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? We were first set up to give kids in Kenya a chance. With numerous projects across Kenya our aim is to help disadvantaged children get
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£50,657 raised at our GEF Dinner 2019: Sponsored by Phil Anderson Financial Services
Our third GEF dinner took place on Saturday 16th February 2019 at Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen. The event which was headline sponsored by Phil Anderson Financial Services Ltd raised a GEF record £50,657 profit. The evening consisted of inspiring international speakers, awards, authentic Kenyan cuisine, unique prizes and much more. Thanks to the sponsors, volunteers and 400
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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 total cost of their primary, secondary and tertiary fees, uniform, school meals, equipment and additional education based needs. Alongside your sponsorship we provide the children with clothing, improve their living conditions and endeavor
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Climb Mount Kenya, visit Masai Mara, GEF families, beaches of Mombasa, meet top athletes & more!
Be one of the Kenya 22. Each Spring, this unique opportunity offers you the trip of a lifetime. Please read on for details of our upcoming trips and to hear what previous guests thought of the experience. Trip dates 2019: Our guests enjoyed a jam-packed itinerary – full updated coming next week. 2020: Sunday 5th to
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Volunteer house building trips: Oct 2019 & July 2020
Following the success of our volunteer building trips over the past 4 years, during which time we have built 34 homes for 162 children, we are delighted to offer you another chance to be part of a team that can lay the foundations to a brighter future for kids in Kenya. October 2019 Trip Our 2019 trip
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Toy Campaign
The idea of our Toy Campaign is to encourage children in the UK to give up a toy, that perhaps they no longer use, and donate it to the Gathimba Edwards Foundation. We would then add it to our Toy Stall which appears at all our events; here we will sell these second-hand toys and
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School Twinning Programme
We are proud to have linked over 1,000 Scottish and Kenyan school children as part of our school twinning programme ‘Connecting Children, Creating Chances’ which aims to provide the children with a better understanding and level of appreciation for what life is like for a child in the country of their partner school.
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Bulls for Schools
Our Bulls for Schools initiative aims to sustainably support 9 families and ensure 68 children in the Kitale region of Kenya are able to afford school fees.
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Running & challenges for GEF
Why not register now to run, jog, walk or cycle in an event to support the Gathimba Edwards Foundation? Throughout the year we are involved in a number of local runs and can offer charity spots e.g. GEF XC Races at Haddo House and Run Garioch 2019 follow us on social media for updates on
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GEF Haddo Cross Country Races: Sponsored by Red Balloon PA, Pretty Rubbish Mosaics & Run4it
Our 4th annual GEF Cross Country Races were held at Haddo House on Sunday 27th January 2019 and raised an incredible £766.69! These funds will enable us to provide Cheerful Special Needs Children’s Home in Karatina with 4 months worth of maize flour and also get a young girl called Cecilia into secondary school. Cecilia
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Wedding favours
Congratulations on finding your happily ever after! In lieu of traditional wedding favours, perhaps you may wish to make a donation in guests honour towards our kids in Kenya. By supporting the Gathimba Edwards Foundation on your wedding day you will be helping us change lives of underprivileged children in Kenya through education, counselling, shelter,
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Bag packs
Our first bag pack followed after Myles’ first visit to the Pavilion Village children’s home with Gideon in May 2013, back when the charity was just an idea. Over £800 was raised at Sainsbury’s Garthdee in Aberdeen thanks to the amazing generosity of shoppers and our team of GEF volunteers. This enabled us to pay
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Donate
You can make on online donation via Total Giving here. If you would like to arrange other methods of donation please contact us. We thank you for anything you can contribute, in Kenya a little can go a very long way. Asante sana! GIFT AID Did you know your sponsorship value could be worth
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AmazonSmile
Shop on Amazon and you can automatically raise funds for the Gathimba Edwards Foundation! GEF are now signed up to Amazon Smile. Amazon Smile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices and shopping features as Amazon.co.uk. The difference is that when you shop on Amazon Smile, Amazon will donate 0.5% of
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Easy Fundraising
Easyfundraising turns your everyday online shopping into free donations for your favourite cause! If any of our supporters shop online at the likes of Sainsbury’s, Next, John Lewis, Expedia, eBay, Apple, ASOS or Argos, you can raise vital funds for our kids in Kenya without spending any extra money. All you have to do is
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Benevity
Are you a company who would like to take a small action that can add up to a serious social impact? Benevity can help you through various solutions such as: Employee Workplace Giving Matching gifts programs Grant making Some of the world’s most iconic brands rely on Benevity’s award-winning solutions to power
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eBay
Gathimba Edwards Foundation are part of eBay for Charity! eBay for Charity can help raise funds and boost a charity’s profile with 17 million unique monthly visitors in the UK, and more than 100 million worldwide. eBay for Charity is an easy way for buyers and sellers on eBay.co.uk to support their favourite charities. Buyers
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12 Days 12 Futures
Previously in the 12 days leading up to Christmas we shared some powerful words from 12 wonderful children in the hope that we could find sponsors for them. Over the past 4 years we have seen 48 children’s lives changed as a result; before this they were out of school, struggling for food and living in
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Kids not Cards
Instead of buying Christmas cards, this year, why don’t you or your company donate the money you would have spent on buying Christmas cards and postage, and show that you care by making a donation to the Gathimba Edwards Foundation? A donation of £11 could pay for a pair of shoes or trainers A
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GEF Christmas Cards
Our unique Gathimba Edwards Foundation Christmas cards tells the story of 6 different children we are supporting in Kenya. At £5, each pack of 6 pays for a Christmas gift of food and a book for one of our kids which is received with many thanks because most kids in Kenya do not have a
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Clothing donations
Thanks to the generosity of so many of our supporters, we are regrettably not able to take any more donations of clothing or footwear at present. We have been unable to establish a sponsored shipping link and currently have several boxes of clothes waiting to be taken over by our volunteers in the 2019 trips.
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Create your own trip
We can help anyone looking for volunteer experiences to create the ultimate, low cost trip which makes a big difference to our GEF children in Kenya. Outwith our two group trips each year (April and July/October) there are two ‘Create Your Own Trip’ options: Assisting our kids during school holidays (April, August, December) with letter writing
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?
£50,657 raised at our GEF Dinner 2019: Sponsored by Phil Anderson Financial Services
Our third GEF dinner took place on Saturday 16th February 2019 at Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen. The event which was headline sponsored by Phil Anderson Financial Services Ltd raised a GEF
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 total cost of their
Climb Mount Kenya, visit Masai Mara, GEF families, beaches of Mombasa, meet top athletes & more!
Be one of the Kenya 22. Each Spring, this unique opportunity offers you the trip of a lifetime. Please read on for details of our upcoming trips and to hear what
Volunteer house building trips: Oct 2019 & July 2020
Following the success of our volunteer building trips over the past 4 years, during which time we have built 34 homes for 162 children, we are delighted to offer you another