21st June 2013
THE Rotary Club of Crewkerne District met for a special dinner at the Henhayes Centre where guests from Crewkerne Rotary Club joined them for a meal supplied by Richard Hall and two guest speakers gave informed illustrated talks on their charities.
Zoe Steer, regional Fundraiser for Parkinson UK gave them an update on the work of the charity and Scott Chandler from Crewkerne shared his latest news on his efforts to set up his FACES Africa charity.
Mr Chandler, a trainee teacher in special educational needs, was pleased to announce that his next trip to Uganda, where he is working with a school for special needs and supporting a small group of young people who were previously homeless, has been funded by Hazel’s Footprints Trust.
He spoke to Rotarians about the loans to young people scheme he has set up to enable young people aged 18 to 30-years-old from disadvantaged backgrounds with practical skills and work experience through a combination of training, mentoring, business planning and/or job placement, and enterprise development support. When they pay back the interest free loan they then pay it forward to the next young person who needs it.
The pilot scheme has enabled one young man to begin farming pigs.
FACES is a not for profit organisation which Mr Chandler hopes to become a charity very soon and he is anxious to talk to any more groups who may be able to support his work in any way. For more information look up FACESAfrica on Facebook.
PICTURE: INFORMATIVE TALKS | Jeremy Webb president elect, Sarah Holley president, Scott Chandler FACES Africa and Zoe Steer Parkinsons UK
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