“Rose Recruitment have chosen to support GEF for last couple of years for a number of reasons. Firstly, we can see where our donations are going and the direct impact that has on families in Kenya. Secondly, Myles and Gideon are great guys and it’s a pleasure to support them. We are always kept updated
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Sebastian, Switzerland
“In November 2017 I saw an advertisement for a RunningCamp in Kenya on social media and spontaneously decided to take part in it. I was super excited and booked my trip and started to read a lot about the life of people in Kenya and the difficulties they are facing. I felt the urgent need
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Keshna Newland, Australia
“In July of 2018, I travelled across the globe from Brisbane Australia to Kenya in East Africa, a dream of mine ever since I was a young girl. I used to read articles about Angelina Jolie travelling to third world countries and that’s when a little fire inside me started burning. I began to read
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Mhairi, Glasgow, UK
“My husband and I had been considering sponsoring a child abroad for some time. However, with so many needy children, in so many different parts of the world, coupled with what seemed like an overwhelming amount of organisations looking for support, we didn’t know where to start, therefore we did nothing. Just before Christmas 2015,
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Phil Anderson, UK
“The Gathimba Edwards Foundation does amazing work and I am delighted to support the work that they do. The charity has achieved so much in a short space of time and it is great to see the difference it makes in peoples lives. Myles and the supporters of the charity should be very proud of the
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MDT International (UK Office Sponsor)
MDT International have provided the Gathimba Edwards Foundation with an office in Aberdeen since early 2016. This came a less than a year after MDT’s Owner Drew first met our founder Myles and participated in the GEF Building trip in October 2015. “We are delighted to support the Gathimba Edwards Foundation – a charity making a
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Chimp Management (Corporate Sponsor)
Keen to support charities, Professor Steve Peters and Chimp Management Ltd first offered their support to us in early 2016. The chance to build houses in rural Kenya for families in need, proved to be an exceptionally popular opportunity amongst the team of mentors. The selection process was decided by competitive application and after much
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Bancon Homes (House Building Sponsor)
“Having seen the great things that are achieved with people coming together to help other far less fortunate, we are grateful to be involved along with many others giving what they can to assist in the process of all the great works that the charity achieves.” (Jamie Tosh, Bancon Homes, GEF House Building Supporter) Bancon
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Stewart Milne Group (House Building Sponsor)
Stewart Milne Group first offered their help in 2015 when they sent 19 experienced builders to help us build a 16-bed dormitory with toilets and showers for the Pavilion Village Children’s Home as well as a 3-bedroom house for a family in Iruri. The company have remained committed to GEF each year since and we
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Phil Anderson Financial Services (Headline Dinner Sponsor)
Gathimba Edwards Foundation’s biennial dinner in support of disadvantaged children in Kenya was headline sponsored by Phil Anderson Financial Services. This event, which was the third one of its kind, took place on Saturday 16th February 2019 at Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen. It was an evening of inspiring international speakers, awards, authentic Kenyan cuisine, unique
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Our story
What started as two international athletes on the same running track start line in Aberdeen, Scotland has evolved into a partnership which gets Kenyan children onto the same start lines in life that many of us take for granted. Myles Edwards first met Gideon Gathimba whilst racing in a 1 mile running event which was
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Darren Cocker, Aberdeen
“I started with the charity back in 2015 as was given the chance through my work to take part in what I thought was a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ 3 years on and I am the charity’s project manager and love my job within the charity, the highlight for me and driving power that
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Pledge your support
A crucial element in our ability to provide sustained support to our children is a regular commitment from people to donate funds. A little goes a long way in Kenya and makes a significant impact in improving living conditions and helping young people reach their potential. These are some examples of what we can do
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My name is Myles and this is our story
“I never set out in life with the goal of setting up a charity but my parents have always stressed to me the importance of helping others and have followed by example themselves in their chosen careers as a Social Worker/Psychotherapist and Road Safety Engineer as well as out with work in counselling and coaching
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My name is Gideon and this is our story
“I was not lucky to be brought up in a well off family and during my early years my parents could not afford two meals in a day. I worked hard in school and as a runner to change the situation. “I ran to national level and that opened the door for me to represent
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Kayleigh Paterson (Charity Development, Aberdeen)
Kayleigh Paterson joined our team as Charity Development Executive in August 2018. Kayleigh was invaluable volunteering 7 days a week for a few months on top of her previous role with a company next door to the GEF office in Aberdeen. The new full time role is based in Aberdeen and will see
Charity of the Year
Choose Gathimba Edwards Foundation (GEF) as your Charity of the Year and help us make a very real difference to children in Kenya and Aberdeenshire. Why Gathimba Edwards Foundation?
Sponsor a Child
In Kenya a little can go a long way. £35 per month totally covers the education of one of the children we are helping. This covers the cost of their primary,
Kenya Adventure Trip
Each Spring, this unique opportunity offers you the trip of a lifetime. ”This life changing trip gives you the opportunity to see the real Kenya. It is filled with unique and
Volunteer House Building Trip
Since 2014 we have built 40 homes for 181 children. More than half of these homes have been built by volunteers from all over the world as part of our
Two Feet Initiative at Christmas
GIVE SOMEONE THE GIFT OF A BUSINESS THIS CHRISTMAS Help a family obtain a self-sustaining position where their business profits can pay for their children’s basic needs; starting with food
School Child Twinning Programme
We are proud to have linked over 1,000 Scottish and Kenyan school children as part of our school child twinning programme ‘Connecting Children, Creating Chances’ which aims to provide the children with a better understanding and level of appreciation