Donations

Jhonny is 28 years old and he lives with his partner, Kelly in Tumbes, Peru.They have 2 children and live in a house inherited from Kelly’s parents. Jhonny is a professional photographer and has a studio set up in his house. He takes all kinds of photos in his studio, at home, in the field, on the beach or any other place that his client requests. Jhonny attends 2 events away from home on a daily basis and the rest of the work is done at home. His partner supports him in the business by applying make up on clients for a more professional quality of the photos. Jhonny has various outfits for women, men, children and babies which people use to get dressed up in. His average monthly income is S/6,140 soles (£1229) with a 70% profit margin. With the support of IDERCV and Lendwithcare, he has been able to get ahead and re-dedicate himself to his main business as he has been selling groceries during the pandemic to make money. We've given him £100 to decorate his photography studio. He wants to be able to fulfil his customer requests, increasing his income and in turn the popularity of his work. Jhonny wants to continue to add more services and with the profits generated to be able to cover the expenses of education and household services. We wish him well.

April 26, 2021

Marivic Quindao and Jimel live in the village of Cantuod, Balamban in Cebu province that we know and have visited. Living with them are her four siblings and one nephew. Marivic rented a space near the main road in the village of Buanoy where she sells various food items such as vegetables, spices, food seasonings, noodles, dried fishes and some grocery items. Marivic has been renting the space for 6,000 pesos (£89.06) a month. Her store is open around 5 in the morning until 9 or 10 in the evening. She mostly manage the business alone but in the afternoon after her siblings are done with their work, they helped in the store. Marivic purchase her stocks in the town's public market almost everyday in order to replenish her lacking products. Her daily average sales is 4,000 pesos (£59.37) but she earn more during weekends. We've helped her with working capital for her business, to restock her store with food items in order to help her family. We wish her and her family well.

February 26, 2021

Idaneth Subong is 44 years old and married with six children, five of whom live with her in the village of Abucayan, Balamban in Cebu province. We know and visit this area. She is married to Rolando, employed by a local firm. Idaneth runs a small general store business and she also has a shop/stall where she sells different kinds of health, beauty and hygiene products. Because of the economic impact of Covid 19, some of her customers are experiencing difficulty in repaying what they owe for their purchases. We've given her £100 (and paid fees) to help save and develop the business, and tide her over to more stable times. These small stalls/ shops are the life-blood of the rural Filipino community. We wish her and her family well - and thank the UTT guests that made this possible.

February 22, 2021

Mrs. Phandy Heak is a 47 year old farming widow with four children ranging in age from 27 to 10. The older two children now have their own jobs while the younger two still attend school. The family live in the Phnom Srok District of Banteaymeanchey Province where she farms both rice and cassava each year as a source of income for the family. We've visited this area. Mrs. Phandy Heak has been a farmer for over 20 years farming wet season rice on a plot of land 1.5 hectares in size from which she harvests 3 tons of rice for sale through a local merchant. In addition, she also has a separate plot of land, also 1.5 hectares in size, which is used for growing cassava and from which she gets a crop of 10 tons of cassava root. Along with others we're helping her buy and plant a further half hectare of cassava to help better support her family. We wish her well.

January 27, 2021

Llangranog has a special place in Under The Thatch’s heart and so we were happy to help fund the creation of a community orchard in the seaside village. The project will plant about 20 trees including Welsh Heritage fruit trees where possible and these will be mixed with cherry trees and hopefully some young grafted trees from local stock. We wish the community well in this fantastic project, although we can’t imagine anything more beautiful than the village already is.

January 11, 2021

Shahbaz Ali is a 23 years old resident of Bhasar Pura, Kasur in Pakistan. He has a family of five members that includes himself, his parents and two brothers. One bother is in education, another earns £45 a month and Shahbaz supports the family with his £75 a month. He sells 'ready to wear' women clothes on the roadside or in makeshift stalls, and also sells fabric. As it is time for the winter season he wants to have fabrics and clothes to sell for the cold season, and we've helped him restock. Covid-19 has caused hardship in communities like this, and we're happy to be able to support Shahbaz and his small business.

December 26, 2020

Mubeen Majeed is a resident of Jalal Park, Lahore. He lives with his parents and five siblings. Mubeen offers washing, dry cleaning and pressing services to the people of his locality. He has been running this business for 2 years and earns about £89 a month. Mubeen wants to buy a washing machine and spinner to expand his business further. We're helping him and his father purchase the new machines; Covid numbers were high in Pakistan and we're happy to be able to assist such small family businesses get back on their feet.

