Double Your Donation on the Big Give Christmas Challenge!
November 17, 2015The Big Give Christmas Challenge
African Revival has been selected to be part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2015 – this means we’ll be eligible to get match-funding to build latrines and hand-washing facilities as well as provide teaching and learning materials for Sikalele Community School, in southern Zambia.
We’ve already secured £3,150 in pledges in the first phase of the challenge – but to secure the total £6,300 we’re eligible to receive on top of this from the Big Give, we need to raise £6,300 from online donations when the challenge opens. That’s where you come in!
The next phase of the challenge will be open between midday and midnight on Friday 4th December, when donations made to our Sikalele project on the Big Give websitewill be doubled! So if you donate £200, we’ll receive £400 (until we reach our target, or the match-funding pot runs out).
Not around on Friday 4th December? Don’t worry! The online donation window will open again on Saturday 5th December from midday, and will close at 5pm on Monday 14th December.
The key thing to remember is that this is a competition for all the charities on the challenge – as there isn’t enough match-pot funds for all charities to reach their targets. That means we need as many online donations as possible on the 4th and 5th December, as matching is done a first-come-first-served basis. After the matching-pot runs out, you’ll still be able to donate to the project, but your donation won’t be matched.
Sikalele Community School
Sikalele Community is located in Kalomo, a town in one of the most impoverished areas of southern Zambia. The area faces complex barriers to quality education provision, recording the poorest national and district exam results. Despite these problems, African Revival is the only international NGO remaining in the area.
Sikalele currently has a big intake with 405 pupils aged 7- 19, but only 4 teachers and 2 classroom blocks with very few basic facilities. The school is especially lacking in toilets and teaching/learning materials, with just 6 latrines and 20 up-to-date textbooks between all 405 pupils currently enrolled. Consequently, Sikalele urgently needs a greater number of latrines, as well as hand-washing facilities, and more basic teaching/learning materials like textbooks and pens.
Latrines, Hand-Washing Facilities and Teaching/Learning Materials
Sikalele Community School is in desperate need of teaching/learning materials, permanent latrines and hand-washing facilities. But despite these obstacles, the teachers, community and pupils are all working very hard to do their bit in making Sikalele the best it can be. Here at African Revival, our goal is help children’s dreams grow and not get squashed, which is why we want to continue supporting the school in meeting these needs so that the children of Sikalele can enjoy a quality education which will enable them to pursue bright futures and fulfil all their dreams-more than they ever thought possible!
Please help us provide latrines, hand-washing facilities and teaching and learning materials at Sikalele by donating online through the Big Give Christmas Challenge on the 4th and 5th December 2015.
Want to know more about the project or the challenge itself? Just follow these links:
