Fresh Start Foundation

March Eye Clinic

beccafsf — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:03:16 +0000

In March 2012 a group of international volunteers took part in various activities supporting the FSF’s projects. Jonathan, volunteer from the UK, wrote an account on his experience of helping at an eye clinic.Please read his article below:

I went to The Gambia with The … [read more]

Jonathan: March 2012

beccafsf — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:06:57 +0000

I went to The Gambia with The Fresh Start Foundation in March 2012 with a 20 strong group comprising mainly of Lush employees from around the world. The Fresh Start Foundation is a charity that Lush has been involved with supporting for the last few … [read more]

Education on Climate Change

beccafsf — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:48:34 +0000

Fresh Start Foundation with the support of the Global Environment Fund under the United Nation Development Programme conducted a one day lesson on climate change and its adverse effects at Kwinella Upper Basic School on the 10^th December 2011. Eighty students with their environmental … [read more]

Educational and Medical Resources

beccafsf — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:15:31 +0000

A selection of educational materials such as books, bags and stationary were ditrubuted to schools within the Lower River Region in November 2011. The Kwinella Clinic recieved 12 baby scales that were donated from Catshill Clinic in Bromsgrove and other medical resources such as wheelchairs, … [read more]

Read Ed’s blog as he cycles to The Gambia

beccafsf — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:00:57 +0000

Ed Wade-Martin will be volunteering with FSF and has decided to get there by bike! He set cycle early September and is hoping to reach the smiling coast in a few months. As his journey progresses he is writing a blog to keep us updated … [read more]

Ed is going to The Gambia…by bike!

beccafsf — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:27:22 +0000

Ed Wade-Martin is travelling to volunteer in The Gambia by bike! In fact, he is cycling right now! He first visited The Gambia at 19 years old where he lived in the village Kwinella and taught in a local school. Now he is making his … [read more]

Clean water for Kwinella!

beccafsf — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:11:23 +0000

Report on the water project in Kwinella By Lamin Sanyang FSF Manager The Gambia

Kwinella Sang Sang Kono has a population of 1500 inhabitants who are predominantly farmers. Water, which is the foundation of life, a basic human need was scarce in this community. Before … [read more]

Running, jumping and dodging knives!

beccafsf — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:54:29 +0000

33 Lush staff and friends took part in 3 death defying tests of nerves and endurance – one even on Friday 13th! They raised money to buy a second threshing machine for the women of Kwinella and surrounding areas in the Gambia. Threshing the rice

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A 10k run for FSF

beccafsf — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:20:59 +0000

Laura Sparkes, one of FSF’s greatest Fund raisers ran the great north run to raise a month’s worth of school meals and did so with great success so thank you laura! And here is her reasons why: “Fresh Start Foundation is a charity engraved in … [read more]

Jake: February 2011

beccafsf — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:21:30 +0000

Going to Gambia with the Craven Arms Cricket Project was a truly amazing experience. I never really knew what to expect whilst there. One thing i wasn’t expecting was to fall in love with the country as much as i did. The people were absolutely … [read more]