3RD QUARTER REPORT - JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2024
We are delighted to share an update on just some if the projects we have been working on this quarter.
EYE CAMPS
Working alongside our partners on the ground and with the help of you, our generous supporters, we have been able to facilitate 29 eye camps throughout July, August and September. This has resulted in over 1,655 cataract surgeries taking place, bringing our total so for for 2024 to 5,973!
These life changing surgeries are vital in aiding the needy across rural areas of Kenya and Tanzania.
Sponsor an eye surgery today for only $60!
WATER WELLS
Lack of access to safe and clean drinking water is the number one crisis worldwide, and BCT continue to commission water wells in locations that have dire need.
So far this year, BCT have commissioned 46 wells!
Further wells are available in:
Kenya at $1,800
Tanzania at $2,500
Pakistan at £675 water well tank (dug to between 150 - 190 metres)
£1,110 water tank well ( dug to between 350 - 500 metres) and £175 hand pump
YEMEN CRISIS
BCT continues to support Yemen and has pledged to continue to donate $12,000 each quarter towards baby milk for babies suffering from malnutrition and food parcels for families displaced by the violence of war.
PAMOJA LEO
BCT are proud to continue our partnership with Pamoja Leo, Pemba, on The Baby Project. This vital service, in partnership with the Tanzanian government, supports orphaned and vulnerable children. Our efforts help prevent children from growing up in orphanages by empowering extended families to care for orphaned babies. Since the beginning of the project, 100 babies have been resettled into families. 100% of those children remain in the family they were placed with avoiding transferral to orphanages!
£48 - Provides 8 tins of milk, which feed a baby for one month
BCT previously sponsored Pamoja Leo's school bus, and now additionally support funding offood for their day-care centre, along with salaries for their bus driver and cook.
KIJANA KWANZA
Pre Form 1 Course
The pre form 1 course is a 10 week residential programme based in Moshi Town, Tanzania for children with varied and complex challenges, who are at risk of dropping out of education due to the transition from Primary school, (which is taught in Swahili), into Secondary school(which is taught in English).
For the most vulnerable children, in particular those who have been orphaned or abandoned, primary school marks the end of their education.
This year, there have been over 200 applications for the course from across Tanzania, and 50 have been selected to attend the programme. At the end of the course, approximately 25 students will be selected for full sponsorship at Kijana Kwanza. The funding of the course is £200 per student.
AL KAUTHER HOSPITAL
BCT passionately believes that access to basic healthcare is a fundamental right for all people globally, and we are proud to be supporting the ICU wing at the new Al Kauther Hospital.
Located in Islamabad, the hospital will serve the disadvantaged communities in the impoverished suburbs. Providing state of the art healthcare facilities, with a primary focus on women and children including prenatal, postnatal, gynaecological care and dedicated paediatric services for children, the hospital address the unique needs of this vulnerable population.
UK PROJECTS
Charity begins at home, and BCT are equally as passionate about assisting those in need in the UK as well as internationally.
ST CLARE HOSPICE
St Clare’s hospice services cost £6.4 million in 2023, with the hospice receiving £2 million fromthe NHS, leaving the hospice with £4.4 million shortfall to fundraise. Dr Qamar Abbas, Medical Director and Palliative Care Consultant of St Clare Hospice isfundraising towards this huge amount, and will be taking on the challenge to trek the GreatWall of China on the 13th October. BCT will be proudly match funding the amount he hasraised. Good Luck Qamar!
CHILDREN OF ADAM
Children of Adam support approximately 110 of Londons’ vulnerable each week, providingthem with hot meals, clothes and toiletries. They have expanded their drive to provide guestswith toilet paper each month, and 4 rolls are now distributed per guest. They have recentlybegun to provide a regular barber service and 15 guests per week now receive a fresh hair cutduring distribution! This has been such a welcome addition, improving the guests self worthand lifting their mood.
HAND ON HEART
BCT are proud to continue our partnership with HoH. We have recently supported their Summer Homeless Essential Campaign, where 1,000 packs were distributed to vulnerable groups throughout July and August.
Each drawstring bag was filled with -
Polo Shirt
Underwear (3 pairs)
Socks (3 pairs)
Baseball Cap
Lip Balm (new item)
Shower Gel
Deodorant
Wet Wipes
Toothbrush/Toothpaste
First Aid plasters
Bottled Water
Sun Cream, Sleeping Bags and Blankets will be available on request to homeless at out reach drives
In addition this this, we have also proudly supported their School Backpack campaign, providing 1,000 backpacks to children from disadvantaged families filled with school supplies. With the cost of living crisis now being faced by thousands of families all over the UK, there is sadly a rise in the number of families seeking support for basic essentials.
All bags included as standard:
Reusable water flask
Stationary Sets (folders, dividers, notebook, sticky notes, pens, pencils, rubber, glue stick, sharpener, pencil case, ruler and highlighters)
Secondary School backpacks also included -
Scientific Calculator
Helix Maths Set - (compass, pencil, protector, 2 set squares)
Primary School backpacks included -
Lunch bag
Activity Books
Keep your eyes peeled for our Q4 report and information on Wear it Pink, and National Christmas Jumper Day!
