We were formed in 1997, and became
a registered charity in 1998.
Our initial aim was to deliver humanitarian
aid to those in need and in 1997 we made our
first trip to Chernikov 35 kilometers from Chernobyl, Ukraine. The
purpose of the trip was to deliver goods in order to alleviate the
suffering of children affected by radiation derived illnesses.
The following year we started trips to the Balkans,
and between 1998 and 2000 visited Croatia, Serbia and Kosova on
fourteen different occasions, excluding some trips on which we flew.
Without exception these trips were to take aid directly to people
impacted by the Balkans wars and who were now refugees. We also
helped on projects in India and Chile.
In the year 2000, we turned our attention to
AIDs stricken Africa and put in place two major projects in Zambia,
an irrigation project in the East of the country and a farm/school
project in Lusaka, as well as several smaller projects in South
Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. While we were undertaking this work
we began to identify that the underlying problem facing many of
the people we were helping was that of a shortage of clean water
and toilet facilities, and the inevitable development of intestinal
worms. We reassessed our objectives and decided to focus our energy
on providing water for life.
In parallel with our water projects, we are currently
working in Sri Lanka - specifically within areas affected by the
Boxing Day Tsunami. Our first fact-finding team went out there in
early January in order to identify and set in motion, long-term
reconstruction projects, taking with them the funding for one thousand
'Back to School Packs'. These packs provided children with basic
school equipment thus enabling them to return to their classrooms.
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