Inspire Me
Volunteering opportunities with Refuge
Refuge is the UK's largest single provider of specialist accommodation and support to women and children escaping domestic violence. They are looking for committed female* volunteers for the 24 hour freephone national domestic violence helpline (run in partnership between Refuge and Women’s Aid). As a helpline volunteer you would provide vital confidential support and practical help to women experiencing domestic violence, and to agencies working with abused women and their families. You would be answering calls on a four-hour rota basis. The minimum time commitment required is two regular four-hour-shifts per month.
The helpline is the first port of call for thousands of women who are in abusive relationships. You would be helping to change lives and to save lives. Full training is provided and the next course starts in January 2009. For more information, please click here to visit the Refuge website and find out how you can play an
important part in helping these women rebuild their lives. To apply, download an application form and send to volunteering@refuge.org.uk. *Section 7.2(d) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies. Refuge is an equal opportunities employer.
Girls Get Tough - Girls (of all ages!) are invited to join this amazing adventure to raise funds for Wellbeing of
Women, the UK's only charity dedicated to solving all the health issues that affect women.
Discover the magnificent Indian Himalayas on a trek in the north-eastern province of Himachal Pradesh. Our hike will
take us across rivers and along breathtaking mountain trails, camping in spectacular locations along the way. Share a women-only challenge that will be full of fun and friendship in the knowledge that every step taken benefits the health of women worldwide. To take part you need to be fit and prepared to put in plenty of walking training; pay a registration fee of £250 and pledge to raise at least £3,200 for Wellbeing of Women.
To download the flyer click here :- Download trek flyer
For more information and a full itinerary click here
http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/support-us/overseas-challenge-events/girls-get-tough/?menu=8c
Girls Get Tough is being managed for Wellbeing of Women by Action for Charity and you can register for the Hike at www.actionforcharity.co.uk or email events@actionforcharity.co.uk or call 0845 408 2698.
Amy Hathaway, founder of Forever Angels talks to WATC about the orphanage she established in Tanzania.
WeAreTheCity are proud to support the following charities
As a child I remember watching images of Ethiopian orphans on the news during their famine. The images really shocked me and I decided then, aged 9 or 10, that I would one day help Africa’s orphans. When I was 17 I took a Gap Year in Zimbabwe and I worked in an Orphanage. The children were sick, abused and neglected and yet they all had smiles, love and hope. This experience only reinforced my plans. Once I got married, my Husband was fully in support of my plan and together we built a Baby Home to care for Orphaned, Abandoned and HIV positive babies.
If you would like to help raise funds for forever angels or even volunteer at the home, please visit http://www.foreverangels.org/
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