Thanks to our incredible supporters we have managed to build 32 new homes for over 159 children. Whilst our initial goal back in 2013 was to get a good quality mattress for each of the children at the Pavilion Village children’s home, we quickly began to realise more needed to be done. We encountered many families living without electricity
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Neil Jaffrey Local Child In Need Award
Sadly in 2014 the Gathimba Edwards foundation lost one of our most loyal supporters. Neil Jaffrey was tragically killed when cycling along Anderson Drive in Aberdeen on the 7th of September. Neil, more commonly known as ‘Eddie’, really was one of a kind. He had a unique ability to take an interest in everyone he
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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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Pavilion Village Children’s Home…our first project
We’ll never forget our first visit to Pavilion Village Children’s Home. It was where we met
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GEF Football
uses football as a vehicle to encourage children into school and away from the drug and gang culture of the local area.
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