December 20, 2020

Rowell Ofqueria is 35 years old and lives with his partner called Reabie. They have a 7 year old child and the family lives in the village of Suba, Bantayan in Cebu province that we have visited. They live a simple life on a small island, using solar panels to light their home. Rowell fishes and farms seaweed to support his family, actively cultivating seaweed on a 45 day harvest cycle. Small seaweed plants are grown in bamboo blocks that he makes himself, and once harvested it is dried in the sun. The dried seaweed is then sold to traders. We've donated to allow him to grow and harvest further seaweed 'plants' to better support his family.

December 18, 2020

Cindy Nicole Chávez Cando is 19 years old and lives in Ibarra in Ecuador. For the past two years she has been selling fruit and vegetables at wholesale and retail markets. She would now like to grow vegetables for sale and we've helped her buy onion seeds, tomato plants and pepper plants to grow, and later harvest and sell direct at the markets. Cindy works with her aunts who buy agricultural supplies and sell them to local farmers to generate extra income. She will sell her own harvested crops to diversify her production to help her business. We wish her well.

December 01, 2020

Mr. Chet Choy is a 27 year old married man with two children; a daughter of 6 who attends school and a son aged 1. He lives with his wife and family in the Ek Phnom District of Battambang Province of Cambodia that we know and have visited. He has been a farmer for the last 5 years. Mr. Chet Choy and his wife are farmers growing wet-season rice on their one-hectare plot of land from which they get 3 tons of rice per year. In order to increase their income, after the rice has been harvested, they use the same land for growing watermelons and these also are sold to market through a local middle-man. In order to cut down on costs as well as optimising the farm we're assisting him to purchase a walking tractor so that he can plough the land on time as well as saving the current rental costs for hiring a walking tractor. We wish him and his family well, and thanks those who have donated when booking holidays Under the Thatch.

November 22, 2020

Eva Gamboa is 51 years old, married with eight children. Five of her children have graduated college while the remaining three still attend school. Her husband is Miguel who works as a seafarer. The family lives peacefully in the village of Luray I, Toledo city in Cebu province of the Philippines, that we've visited and know. Eva has been operating a small cafe in a rental unit near the main road in the village of Sangi, Toledo for the past two years. She decorated the cafe herself to make it more attractive and customers can dine-in comfortably inside the cafe. She serves breakfast to lunch and closes when all their dishes are sold-out. During the pandemic months her cafe was closed and she was only allowed to open her cafe in September. She employs one full time colleague who has been working for her since she started the business. Two of her sons are also helping in the cafe. Together their daily average sales is 5,000 pesos (£78.20). We're helping her pay the tuition of her three children; one child attend 2nd year college while the other two are senior high students. Her children in turn help in the cafe during their vacations. We're also helping her purchase cleaning materials like floor disinfectants and hand alcohol during this pandemic. We wish her and the family well.

November 21, 2020

Rubila Sarabeth Vasquez Castro is 55 years old and divorced with three adult sons. She lives in her own house in the district of Trujillo, province of Trujillo, department La Libertad, in the north of Peru. Rubila has a small general store that she has run for 15 years. She purchases everyday items in bulk in wholesale markets and rents a market space, open from 6am to 2pm. Her sales per month are around S/730 soles (£158) with a profit margin of 20%. She also has an additional income from renting out rooms in her house. We've helped her diversify her stock as some of her best-selling items (toys) are no longer selling well post-Covid 19. Now she's building stocks of rice, sugar, kitchen utensils, cleaning products, disinfection cleaning items, hand sanitizer etc. We wish her well.

November 01, 2020

Jacinta Romero Villanueva is a small-scale businesswoman in Huamachucho - Sanchez Carrion - La Libertad - Peru. Jacinta is 25 years old and married to Virgilio. Her husband works as a motorcycle taxi driver. They have a 1-year old son. Jacinta's lives with her family in her parents’ house. Her parents gave Jacinta some of the ground floor of their home to open a small store two years ago. She set up a general store/pharmacy, selling mostly to her neighbours. She works daily from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm with monthly gross sales of S/5000 soles (£1072.58) per month with a profit margin of c35%. We've given her funds to help improve the working capital of her small store. She will use the money to buy milk, oil, tuna fish, eggs, energy drinks, rice, sugar and noodles. The profit from her business will go towards contributing towards her family’s household economy and provide a better-quality life for her son. We wish her and her family well.

