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Abseil 2021 - 16th October 2021
Harpenden Spotlight on Africa Needs You!!!
Join us for our 2021 Abseil Fundraising Extravaganza.
Form a team to abseil down St Nicholas Church Tower (8 teams available) and help us raise money to bring our new Maternity Clinic to fruition.
Saturday 16th October 2021 (10:00 – 16:00 hrs)
St Nicholas Church, Church Green, Harpenden AL5 2TP
Open to teams of four people – can be business colleagues or friends
With a minimum team sponsorship of £2,000 the cost of the Abseil is met.
Harpenden Spotlight in Africa (HSoA) is transforming the lives of some of the poorest people in Africa with a focus towards long term sustainable impact.
Our latest project is to build a Maternity Centre in Mbale, Uganda where the mortality rate is one of the worst in the world (36x higher than UK). This is estimated to cost £185,000.
Please contact andrewhorne@hsoa.org.uk or neilmargerson@hsoa.org.uk by email for further information on www.hsoa.org.uk or 01582 461792.
A Sunny Afternoon for the Spotlight Garden Tea Party
Thank you to everyone who drummed, baked or joined us at our first Garden Tea Party.
The garden looked superb and there certainly was a buzzing atmosphere of happy supporters, lively drummers (Damilare and Tosin Adetayo and family, Delight, Divine and Daniel) from YWAM, a talented face-painter for the little ones, and plenty of delicious cream scones and cakes.
We were honoured to have HSOA Patron Bim Afolami MP attend as well as former Mayor Cllr Nicola Lincare and her husband Tim, and (Chair) Bethan and (Patron) Hefin Rees who gave great support.
The raffle caused a stir as Bim was on top form, and he also conducted an impromptu auction for an illustrated sweatshirt and eggs from 'rescue hens' from Sarah Grace who is donating all sales from her rescue hens' eggs to the OVC programme.
About 70 people enjoyed cream teas in the beautiful garden in rain-free weather, and an amount of £2,248 has been raised so far with a promise of more to come.
Our hosts Mark & Sarah Vickers worked tirelessly - as did the Events team and we are most grateful too to other wonderful helpers from HSOA.
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HSoA Chosen to Receive Project Grant
We are thrilled to have been selected to benefit from a UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) project grant.
HSoA was chosen along with 13 other UK-registered, grassroots charities and our SCCF project aims to increase immunisation coverage and health education and to improve maternal care in Bukasakya sub-county in Uganda.
SCCF grants are given to improve the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalised. They are designed to support projects of up to two years duration, working to address the Global Goals (also known as Sustainable Development Goals). These goals have the power to create a better world by 2030, by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change. Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of us, governments, businesses, civil society and the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone.
Thank you to everyone who helped secure this grant and we look forward to keeping you updated on our progress!
