The team at Wendover House have continued its working relationship with The Baraka Community Partnership, this year the home increased its commitment to working with charity this year by sponsoring a child in Zambia. In September 2018 Elaine Ashmore travelled to Zambia with The Baraka Community Partnership, where she was able to meet and spend time with Wendover House sponsored child, in addition to this Elaine also visited a safe House for girls, which enables them to have some where safe to live and access to education. While in Zambia, Elaine spent time visiting different schools in different regions across the country, while there Elaine completed landscaping, painting and teaching sessions.

At Homes2Inspire we are keen to ensure that the children and young people have the opportunity to learn about other cultures and gain an understanding of the importance of supporting and helping others in a wide range of ways. As part of this project residents have been involved in education sessions about Zambia and the important sustainable work that the Baraka Community Partnership completes. In addition to raffles and cake sales to help raise money for the project and collecting donations for Elaine to take with to Zambia, this included first aid supplies, children clothes, toiletries and children vitamins.

Baraka Community Partnerships (BCP) is a charity, which began in 2007 when three friends, who had travelled much and seen inequality and poverty first hand, got together with a view to making a difference. It started with one project in Morocco and has developed to encompass over 30 projects in four developing countries. In 2013 Baraka Canada was formed. Baraka doesn’t give cash hand-outs, because we want to look at long term solutions. We want the changes in the communities to come from them – their ideas, their goals, their aspirations. By developing Schools and healthcare centres, income generation schemes and water and sanitation projects, we galvanise communities to create their own sustainable, self-sufficient futures. All projects are suggested or instigated by locals, so we can help build their own vision for their community to make it a reality. Where possible we ask the community to contribute in some format such as labour, local materials or part funding. Where possible we work with local partners or organisations.

If anyone is interested in learning more about the Baraka Community Partnership and the work they do in Morocco, India, Zambia and Laos, you can learn more, become involved or donate directly to the charity on the following website: http://www.barakacommunity.com/ or on social media site Facebook using the following link: https://en-gb.facebook.com/BarakaCommunityPartnerships/