October 25, 2020

Today we donated to the Irish Blue Cross as we admire and value their good work. It's been a tough year for charities like the Blue Cross as they haven't been able to get out and fundraise in the usual ways - so happy to help them in a small way.

September 30, 2020

I'm sure many of you are aware of the dire situation in the Greek refugee camps as they head into winter, and in particular the awful fire that destroyed the makeshift homes of thousands on Lesvos this week. Thousands of families are living on roadsides, in fields, even graveyards and have lost all their possessions. We've found a small way to help - by sending personal hygiene items via a UK collection network (thanks to Yorkshire Aid who will collect our Amazon parcel). We're sending a few hundred nappies, and 'hotel size' shower gels, soaps and toothbrushes. You can help too - details at https://www.facebook.com/chooselove/ Although we often provide these 'hotel cosmetics' at cottages we've always had an uneasy relationship with their environmental impact - but here, in this use, they can be life-savers in maintaining good hygiene.

September 11, 2020

Emily lives in Lilongwe, Malawi. She's 39 years old and married, with three children. Her husband runs a small business and Emily sells second hand clothes. She started her business with the aim of supporting her family with their basic needs, such as food. She has been running her business for 15 years and three of her family members work with her. Her goal is to educate her children, construct a house and purchase goats. We've enabled her to bulk purchase bales of second-hand clothes, thereby increasing her profitability. Thanks to those who donate when they book a holiday, we wish Emily and her family well.

September 05, 2020

Muhammad Ramzan is 32 years old cobbler from Basti Wanika, Kasur, Pakistan. There are seven members in his household that includes his wife, two daughters, and three sons. Three of his children are getting education while two are not yet of schooling age. Muhammad is a cobbler by profession and has been self-employed for almost 10 years. He earns around £92 per month making men's shoes. We've helped him buy materials in buld, including purchasing soles and adhesive solution, buckles, and shoe uppers. The investment will help him increase his productivity and a rise in his family income. We wish him well and tank those who contributed to UTT donations whilst booking their holiday with us.

September 02, 2020

Fahad Ali is 25 years old and lives in an area of Kasur called Kot Murad Khan in Pakistan. Fahad has not married yet, so he lives with and cares for his Mother. To earn an income, Fahad runs a small business making environmentally friendly jute and fabric bags. These bags are becoming more and more popular locally for packing groceries such as lentils and rice, and he has a growing customer base. To make the bags, Fahad buys jute fabric rolls, cuts the fabric into pieces and then sews the bags as per the required dimensions. So far, Fahad has been very pleased with how the business has been growing. He earns around £75 per month, but he would like to increase his income by growing his product range and offering different types of bags. In order to take his business to the next stage, we're helping him buy jute fabric in bulk and experiment with different bag designs to offer new products and grow his income. We wish him well and admire his project which also aids the environment.

August 28, 2020

Vivien Rivera is 56 years old. She is a married and lives with her husband Roy and their three children in the village called Pungtod, Oslob in Cebu province - a place that we have visited in the last eighteen months. All her children are married and been living separately. Roy is a seafarer but stopped working three years ago. Vivien on the other hand has been operating a general store in front of their house to help her husband in dealing with their living expenses. For over 20 years now, Vivien has been managing her store where she sells wide variety of consumable goods such as rice, corn, canned goods, condiments, noodles, powdered drinks, biscuits, chips, cold drinks and a lot more of other items. She also offers animal feeds, school supplies and household cleaning materials. Her store is open daily from 5 in the morning until 6 in the evening. She was being helped by her children before while her husband was away working. Three years ago, Roy decided to stop working and now he is helping Vivien in the store. All their children are married and had their own home separately but due to the pandemic, her children and grandchildren are temporarily living with them to ensure their safety because her children lived in city where COVID-19 positives kept on increasing. She offers credit to some of her valued and trusted customers. We've helped her pay for extra stocks of popular products to help her assist her family during the pandemic.

August 13, 2020

Samoeurt San is a 38 year old farmer with three children: two daughters and a son aged 14, 12 and 9, all of whom currently attend school. The family live in the Ek Phnom District of Battambang Province which we know and visit. She and her husband have been farmers for the last 15 years, farming short-term rice and green beans for sale. They have a plot of land of three hectares in size upon which they grow short-term rice and get a crop yield of 3 tons per hectare. After the rice has been harvested, they then use the same plot of land to grow green beans which can be harvested after 90 days. The green bean crop amounts to 900Kgs per hectare of land. Along with others, we're helping the family buy an additional hectare of land upon which to grow short-term rice and beans and better support their income. We wish them well.

