say that all are now well physically but the situation remains stressful financially and emotionally for many.
The students from Chesterton Village College in Cambridge took part in a mufty day to raise funds for the Mashi Foundation. Thanks to Alison Bigglestone, a group of her students received a presentation about the foundation and how it came about. They saw photos and heard about the lives of the children living in poverty in Ecuador. At the end of the session, the students made a key ring using Tagua Nuts provided by Wapa-Wapa. Following this session, the school offered to do a mufty day and so all the students paid to wear their own clothes on Friday 4th May. This raised a massive amount of £653.08. We are very grateful to Alison, Lucy Scott and the students of the school.
We have 6 people so far who are taking part in an event called Insane Terrain in June. The event is a 5k run with obstacles along the way, lots of mud and water too.
The team are doing this to raise some funds for Mashi which will enable us to provide a little more for each child and potentially sponsor another to go to school.
We are very grateful for their support. If you would like to support them on this venture by making a donation please follow this link
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/TeamMashi
We would like to wish all our children, families, sponsors and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Thank you for all of your continued support and commitment, it is very much appreciated x
It is with great sadness that I share the news that Steve Griffiths passed away. He was an integral part of the setting up of the charity and was heavily involved in the planning of projects and fundraising. He stepped down from being a trustee as he moved away from the area. We were all very saddened to hear he passed away.
We are very grateful for all of his hard work and commitment he showed to the charity. Our thoughts and best wishes go to his family and friends.
We have been contacted by our volunteer in Patate about a little girl who needs our help.
Cynthia suffers from tonic-clonic epileptic seizures where she loses consciousness suddenly. This is followed by stiffness in her hands and legs.
She is currently in hospital and her family have no money to pay for any treatment or the therapy she desperately needs.
If you feel you could help in any way, please click on the donate tab to make a donation to her medical care. Thank you,
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At the end of another year, we look back fondly on the achievements of all the children we have supported. We are very proud that they have continued to attend school, enjoying their time in education and so keen to learn.
We really hope to be able to continue this into 2017.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the charity in some way this year, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
All our children have started back at school this academic year thanks to their sponsors who have continued to support them financially.
We are very grateful to this continued commitment as our children are thriving and progressing so much in school. They love being there and are so keen to learn all they can.
We are very proud of their achievements both academically and personally and look forward to catching up with them throughout the year.
Here are Sami and Nicol who have been supported for a number of years by their sponsors.
Ruth has also been sponsored and continues to attend school
We were recently contacted by Rebecca Winder to see if she could support the charity by donating from sales of one of her collections, using resources that are ethically and socially responsible. She has an amazing talent to produce beautiful jewellery that ‘doesn’t cost the earth’.
Check out her website for more details of all products available as well as those that are part of the Mashi Collection.
http://www.rebeccawinder.co.uk
