The 10
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The University of the West Indies (UWI) Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC)'s International Half-Marathon 2013 is not just about the race this year. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the organisers of the Half-Marathon have embarked upon a charitable initiative, where 10 specially-invited persons, dubbed "The 10" will participate in the race, each representing one of 10 charities, and enlisting the public's support to contribute pledges of $10 in support of their chosen charity.
Supported by mobile telecommunications operator, Digicel Trinidad and Tobago, the public has the opportunity to donate $10 or more to the charities by texting donations to a code assigned to each. To contribute to one of the charities, simply send a blank text to the assigned code with your Digicel handset. Each text donates $10.
CODE: 11210
The Guardian Neediest Cases Fund was founded in 1934 during the dark days of world wide depression. Originally the Fund was organised to identify the ten most "Neediest Cases" in Trinidad & Tobago so that they could have been be given financial assistance. Over the years the Guardian Neediest Cases Fund expanded its reach to assist the Needy throughout Trinidad & Tobago.
One of the most important activities of the Fund is to help the Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) carry out their work of helping the less fortunate.- In 2002, Avonelle Hector-Joseph was at the funeral of a young man she'd taught in Sunday School. She was horrified and pained by the violence of his short life. "I got a sense of the anger these young people were feeling, and the need to make some positive influence in their lives." Like most of us, she wondered aloud why someone didn't 'do something' about it.
Her mentor, Bevery Loobie Alleyne, whom she knew from Holiness Revival Ministries in Woodbrook where they both worshipped, answered with a simple question of her own: "Why don't you?" Out of that challenge, she began doing outreach work in Maloney. She saw photos of children in Haiti and decided to send clothes, but even then had no inkling of how involved she would eventually become. The name Is There Not a Cause is Biblical, a quote from 1 Samuel 17:29. The organisation doesn't compromise its position as a Christian one, but is grateful for the support of volunteers from all faiths. "We took over 300 people to Haiti, and not all of them were Christians," she points out. Although it's a sticky point for many companies who don't donate to ethnic, political, or religious organisations for fear of appearing discriminatory, she refuses to remove the line of scripture from her letterhead." One of the values my mother taught me was never to compromise my faith." If she bends, she explains, people will assume she's not serious about her beliefs.
They let donors know they aren't about religion but about community building and outreach. - Keith Sobion, Attorney at Law, former MP for Ortoire Mayaro, Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and Prinicpal of the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica sadly passed away from this earth on 14th February, 2008 at the University of the West Indies Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. The Keith Stanford Sobion Foundation was established by the immediate family of Mr. Keith Stanford Sobion Esq. H.B.M with the aim of the Foundation is to promote legal education within the Caribbean Region via scholarships, prizes and bursaries.
The Foundation was also established to promote the welfare of persons who are less fortunate within our communities. Mr. Sobion was deeply passionate about regional legal education and the promotion of law within the Caricom region, and his family considers the endeavour as simply a way of giving something back. - The Trinidad & Tobago Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Renata Sankar-JaimungalThe T&T Coalition Against Domestic Violence operates specifically in the field of domestic violence. It is a loose coalition of associations that work in the field of anti-domestic violence, pro-peace in the family and the community. The Coalition's purpose is to assist its members in any way it can to carry out their functions, and to carry public education programmes aimed at prevention and eradication of domestic violence and the promotion of domestic peace and harmony. This covers abuse and neglect of children, the handicapped and the aged as well as spousal abuse, the abuse of spouse's relatives and destruction of property as a means of spousal child, elderly or handicapped intimidation. Members of the Coalition run homes for battered, abused and abandoned children, homes for battered women, counselling centers for victims of violence, women's development and empowerment groups, programmes for training women in income generating skills, self help groups and support groups for disadvantaged peoples. Our members include the Rape Crisis Society, the Shelter for Battered & Abused Women & Children, Halfway House, Families in Action, and the other organisations and individuals working in this field in Trinidad & Tobago.
- SylPhil's Home in Love is the oldest home for displaced, abandoned and abused children on the island of Tobago. The SylPhil home was founded by Sylvia Phillips and is now managed by her daughter, Susan Phillips-Jacks.
- Habitat for Humanity (UWI Chapter) - Stephen Sheppard
Habitat for Humanity operates on the basis that the basic right to human dignity includes shelter. The UWI Chapter continues its work out of the University, recruiting staff and student volunteers for projects all over Trinidad. It is a non-profit, Christian organization focused on eradicating poverty housing and homelessness in Trinidad and Tobago. As of June 30, 2012, HFHTT has assisted 953 families with 256 housing solutions. Through this, many low-income families have been able to access simple, decent and affordable housing that otherwise may not have been possible. We continue to strive and work towards a world where everyone has a decent place to live. - In January 2008 the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (managed by UNIFEM), UNICEF, and the Centre for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS)1 at the University of West Indies, St. Augustine campus signed a joint partnership to advance this action research project. The Project seeks to break the silence on the taboo subject of child sexual abuse (CSA)/incest and its implications for HIV throughout Trinidad and Tobago by empowering children, parents, communities, policy makers and service providers who work in child protection, HIV/AIDS and women's rights.
The long-term goal of the Project is to reduce the prevalence of child sexual abuse (CSA)/incest and its implication for risky sexual behaviour and HIV. (To achieve this goal, the Project will produce new research findings and a best practice research model, which will begin to be disseminated during the third year (Phase III) of the Project.) - The Rape Crisis Society of Trinidad and Tobago (RCS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation established in 1984 by a group of concerned men and women, following an upsurge in media reporting on rape. The organisation is the countrys main group to actively address the issues of violence that impact on the most vulnerable members of society, particularly women and children. The mission of the RCS is accomplished through the provision of daily on-site counselling services at its two centres, a 24-hour hotline service and community-based outreach workshops. What makes this Centre unique is that it goes beyond traditional counselling of victims and has a preventive focus. The Centre serves as a model in the Caribbean for effective strategies to educate and sensitise the population about violence in order to prevent and reduce it. It has shown an understanding of the broader issues and teaches conflict resolution skills.
- This organisation's primary goal is to facilitate the needs of the differently able community despite the disability and the need. We hope to provide information and services which can help better the lives of the differently able, empowering them with a sense of independence to accomplish their own dreams and aspirations in life, to which our motto depicts "Your Only Limitation is Your Mind".
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Arts-Insight is a new ngo geared towards catering to the needs of differently abled citizens. Arts-Insight intends to focus on the area of Advocacy for equality. - Student Bursary - Jeremy Bellamy
Not to be confused with the UWI Student Bursary, the funds donated to this charitable cause will go towards the presentation of a bursary to a UWI St. Augustine student in need. The student will be selected by the Faculty of Social Sciences based on level of need and other factors.
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