August 09, 2020

Ghulraiz Parvaiz is 36 years old and lives in Baar Colony, Lahore with his wife and three children. Two of his children are studying and getting an education. To earn a living and support his family, Ghulraiz is a master tailor by profession. He has been a tailor for the last 12 years and earns about £78 per month. His customers mostly come from the local area. Ghulraiz realized that his income is not enough to meet the high costs of living due to the high inflation with his limited income. We're helping him buy fabrics so that he can sew a variety of different clothes and earn more. This investment in his business will help him earn more to meet his family's basic needs and live a financially stable and happy life with his family. We wish them well.

July 23, 2020

Asif Ali is from an area called Chaki Piyara Lal which is in the area of Kasur in Pakistan. He is single and lives with his parents and one sister. Asif Ali struggles to support his family and we're happy to help sponsor his small enterprise. For the last two years or so he has been working as an embroiderer. He crafts fancy clothes using needle and sells to retail shops. He earns around £75 per month on average. With his current low earnings it can be hard for him to even provide two basic daily meals for his family. We're helping him buy fabric and silma sitra material (pearls, stones and yarn) to increase his family income. Thank you.

July 18, 2020

Mrs. Savin Pich is 33 years old and has been a farmer for few years. She lives with her husband in Morng Russey district of Battambang Province, an area that we know (having lived for months in Cambodia). They farm wet season rice for sale which is their source of income for their family. Along with the local microfinance partner, we're helping her buy a hecatare of land to double her crop of rice. Helping people to help themselves is essential in the post-Covid world, and we wish Savin Pich well.

June 14, 2020

We make small, regular donations every week to the Northern Ireland Battery Hen Rescue as we keep rescue battery hens ourselves and know the their plight. If you buy anything via Amazon.com you too can donate - even free of charge - as Amazon will donate 1% of purchase value via smile.amazon to charities of your choice - you may choose this charity, or there are hundreds of other options. The retail goods are the ame price - but 1% will go to a good cause.

June 07, 2020

Through the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology), we are happy to sponsor a cuckoo called Valentine and have been tracking his progress back to the UK. To find out more about the BTO's cuckoo project and how you can get involved click the link below.

May 19, 2020

We have donated £50 to the Medical Detection Dogs charity who are looking for funding to train dogs to detect coronavirus in passengers arriving at UK airports. Six dogs have been earmarked for the training; Norman, Digby, Storm, Star, Jasper and Asher. Good luck, dogs!

May 17, 2020

Eulogio Llamos is a 64 year old married man with three adult children who runs a market stall with his wife Fe, 66. They have a stall in Toledo city in Cebu, the Philippines, which we know from a recent visit. The family lives in a village called Ibo, Toledo where they have a smallholding, though the fruit they supply is largely from wholesalers. The couple has been selling bananas, apples, mangoes, watermelon, oranges, pineapples and other seasonal fruits for the past 26 years on stalls that are open every day from 5 in the morning until 8 in the evening. They don't employ anyone to work with them and so they work every day. Their income also helps support their children and grandchildren. Maintaining fresh food supplies in this crisis is essential in developing countries like the Philippines, and we're very happy to support the family in buying more stock to help keep their business alive, and to keep fresh food getting to the people who need it most.

April 27, 2020

Vincent Nkinamubanzi from Ngororero in Rwanda is a 53 year old married man with 4 children, all of who attend the local primary school. He operates a wholesale shop in Ngororero City selling a wide range of products. Meanwhile his wife is a farmer but also helps out in the shop when time permits. Like so much of the developing world, Rwanda is hit hard by the Covid 19 Crisis, and we’re happy to support Vincent and his family. Vincent has been a shopkeeper for the last 8 years, selling rice, beans, maize, maize flour, sorghum, soft drinks, sugar, salt, cooking oils, household items like pans and plates, cleaning items, and non-perishable food as well as construction materials like cement. The money that we (and others) have given will allow Vincent to maintain supplies to his customers – access to food and supplies is essential in this crisis. It will also help Vincent to continue to employ his two staff.

