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CAREducation
By Ronak Maroo
Over the past year, I have been
fortunate to be working closely with a
charity called CAREducation Trust,
helping to make a difference to
underprivileged children around the
world.
CAREducation Trust is a UK
registered charity whose aim is to
better the lives of underprivileged and naturally
challenged children through the power of education. By
partnering with local organisations that become
stakeholders in their projects, CARE has a vision to
provide effective and sustainable support to educational
establishments around the world.
CARE’s ethos of being a 100% grass root charity, with no
administration costs taken from donations ensures that
any money raised for the charity reaches the education
establishments it supports, giving direct benefit to the
children in need.
Being a part of making a difference to
those less fortunate has helped
members of the CARE Youth team
develop key skills that will help them in
everyday life as well as sharing the
fulfilment of helping those in need.
Last year, nine members of the CARE
youth team undertook an incredible
journey to drive 1,800km through India by rickshaw,
raising over £30,000 and creating huge amount of
awareness for the charity. Branded “The Rickshawalas”,
their journey reached and inspired large audiences,
greatly increasing the following and support of the charity.
This year, CARE Youth are planning a trek to climb the
highest freestanding mountain in the world, Mount
Kilimanjaro. By organising these regular adventures,
CARE Youth are continually looking to increase the size
of their team and are looking for like-minded people to
increase the charity’s support.
Volunteering as part of CARE Youth, I am part of a team
of like-minded people who help to organise fundraising
events and create awareness for the charity.
My involvement with CARE was inspired by CARE’s core
belief of providing children with the tools to fight poverty
through their application of learnt trades and skills, which
can give them the opportunity to lead financially
independent lives.
Just as CARE has the aim of educating underprivileged
children in developing countries, I believe that this vision
extends to the children in our society and community.
Having attended North Area Oshwal Gujarati School from
the age of five to fifteen, I saw the benefits of extracurricular
education first hand. Not only was I learning
important aspects of my culture, heritage and language, I
had found a sense of belonging to a community and had
made long lasting friendships.
After finishing our studies at Gujarati School, a group of
us friends would continue to attend the school on
Saturday mornings, helping to organise activities for the
school pupils, ultimately giving them a form of education.
More Information
www.careducation.org/youth
Ironically, it is this same group of friends that I now have
the pleasure of volunteering with as a part of CARE
Youth.
Oshwal News E-magazine of the O.A.U.K. 23 April 2013 Edition