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Raising Awareness

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Hello friends! As you are all aware, two years ago I embarked on an adventure of a lifetime, to Zambia, to support Restless Development for three months. Well, I'm off again! This time heading to Calais,  in the new year to help a fantastic charity called ‘Help the Refugees’ and ‘L’Auberge des Migrants’. We want to start 2017 off the best way we can, and this charity helps the most vulnerable people currently reaching Europe’s shoes. From the donations we hope to raise we are able to provide refugees that much needed water, sanitation, food, medical aid, education, valuable and basic living conditions. This is something that if affecting hundreds and thousands of refugees across the world, with a bigger increase in migration over the last few years comes a much bigger demand for volunteers.  I think getting hangovers the first day of the New Year is overrated, so helping out abroad is the next best thing. This is where you can get involved! I am asking f...

Restless Development- Girls Education Forum

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Helloooo friends! Nick Hurd and I after a discussion on child marriage. I hope you have had a wonderful summer so far, Britain has even had the fortunate spell of sunshine for a whole weekend! (Thats a big deal!) I have had a busy few weeks, and it led me to think about my future. Which is something everybody has to do at some stage, for some it is in the shower or in bed late at night. For me it is on a train.  Since I was sixteen I have been volunteering, I have a fire for it, a passion. I won't go into it in the article but feel free to read my previous one (My Greatest Achievements). Girls in Education I have been with Restless now for over 2 years, it has been a rush of a journey, it constantly pushes me to be a better person, to inspire more people, to encourage, to teach, to develop myself and others around me. It is constantly making me stronger, louder, and more determined than ever. I recently went to the Girls Education Forum, which was just brilliant. ...