Further Congratulations to Joanna, Jane and Sheila, our wonderful “Walk in Her Shoes” volunteers. They jointly raised the wonderful sum of £850, which will be doubled by Government matched funding. All funds that were pledged for Walk In Her Shoes by 4 June will be used to introduce a number of life-changing improvements for the women and girls of the Afar region of Ethiopia – one of the most geographically remote and inhospitable areas of Africa.
Because of our write-up in the Craven Herald which was spotted by CARE International, SI Skipton were invited to enter into a draw for community groups who had completed the “Walk in Her Shoes Challenge” and SI Skipton were picked as the winners.
The prize is to have Dr Helen Pankhurst, great grand-daughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst as a guest speaker on Monday 19th September 2016.
(Further details to be announced).
Dr. Helen is CARE International UK’s campaign ambassador for the Voices Against Violence and most recently the Walk in Her Shoes Campaigns. Helen is also a Senior Technical Advisor for the Water Team of CARE USA with a remit of support to CARE’s water sector work internationally.
Helen was born in Ethiopia and worked there for three years as the Country Representative for WaterAid. She also worked as Head of International Programmes for five years at WOMANKIND Worldwide and for five years as the Regional Manager for the Horn of Africa at the Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD). Helen is also a trustee of WaterAid and Farm Africa.