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Clubs and<br />
Societies<br />
REPORTS<br />
AMREF Group<br />
by Nameerah Khan<br />
In 2018 Wolfson celebrated<br />
forty years of supporting<br />
Amref, Africa’s leading health development<br />
organisation: it saves lives and improves living<br />
conditions in the most impoverished and<br />
marginalised communities. The anniversary<br />
was commemorated by the presentation<br />
of two wonderful photographs of African<br />
women taken by Los Angeles photographer<br />
Dean Bradshaw: they are now displayed<br />
in the corridor leading from the Café to<br />
the Old Lodge. At the ceremony Frances<br />
Longley, Amref UK CEO, and Sir Tim<br />
Hitchens spoke warmly of the long Wolfson-<br />
Amref association.<br />
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This year the Amref Group has had a<br />
record number of student representatives,<br />
with Aditi Agrawal, Sara Balte, Nameerah<br />
Khan and Ryan Walker jointly taking up<br />
the responsibility. The Sunday Coffee Shop<br />
restarted in Michaelmas, and has been<br />
an increasing success, with many people<br />
attending and volunteering baked goods.<br />
Bonfire Night was another great success for<br />
Amref – with the mulled wine bringing in<br />
£460, and bucket-shakers bringing in over<br />
£840. Amref pub quizzes were held in Hilary<br />
and Trinity terms, in conjunction with BarCo,<br />
raising £50 and £93 respectively. For the<br />
second quiz, three generous prizes were<br />
donated by local businesses: the Victoria<br />
Arms, TOAD Distillery and the Oxford<br />
Wine Company. And in June the President<br />
very kindly gave a talk in aid of Amref on<br />
the Japanese art of haiku poetry: £295 was<br />
raised that night from sales of his book of<br />
haiku, written when he was Ambassador to<br />
Japan. This year’s Summer Event included<br />
an Amref stall, for which various members<br />
of the college community baked delicious<br />
goods, helping to raise £62.<br />
On 8 March Ryan Walker represented<br />
Wolfson at the launch of Amref UK’s spring<br />
campaign ‘Health in Her Hands’, which was<br />
hosted by the Prince of Wales at Clarence<br />
House. ‘Health in Her Hands’ shines a light<br />
on the female health workers transforming<br />
lives across Africa, and Ryan had a chance to<br />
COLLEGE RECORD <strong>2019</strong><br />
Photo: AMREF Africa
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