Compassion is an international Christian child development and child advocacy ministry, currently working in 26 countries for the development of children living in extreme poverty. The leadership development programme is an extension of that work, aiming to identify children with exceptional academic and leadership skills and support them through their university studies, with support from a Leadership Development Programme specialist. The aim is to help them to develop their potential and to equip them to take on crucial leadership roles in their communities.
Commenting on the challenge, Ian said “We live in Cherry Burton, near Beverley in East Yorkshire and have three wonderful daughters (Joanne, Laura and Elaine), who have all gone through university and are now working in good jobs. We enjoy walking our dog every day and get out on longer walks whenever we can, so the Kilmanjaro trek seemed a natural progression. Liz and I are both convinced that the development of leadership within communities is an important step in helping others towards development and improvement. We are keen to support the growth of the students supported by Compassion, to enable them to act as leaders and role models in their own communities.”
Fundraising Target: £4,000 (Jointly)
The fundraising target for the challenge is £4,000. Ian said “in taking part in the challenge, we will gain the satisfaction of climbing one of the world's most amazing mountains and working with the other team members to achieve something of lasting benefit through the money raised for the Compassion leadership development programme. Through supporting us with sponsorship, you can help us to achieve even more for the students involved in the programme and the communities in which they are involved. We will be very grateful for any support you feel able to give and it will help to drive us on our way on the trek in March.
If you would like to find out more about this important work, please go to: http://www.compassionuk.org/blood-sweat-compassion-march12
If you or your organisation would like to support this work, any contributions made will go directly towards sponsoring the 4 LDP students we are supporting through this trip. There is a link direct from that page to any of us participating, or you can access our own web page direct at:
http://www.compassionuk.org/blood-sweat-compassion-mar12-Ian-Liz-Hargreaves
If it is more convenient, you can also sponsor us by texting our ‘just giving’ site on 70070 – text KILI96 and the amount you wish to donate. We will be grateful for any support you feel able to provide. If you would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
