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My name is Eleanor and I am a first year medical student at the University of Nottingham. In June I will be travelling out with other students from the University to a small village in Zambia called Mwandi, which will be my base for the 3 weeks that follow.
Most of the housing in Mwandi consists of mud huts with grass roofs which can collapse during the rainy season. Therefore the volunteer project I am travelling with is attempting to build accommodation for the most in need in the village. Many children in the village have lost both their parents to AIDS and as the local Lozi culture does not believe in housing them in orphanages, it falls to the elderly in the village to provide care for many children. Despite their houses falling down, these local people do not have the funds to rebuild their homes. Mission Zambia aims to provide safe and secure housing for these vulnerable groups in the community.
I will also volunteer in many different aspects of the community; from assisting in the Home for the Elderly to teaching in the local school where appropriate. The funds I raise will also go toward supporting these projects in the village such as sustaining the employment of a maths teacher at the basic school. As a medical student, I will also spend some of my time in the hospital seeing first-hand, the difficulties faced by staff in providing medical care in such a rural setting.
Travelling out to Mwandi myself (using my own funds), will allow me to see exactly how each donation is making a difference in the community. Please donate to this cause and help me raise my ambitious target; any amount would be so gratefully received.
As part of this fundraising, my dad (Chris Plews) and my brother (Olly Plews) are taking part in a sponsored cycle ride called the Cotswold Crank Up. On Sunday 24th May they will be cycling 50 miles around the Cotswolds and have decided to raise money for this worthwhile cause! Please donate through this page if you would like to sponsor them!
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