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13 September 2006
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Angela Docherty, Chief Executive of New Ways, has won a prestigious
UK Charity Award 2006.
Angela was presented the award of Charity Principal of the Year in a
glittering ceremony last night at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, in the
presence of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
The evening was compered by BBC presenter Jeremy Vine. Ed Milliband,
MP and Minister for the Third Sector also attended the event which was
sponsored by Charity Times magazine.
The prize is given to: 'an executive head of the organisation who has
demonstrated outstanding leadership and management skill in the running of a
charity.'
Founded in 1994, New Ways supports health, education, water and
agricultural development projects in Africa and South America. Its focus is on
helping communities become self-sufficient.
Angela Docherty said: "I am overjoyed and honoured to have been given
this award. But really its an award for New Ways. Like all the winners on the
night, I am one of a team of many, many volunteers who give up their time with
family and friends to help New Ways with its development work in Kenya and
Latin America.
From my perspective this award belongs to our colleagues working in
the field year after year, alongside the communities we support, for their
inspiration, passion and dedication - which drives me and the volunteers here
in the UK and Ireland to do whatever we can to help them continue their great
work."
Charity
Awards 2006
Angela Docherty (centre) recieves the award for UK
Charity Principal of the Year 2006
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6 September 2006
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New Ways shortlisted for top charity award
New Ways has been shortlisted for a prestigious UK Charity Award
2006.
The announcement of the winners will take place in a ceremony
sponsored by Charity Times magazine on Tuesday, 12 September, at the Royal
Lancaster Hotel in London.
New Ways Chief Executive Angela Docherty, has been nominated as
Charity Principal of the Year for her work.
The prize is awarded to: "an executive head of the organisation who
has demonstrated outstanding leadership and management skill in the running of
a charity."
Founded in 1994, and run on an entirely voluntary basis (until this
year) , New Ways supports health, education, water and agricultural development
projects in Africa (predominantly Turkana) and South America.
Angela said: "Our focus is on projects that are sustainable and
provide a basis for the long term development of a community or region, mostly
in areas that are particularly remote or deprived.
"Our overseas partner organisations have a long term commitment to
the areas in which they work. We have established strong relationships with
them so that we also have an intimate knowledge both of the conditions and
issues they face, and of the projects that we support. We raise funds from
grant-making organisations, private donations and from events that we organise
throughout the year."
She said: "I was delighted to be shortlisted for this important
prize. The fact have that we have been nominated is a recognition of the hard
work of all our volunteers and supporters."
If you would like to more information on New Ways email
info@newways.org.uk or call Jo Siedlecka on: 0207 267 3616.
07720 810 479.
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28 August 2006
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Invitation to take part in a country cycle ride
Fancy a gentle cycle ride around country lanes with the opportunity to stop for
tea and a pub lunch on the way?
New Ways, a charity which supports the work of the St Paul's Missionary
Community in Kenya, is recruiting cyclists to take part in their annual Bike
Ride on Saturday 16th September. The route is about 30 miles long, round
Haslemere in Surrey.
The group will be meeting at Haslemere railway station at 10am for a 10.30
start. They plan to go at a fairly easy pace arriving back at the station
around 4.30-5pm.
There is plenty of parking in the station car park and also trains from
Waterloo (although with only a limited number of places for bikes).
If you¹d like to come contact New Ways for a sponsorship form on:
info@newways.org.uk or call 020 7642 1817.
Organiser Angela Docherty says: "It¹s a great day out so please do come along
and feel free to bring along friends and family."
She explained: "The aim of the sponsored cycle is to raise funds for the
projects that New Ways has committed to fund in 2006 and to allow us the
opportunity to take on further projects. In 2006/7 the main projects we are
supporting develop the water infrastructure of the Turkana region of northern
Kenya including the building of rock catchment dams and windpumps, as well as
our ongoing commitment to support nutritional units that provide two meals a
day, five days a week to around 1,800 children. We will also support a number
of other projects in agriculture, education and community development in
Mozambique, Bolivia and Mexico."
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8 June 2006
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Plucky eight-year-old climbs three mountains for African charity
An eight-year-old girl climbed the three highest mountains in Britain recently,
to raise funds for a charity in Kenya.
Phoebe Chubb, from Southsea in Hampshire, with her brother Oli, aged 10, were
part of the 'magnificent seven' young explorers who took on the challenge of
climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, (4,406 feet); Scafell Pike in England, (3,208
feet); and Snowdon in Wales, (3,559 feet). Altogether they climbed 11,176 feet.
Five adults, including her Mum and her Dad (who recently completed the London
marathon), accompanied the children.
Phoebe plans to give all the money she raises to New Ways - a charity which
supports health, education, water and agricultural projects in the Turkana
desert region of northern Kenya - run by the St Paul's Missionary Community.
"Some people are collecting money for the Cathedral, but I've decided to give
to the African charity because I think they need it more," she said.
Phoebe says she liked Ben Nevis the best of the three mountains because, she
said: "it was the sunniest and I didn't struggle."
Besides mountain climbing, Phoebe is keen on rock climbing and horseriding. She
once had two pet spiders: Charlotte and Charlene and is learning the piano. Her
next project? To climb the three mountains in one day.
To sponsor Phoebe's climb, visit: www.justgiving.com/phoebechubb
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