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In November 08 Mike & Chris traveled to Uganda

Saturday, 23 August 2008

In November 08 Mike Beatty and Chris Turner of Pulse Marketing travelled to Uganda to make a documentary about the Children of Gulu in Uganda. UPDATE NOV Feb 1st: Thank you to all those that made it possible for us to travel to Uganda in November 08 to make a documentary about the people of Gulu. We managed to raise all of the money through invoicing and some very kind donations from some industry friends including, Sherbourn, Runco and Twentieth Century Fox.We set out to invite a presenter and with help from another industry friend, found an American sports correspondent who spoke the local language and proved to be a great help and support. The sewing machines were purchased and are being shipped very soon. The class was delighted when they were told and this will clearly make a huge difference to the lives of these amazing children. The football match went down a treat and an 11 aside game ended in a 1-0 win to England.Michael Donn (our video companion and friend for the trip) is working hard to turn the 10 hours of video in a 15 minute documentary, which will be completed by the end of February 09 - We plan to send it to schools and businesses and have it available to view online. The video will help to raise money and awareness for this deserving cause. All of the extra money will go into the edukid pot and used to help children with their education. You'll see some photos of the trip on the following site:

In November Mike Beatty and Chris Turner of Pulse Marketing travelled to Uganda to work for a charity called Edukid.

The Legacy of War

Edukid helps children affected by the legacy of war. In particularly we will be focusing our help on children who have been child soldiers, girls who have been abducted, orphans, child-led families and children infected with HIV.

Hope of a Brighter Future

The project will help these children have an education, thereby giving them the tools and opportunities to find work and break out of the poverty they live in. This way they can support themselves and have hope of a brighter future.

Uganda

Our Aims

We wish to see for ourselves the situation in Uganda and use our connections to make a difference, hence this letter to you. Our aim is to triple the amount of children edukid help in the next 2 years. We have set out to raise funds for the following:

	Make a short documentary film to help promote the needs of these children. This will help Edukid find new supporters so many more children can be helped.
	Camera person / photographer required to film and produce documentary
	Flights required for at least 4 people
	UPDATE! We now know It costs just £30 to buy a sewing machine and transport it all the way to Northern Uganda. 120 sewing machines means 60 can remain in the classroom for students to use for years to come, and the form just graduating will each have a machine to help them find work and an income. That’s £3,600 total - £2800 already raised. Funds to buy 120 sewing machines required. There is a vocational project we are visiting for girls who were abducted and routinely abused during the war. The physical and emotional effects of their experience prevents them from entering mainstream education, and so they are being taught tailoring. A class of 60 currently shares just 6 machines, and once they finish their course they will have no machine to find work. We want to ensure that every girl who studies has access to a machine, and when they leave we want them to own one so that they can find work and earn an income. We know It costs just £40 to buy a sewing machine and transport it all the way to Northern Uganda. 120 sewing machines means 60 can remain in the classroom for students to use for years to come, and the form just graduating will each have a machine each to help them find work and an income. That’s £4,800 total.
	Buy 100 football kits. The plan is to help put some fun back into their lives, and let them be children again. You could even pay extra and get your company name printed on them! Not sure of the costs, but we should expect to pay around £20 -£30 per football kit
	We would like to acquire the services of a current or ex-premier league Footballer or well known celebrity to come along to be the face of the documentary.

Can you help us with a donation to help make this happen?

There will be those who can help with donations and those who may have contacts to help to find the required ingredients for the trip.

So if Rio Ferdinand drinks at the local pub, you know a guy that has 100 sewing machines sitting in a warehouse waiting for a good home, Richard Branson is a friend of the family, or you want to organise a barbeque with friends to raise awareness, we are grateful for anything you can do!

If you have received this email and are friend of Chris and Mike and want to help, you know that your kindness will be appreciated. If this email has been sent to you by a friend, then please be assured that 100% of all the money raised will go directly to edukid and the planned trip to Uganda in November.

Donate Today

Donation by Cheque

Just enclose your cheque made payable to “edukid” and tell us below how you would like us to spend your money:

I/We would like to help towards the making of the documentary
I/We would like to buy …… sewing machines
I/We would like to buy …… football strips
I/We would like to give a one off payment to edukid
I/We would like to sponsor a child by paying £10 per month.

Further details can be found at EduKid.org . If you would like to learn more before pledging an amount of money, then please contact Chris or Mike - details below

Cheques are made payable to "edukid" and should be posted to:

EduKid c/o Pulse Marketing,
Eden End,
Feathers Hill,
Hatfield Broad Oak,
Herts.
CM22 7HD

Donation by PayPal / Credit Card

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