April 26, 2020

We are proud to support The Cinnamon Trust, the only specialist national charity for the terminally ill and people in their later years and their much loved, much-needed companion animals. Especially important during this worrying COVID19 period, elderly or ill pet owners become very worried about their ability to care for their pets feeling that their only option is to rehome them. This is where The Cinnamon Trust's national network of dedicated volunteers step in to offer support, enabling owners and pets to stay together. They will walk the dog for a housebound owner, foster pets when owners need hospital care, feed the cat, even clean out the birdcage or litter trays. The trust always needs new volunteers, and even if you can only spare an hour a week they would love to hear from you.

April 16, 2020

Weneber Ermac is a 43 year old female entrepreneur who lives with her husband Ermest and their three children in the village called Lusaran in Cebu province. We know the town. Her eldest is now teaching at a private school, her second child attends 1st year college and youngest is 2 years old. Back in 2004 the couple started a grocery store business. They sell a wide variety of groceries, bread, household products, footwear, ready to wear clothes and more household items. We've friends who work in NGOs like Oxfam, and we're very aware how the Covid 19 crisis is impacting rural communities like this. We've helped Weneber renovated her shop. Currently she employs two regular sales ladies and one baker. Her store is open everyday from 5 in the morning until 7 in the evening. She sells variety of consumable products for people and animals. She also sell various farm inputs and household items. She will buy construction materials like concrete blocks, steel bars, cement and other materials needed. We wish her and the family well.

April 15, 2020

Marlon Artajo is a 34 year old shopkeeper who manage two stalls in the public market of Balamban in Cebu province of the Philippines. We know the market there - just simple open stalls of a few square metres. He is married to Jeresa and they have one child aged 11 months. They all live in a village called Vito nearby. Marlon's original stall sells mobile phone accessories, top-ups, and a simple photocopy and print service. He recently opened a second stall right next door with a barbers shop. We admire his entrepreneurial energy (wages there are around just £6 a day) and we've given him £45 (plus covered admin. costs) to enable to buy more stock for the shops, and better support his business. We know the good people of Cebu island, and how hard they work, and we wish Marlon and his family well.

March 01, 2020

We sponsored a friend (Rosie Harrison Gallagher) to walk 80 kilometres in February 2020 in aid of Women's Aid (Ireland). The weather was shocking, and Rosie isn't an experienced walker, but she believes in this cause, and we can share her passion for the good work that Women's Aid do on a daily basis.

February 28, 2020

Emelia Armecin from Tuburan, Cebu, Philippines is a married woman with three adult children. All of her children are married and been living separately. She is now 58 years old and husband Joelito is 61. They both live in the village of Putat which is in the town of Tuburan in Cebu province and manage a mango farm (just 50 trees) and are now building a small roadside shack/ store to sell fishing supplies and petrol. Her store is near the sea where fishermen pass by, and were helping her complete the store, buy fishing supplies, petrol and animal feeds. Emelia hopes her new business will progress for her to continuously earn income and deal with their everyday needs and provide help for her child and grandchildren. We wish them well!

January 20, 2020

Aimable Nahimana is a 33 years old, single potato farmer In Rwanda. He lives with his parents and siblings and he is responsible for all the household costs. He lives with his family in the rural village in Rubavu District. The area where he lives is well known for the high quality potato crops. Aimable started farming potatoes 10 years ago, helping his parents and now he employs several people. In the future, he would like to become a wholesale potato distributor. We're helping him buy potato seed and fertiliser to help better support his family. We wish him well.

January 19, 2020

Jesabil Quiaot lives in Lamac, Pinamungajan, Cebu, Philippines - an area that we know and visit (last in Cebu in Spring 2019). Jesabil is a 24 year old married woman with three children agesd 5 years old, 1 year old and 1 month old. Her husband Michael James works and Jesabil cares for the three children and manages a store where she sells animal feeds, vitamins and medicines. We know how challenging it can be to raise little ones and run a small business from home. We've helped her improve stock of products such as animal feeds, medicines and vitamins. For now she is earning between 300 to 600 pesos (about £ 4.51 to £9) daily since she only just recently opened the business. Jesabil is hoping that her business will grow so she could earn more income to deal with their living expenses. We admire her spirit, and wish her well!

January 18, 2020

We've donated the money required to cover a cleft-palate operation on a child via charity Operation Smile, Ireland (c€180 ). They work in many developing countries helping adults and children born with this common birth defect, and changing lives for the better. This relatively simple operation can change a life and outlook for an individual, and we're more than happy to help. Thanks guys - together we're literally helping 'put a smile' on someones face for 2020.

