Around fifty crafters (should we call them busy bees?) got together this week to celebrate the opening of the newly refurbished crafts room called The Hive at Workaid in Chesham. Rob Levine, Chairman of Workaid, welcomed visitors and thanked them [...]
The first craft workshop took place in the fabulous, newly refurbished Hive with 13 participants making beautiful crochet butterflies, led by Rosa Maria Welsh. The group included three thirteen year olds, who also completed one of the colourful butterflies to [...]
A real positive from the election is that the 0.7% of GDP aid commitment is less under threat. If that budget was as well-used as Workaid’s funds, I think the difference it would make could be amazing! I am constantly [...]
I had the great joy of presenting to the congregation of the Selly Oak Methodist Church on Sunday 21st May. As befits anything led by Vincent, one of our wonderful trustees, it was a service full of humour and warmth, [...]
One of the fantastic projects we support is in the slum areas in Kampala. I was there in February and completely inspired by BBVI and its founder, Meddy. He was a child of the Bwaise slum and had to leave [...]
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One of the things Workaid people do is visit our partners in Africa, and see the projects we support -there are often things better done face to face! I visited Kampala in February 2017, mainly to try to persuade the [...]
Julie Bowler is back from her Arctic Challenge in aid of Workaid and has been reunited with her regular Thursday morning slot in sewing machines at our Head Office in Chesham. Julie and her husband, Martin completed Greenland's "The Arctic Circle [...]
We are very pleased to welcome Jane Bucknall back to the team and to the Board of Trustees. Jane joined Workaid as a publicity volunteer three years ago, and for two years acted as our Publicity Officer. With two grown [...]
