Vodafone Announce The ‘World of Difference’ Winners

3 months ago 18th Sep 11:03

Alexander McLean - African Prisons Project

Alexander set up African Prisons Project to improve the welfare, health and education of detainees in some African prisons. These include work to establish an education facility in a women's prison and to build a day-care centre for the children of offenders.

Miguel D Ramirez - SolarAid

Through the programme, the London based Texan will now research renewable sources of energy with SolarAid, whose work includes training local communities to modify devices, such as kerosene lamps, to use solar power.

Lucy Caslon - Msizi Africa

PA at one of the World’s largest property advisers, Lucy set up Msizi Africa in her spare time, raising £30,000 to help relieve the hardship of children in Africa where the AIDS pandemic has left many children without any family.

Naomi Glass - Spitalfields City Farm

Dedicating the last nine years of her life to working with different charities, Naomi will work with the City Farm to extend its reach to educating disadvantaged young people and their parents, including those who find classroom-based learning a challenge.

Jean Westmacott - Cerebral Palsy Africa

Through her training as a nurse, Jean has developed a holistic approach to working with people including those with cerebral palsy. Jean, who lives in Hampshire, will now work full-time for one year with Scottish charity Cerebral Palsy Africa to establish a training/resource centre in the UK and link with key people in Africa.

Andrew Lamb - Engineers Without Borders UK

Andrew, a Cambridge graduate, will now lead the new UK arm of the organisation to obtain more funding and place engineers on voluntary projects to help relieve poverty worldwide.

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