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Headington Rye, Oxford, Recipe Book

Year 10 at Headington Rye, Oxford, has chosen Alongside Africa as their charity. We are very honoured by their choice and we look forward to a long and happy relationship with the school.

We recently gave a presentation to the Year 10 girls to inform them about our work in Kabale, Uganda. They have decided to support the Amasiko Halfway House, where young women who have had to drop out of formal education are given the chance to learn a skill. The Sixth Form are working towards raising funds to support some of these young women during their residential course. The course is offered free of charge to those who meet the criteria, to provide them with the opportunity to become self-sufficient and, in many cases, support their families. Without this support they would typically end up working in other people’s gardens to earn a meagre existence and so perpetuate the cycle of poverty.

As part of their fundraising, the young ladies at Headington Rye have put together a book of favourite recipes from their households. To obtain a PDF copy of the book, please complete the form below to make a donation of £7 or more.

Please note: You will receive an email with the PDF attached within 24 hours of your payment going through. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the email, or contact mtitterton@alongsideafrica.org

One of the girls whom the Year 10s would like to support during her course is Doreen.

Doreen had to leave school after primary education – not because she lacked ability or ambition, but simply because her mother couldn’t afford the fees. Her father left the family and remarried, taking with him the land they had been living on. What remained – a small, dry plot – isn’t enough to feed the family. Since leaving school, Doreen has worked alongside her mother, helping in other people’s gardens in exchange for food. She is the third of seven children. Her older siblings find occasional work in town, while the younger ones attend primary school only when there is money to cover their fees. Their mother suffers from asthma and often can’t work. Medication is expensive and out of reach most months, adding even more pressure to the family. Doreen dreams of returning to education and learning a skill that will change not only her life, but the lives of her mother and younger siblings. A place in Alongside Africa’s six-month tailoring course at the Amasiko Halfway House would give her just that: hope, dignity, and the tools to build a more secure future.
 
If you’d like to help make this possible, please consider purchasing our digital cookbook – every penny raised will go directly towards funding Doreen’s place on the course. Your support means the world.
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