Monday, 7 January 2013

My Indian Adventure Starts Here...With Your Help!

At the end of 2012, I was given the news I was hoping for. I had been offered the opportunity to go to India with Raleigh International and the International Citizen's Service.

Funded by the Department for International Development, it is a great scheme working with six different charities who are aiming to tackle global poverty. For more information, have a look on this website:


I will be in India for 10 weeks in the summer of 2013 and I will be involved in plenty of projects that will be life-changing for the villages in India that we will be working with. 

Take a look at this video, it is astonishing how much work one team did in the summer of 2012.




I have set up a 'Just Giving' page in order to raise my £800 target and I hope that family and friends will donate generously to such a worthwhile cause.

https://www.justgiving.com/Kirsty-Barrett27

I am in the process of organising a fundraiser; the plan is for me, my dad and my brother to run and cycle the 127 miles of canal path from Liverpool to Leeds. I will keep you updated on the progress of our training!



As a final note, if anyone has any unwanted items that you think I could sell on eBay - please don't hesitate to donate them!!

Thanks.