{"id":5022,"date":"2024-05-27T20:43:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T19:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/widnes\/?page_id=5022"},"modified":"2024-09-11T20:22:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:22:17","slug":"the-future-is-pink","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/widnes\/our-projects\/the-future-is-pink\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future is Pink"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To celebrate 80 years of service in support of women and children, members of SI Widnes decided to set an ambitious target. We hope to raise \u00a35000 to supply a pink tuk tuk, training for 5 Nepalese women on how to drive and maintain the tuk tuk and how to manage their own business running a safe taxi\/bus service by women for women in conjunction with the Rosie May Foundation. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Rosie May Foundation<\/a> was founded 12 years ago by Rosie May\u2019s mother, Mary Storrie. Mary, from Nottingham, did this in response to the overwhelming donations received from the public after their daughter, Rosie, was murdered.<\/p>\n

Seeking solace, following Rosie May\u2019s death, her parents holidayed in Sri Lanka. It was the year a devastating Tsunami hit the country.\u00a0 This inspired the Foundation\u2019s first project; the Rosie May Home for girls, for children who had lost parents in the tsunami in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

A tragic UN report in 2016 found that 90% of women in Sri Lanka had suffered some form of sexual harassment while using public transport.\u00a0The Rosie May Foundation set up a project to provide highly visible pink tuk tuks in Sri Lanka.\u00a0 Driven by single parent mums, this became a safe taxi service for over 300 women and girls a week on their journey to work, school, for hospital appointments etc.\u00a0 At the same time it generated a sustainable income for their families. The Foundation now intends to provide the same support in Nepal.<\/p>\n

The UK version \u2018Think Pink\u2019 project stems from this initiative and aims to recruit more females into taxi driving services across Nottingham and Derby.<\/p>\n

Our first major fundrasing event for this project will be:<\/p>\n

The ‘In the Pink\u00a0Bingo’<\/strong><\/span> will take place on Tuesday 16th July at Holy Family Social Club, Cronton. Doors open at 7.00pm and eyes down at 7.30.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the donations for prizes received so far are:<\/span><\/p>\n