December 21, 2019

Ranilo Arda is a farmer who is focused in growing beautiful flowers in the village of Babag II in Cebu province, near Cebu city in the Philippines. We were there earlier this year. Ranilo has set up a small flower farm on his father's land to support his family (partner Irish and their two daughters ages 9 and 3 years old). The farm is about 5,000 square meters and employs up to five seasonal workers in the busy harvesting period December to February. We've given him £90 (and paid administration costs) to help with the farm inputs to assist with this year's harvest and wish him and the family well. Thank you for your support.

December 16, 2019

Abida Bibi, aged 40, is a resident of Sabir Basti, Kasur in Lahore, Pakistan. There are a total of 7 members in her family. Four of her children are studying and her husband is a farmer. Abida Bibi supports her family financially by selling buffalo milk. She has been rearing one water buffalo for the last 10 years and earns around £55 per month. Her husband owns four acres of land where he grows wheat and rice. In his free timehe labours and earns around £60 per month. We've contributed £100 (plus admin costs) to help enable her to purchase an additional buffalo. Having this additional buffalo will enable her to enhance her milk output and increase her earnings. This is vitally important in helping her family to become more financially stable and improve their standards of living. We wish them well.

December 14, 2019

Muhammad Sarfraz is 29 years old and married, with two children in Chah Buland, Kasur Pakistan. Sarfraz sells seasonal fruits such as bananas, grapes, apples, etc. by using a push cart in the main road. He has been selling fruits like this for the ast five years to support his family. He earns about £90 per month which is not enough to manage all of his household expenses, and needs to bulk purchase. We've given him £100 (and covered costs) to enable him to buy apples, oranges and grapes in larger quantitiesfrom the local fruit market. With this bulk purchase, his costs will decrease and he will be able to better support his family. We wish the family well, and thank UTT guests for their assistance.

December 02, 2019

Ricardo Lequido is a 44 year old farmer who lives in the village of Valencia, Alegria in Cebu province of the Philippines. We were there ourselves earlier this year. He is married to Josephine and have four children, two sons and two daughters. Two of his adult children are working and the other two are attending school. He finds farming business a good source of income as long as he works hard and have funds to finance his farming expenses. Richard grows cabbages and spring onions and aims to soon start planting aubergines. We've helped him with farm costs (water, seeds etc) (£100) and we wish him and the family well.

November 25, 2019

Nancy Castro is 46 and lives on the outskirts of the city of Loja in southern Ecuador. Her husband has a truck and works transporting stone material. They have three children; two of whom are already married and live independently while the youngest is still studying. Doña Nancy works selling 'Tuppaware' type products for the home. She sells them at a large market and also directly to her customers’ homes. She makes a profit of around $370 per month on average (that's about £285). December is a big sales month for her, so we've helped her increase stock, and hopefully that will bring in more income for the family at Christmas. We've donated £100 (and paid administration costs) thanks to the generosity of UTT guests. We admire people that set out to help themselves, and we know that sometimes just getting a small 'leg up' in the world can make all the difference. We wish Nancy and her family well.

November 05, 2019

Timotea Firmeza, 59 year old is married and she has 4 adult children. She lives in the village of Poog which is in Toledo city in Cebu province of the Philippines, where we visited earlier in 2019. Her husband passed away 2 years ago in a road traffic accident. She lives with her two unmarried children, their partners and 8 grandchildren. Timotea used to work as a house caretaker for many years in Cebu city but now she has a small business selling clothes, bags, umbrellas, towels etc. We've given her £100 to increase stocks and better support her family, and we wish her well. Thank you for your support!

October 31, 2019

Young Mirei (age 10) has NEVER had her hair cut - and it's over 1.5m long. We know the family well, and have huge admiration for Mirei's project. She has a close family member affected by Multiple Sclerosis, and has chosen to raise funds to support the MS Society. Happy to start the ball rolling with a £50 donation to her brave project - young people can change the world! Do consider a donation, even £1/ £2 can make a difference!

