allilee Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Hi everyone - after speaking with Sheepy I think its most appropriate to make this post in this sub forum section: I have recently been accepted to take part in a unique and challenging experience. I have been chosen as a participant on International Citizen Service. International Citizen Service (ICS) is an opportunity for volunteers, like me, to help some of the poorest people in the world and learn valuable new skills at the same time. It’s a programme that brings young people from different countries together to fight poverty. In many poorer countries young people make up the majority of the population. This programme is specifically designed to get young people from the UK and my host country together to tackle poverty and its causes. As young people, we are the best placed to do this and change the world for the future. Moreover, I will have the opportunity to increase my understanding and experience of the world and develop important skills such as global and cultural awareness team-working, leadership, communication and decision-making. I have been selected to go to Ghana with VSO for three months starting in June. During this time I will be living with a local family in the West Akim District of the Eastern Region and will be involved in a community work project along with a counterpart from Ghana. We will be working on projects to help improve livelihoods via increasing their incomes through agriculture and helping set up more markets for them to trade in whilst also helping out with low enrolment in schools, high school dropout rates and youth unemployment. As part of my commitment to the programme I have pledged to raise £800. The money raised goes directly on projects that we work on in Ghana, with all my expenses (such as travel, accommodation, food and medicine) being paid for by the UK government. To raise this sum, I am undertaking a variety of fundraising activities including, cake sales and tennis coaching. If you would like to make a donation towards my fundraising efforts for this project I would be very grateful. If you would like to make a difference and donate then you can make a donation on my Justgiving page at https://www.justgiving.com/Alex-Lee9. I will be very happy to update you with my progress on this project, and I can write an article/share my experiences once my placement has come to an end. ICS recognises the power of young people to address issues in international development and as volunteers bring about lasting and meaningful change for very poor communities. Your support would be greatly appreciated. If you would like further information regarding the program, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you know of anyone else that may be interested in donating then please pass this on! Thank you very much for reading this and I hope you can help me make a difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Warrior Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Good luck with your campaign, what you are doing is great! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moreau Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Since we're doing this sort of thing now, why don't we send me money so I can go get killed in Northern Syria? Give me your name and address and i will gladly pay you a visit to give you what you want. Quote Signed by Sultan Moreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrezj Kolarov Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Give me your name and address and i will gladly pay you a visit to give you what you want. Why aren't you fighting for the Caliphate in Syria/Iraq Moreau? Allah demands it. Quote People's Republic of Velika: National Information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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