Dear Supporters,
I felt now was a good time to
write this letter as Educate the World [UK] has seen our supporter numbers grow
over the past few months. New supporters
have been drawn to the Charity from different sources including our Patron,
Scarlett Quigley, and our on-going #spoonappeal. Whilst I am sure most, and hopefully all, of
our supporters are aware of what Educate the World [UK] is aiming to achieve
many of you are probably not aware of the Charity’s history and the hurdles it
has faced in recent years.
Educate the World [UK] was
founded in 2008 by myself, my wife and a close friend and was granted charitable
status in 2010. After growing well in
the early years the charity was plunged into a crisis in June 2013 when my
wife, Christine, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The Founders agonised long and hard about
whether to close the charity, however on Christine’s insistence it remained
opened and a new trustee was appointed to take her place. From June 2013 to October 2014 the Charity
was largely dormant relying on donations to keep going as I took the role of my
wife’s full time carer. As my wife’s
condition deteriorated she made it clear that following her death she wanted
the Charity to grow so that our initial hopes and dreams were not wasted. Sadly Christine passed away on 30th
October 2014.
In line with Christine’s wishes
we relaunched the charity in February 2015.
The person appointed to replace Christine as a trustee was removed from
his position following a serious breach of Trust [he borrowed £700 from me 6
days after my wife’s funeral, promised to pay it back in a couple of weeks and
to date has paid nothing back], and several of our partner organisation in
Africa we removed following an internal investigation into the way they operate. He was replaced by Andrea Quigley, the hardly
working Mum of our patron Scarlett Quigley.
We were also honoured when the explorer and education advocate Justin
Miles starting working with Educate the World [UK] in a consultative capacity. I would like to place on record my thanks to
Andrea, Scarlett and Justin all of whom over the past few months have worked closely
with me to help the Charity grow and develop.
As we approach the first anniversary of my wife’s passing I can
confidently say that we are successfully growing the charity and as far as I am
concerned everything we the Charity does is done in her memory.
R.I.P Christine Brockway Founder of Educate the World [UK] 23-05-1953
to 30-10-2014
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