September 23, 2019

Emily Conde is a 47 year old business woman who manages one stall in the public market of Lutopan, Toledo city in Cebu, Philippines. We visited earlier this year. She is married to Jerome and they have two sons and one daughter. Her eldest graduated college in Marine engineering and is ready to work in a shipping company this month. Her two other children are in grade 11 and 10. The family income comes from Emily's success running her stall. For the past 16 years she has managed the business herself. She sellsrice, corn, sugar, monggo beans, salt and garlic, animal feeds, farm fertilisers, poultry eggsand charcoal. Her stall is open everyday from 8 in the morning and closes at 6 in the evening. So basically she does everything in the stall for she did not want to hire a worker. If customers will buy one sack or more, he call motorcycle driver to help in lifting and give them tip. All of her products to sell are directly delivered at her stall. In a month, she can sell 100 sacks or more of her rice and corn, making around £1 per sack profit. We've given her £100 (and paid admin. so she gets the full £100) to help her increase stocks and improve the stall. We wish her and her family well.

September 21, 2019

Meet 'Beaker' one of half dozen ex-battery hens we rescued yesterday from her ‘enriched cage’. LOOK AT HER CONDITION. It angers us that greed leads to this. We’ll keep her image on our phones and show it to anyone we see buying the battery eggs in the supermarket. Want to help or adopt your own?

September 14, 2019

Fabien Nsengimama runs a small grocery stall in Sovu, Ngororero- Birembo Branch, Rwanda. They sell products as varied as beans, spaghetti, biscuits and other household goods like body oil, shoes, and slippers. Fabien is 20 years old, married, and they have a baby girl. Fabien sells to small clients in his neighbourhood. Along with others, we're helping him increase his stock including soft drinks, cakes, samosas, and other foods. He rotates with his wife in the shop and they also grow potatoes. So when he is in the plantation, she sells in their small shop, and vice versa. They earn around £240 a month and we help our assistance will help boost their family income. Thank you for helping Fabien and his family.

July 27, 2019

Our friend Elvis the Boxador (yes, he is our friend) helps out at his local 'Wag and Company' as a friendship dog - it's a registered charity enabling visiting dog teams to build meaningful new friendships with older dog lovers across the North East of England. We've seen the difference his poochie-visits make in his local care home, and we're happy to donate to support the project and help with the organisation. Keep up the good work, Elvis! Elvis can be seen 'working' at Rosewood Care Home in Gateshead and the residents, naturally, love him!

June 26, 2019

Jum'aa Abu Reeda is 23. He is married with a young son aged 3. He lives with his family in Qusra near Nablus in the 'West Bank' of Palestine. Given that it's 'Eurovision week' we felt it appropriate to support a Palestinan family through a micro-loan donation. We're giving Jum'aa £100 via Lend With Care charity (and covering their admin costs), and he'll be able to use the money to improve his business. Any money he is able to pay back we'll pass on to another entrepreneur in a developing country, or via our regular charity donations. Jum’aa runs a shop selling household items as well as small dometic appliances. He established the business around five years ago. Prior to this he had worked briefly as a construction labourer. However, he changed because he wanted a business with more profitable opportunities and something for which he could depend upon on himself. Among the items he sells are cutlery, plates, cups, bedsheets and even small cooking stoves. We're helping him buy extra stock for his store, specifically plastic tables and chairs, rugs, and even more electrical items for the kitchen. We wish him well, and we hope for peace and prosperity in Palestine. Click the link to find out more., and see his shop.

May 13, 2019

Anwar Dar Ahmad is a 48 years old. He is a smallholder farmer and lives with his family near the town of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, Palestine. Given the latest attacks on the people of the West Bank, we felt it appropriate to reach out and help in a small way by supporting a farming family. We've donated £100 to help Anwar develop his tomato-growing business. Anwar has four children. He has been farming for the past 20 years or so. He owns two acres of land, on part of which he has greenhouses which permit him to grow tomatoes out of season and in a controlled environment. Along with others (via Lend with Care) we're helping him buy 400 tomato plants, compost in bulk, frames for the plants and sheeting to aid temperature control in the greenhouse. We wish him a successful season.

May 10, 2019

Gulfam Ali is from a suburb of Lahore in Pakistan. He sells embroidery to earn the bread and butter for his family (his elderly parents, one sister and himself). His parents are receiving regular medical treatment. Gulfam sews beautiful women's clothing, known locally as 'Silma Sitara' work. His fulltime work brings him a monthly income of approximately £107. This only just covers the family expenses, so we've helped him purchase fabric, pearls and embroidery stones to sell higher-priced 'Silma Sitara' and hopefully provide a better living standard for his family, and improve the medical facilities for his parents. Thank you for supporting this family.

April 04, 2019