I posted a reply on my blog, but I do not think you saw it. You can either email me (my email address is my firstname followed by my surname as below @yahoo.com) or you can phone me on “0776 45-889.42″ if that is easier.I hope to hear from you as I am quite keen that this hsould happen.

Rufus Evison

P.S. John, if Gemma has submitted an email address when posting her comment perhaps you could let her know how to contact me?

At one point I did a 9 month set of traveling for $300 plus my initial ticket. To do this for a charity in the usual way would cost much more and, as you say, eat away at the purpose of the scheme.

That said I have alarger problem with the initiative. This is that no one seems willing to volunteer, or to refer me to someone who might be willing to volunteer.

If i could find a volunteer I would happily keep track of what went on to ensure that the scheme benefitted and that the meals were not all being eaten by travel and related benefits.

Rufus Evison

That depends where you are, but rarely in life will jobs come to you, you will need to learn to go out and look for them.

Have you asked your local newsagent for a job, or the local pub/bar/restaurant?

As you say, the intention is not to make money for the student but to provide worthwhile experience at a relatively high level. It will look good on a CV, give them organisational experience and several high level contacts. Also it will do some good and should be fun. I even have a few pet projects that couold be handed over to someone who managed somehting like this. If you know anyone suitable please do point them my way as it just seems someting that should happen.

It has been shown that projects like this have many benefits for the recipients. The nutrition makes the school results improve considerably. The incentive of food means that children who otherwise would not be allowed to go are actively encouraged. This helps to even up the sex ratios as typically girls are the ones who are kept back. All in all I feel it is a good thing. I have a reference if anyone is interested. It is sat somewhere on ReasonedRants.BlogSpot.Com, though i am now moving that blog to the background to make way for a shorter one.

Rufus Evison

Sounds like a worthwhile project to me and while it may not make the student money it’ll certain provide them with some useful and worthwhile experience and contacts.

What I want is someone to arrange sponsorship from some large companies for a school in an impoverished area (not UK I mean a poor country). The idea is that they (the companies) should sponsor school meals for the school in question. To set this up directly with the school will make it much more likely to actually happen rather then see the money go to graft higher up the chain. A student could get sponsorship both for the meals and to visit the country, select the school and arrange the deal.

I would be keen to arrange a few initial introductions and to talk about a process to gain more high level intros. I would also be happy to offer strategic and tactical advice to help make this happen.

Rufus Evison
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-Gregg