Jobs and Voluntary Opportunities
Vana Trust is a UK based charity providing three projects:
Schools in Africa - support to children affected by HIV and AIDS in the Sub-Saharan Africa. We fund raise in western world including Europe and UK and use the donations to sponsor these children in Southern Africa by paying their school fees and supporting the schools with other basic needs. We continue our support of these children after leaving school with further education costs or training if they so wish.
A therapeutic Farm in the UK - support to children and young adults with learning or emotional challenges through therapeutic farming on our organic farm project on the boarders of Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire.
We are looking to recruit the following volunteers:
Patrons
We currently have no patron and hence urgently need 3 or 4 patrons to assist with our fundraising plan.
Energetic Trustees
The existing Trustee Board is ready to expand and is seeking experienced individuals with a commitment to our aims, relevant business/charity experience and most importantly the time & energy to make things happen. We particularly seek those with previous trustee experience coupled with professional skills in finance or law.
PR
Are you a Public Relations Company who could offer us a few hours of your expertise to increase awareness of our projects and help us with publicity which would greatly enhance our chances of attracting major sponsors. They do say where there is a story there is a way …. we have a good story to tell!!
Fundraisers
We are looking for people with ideas for fundraising and the presentation skills to present the work of Vana Trust in a variety of settings. Would you like to run a marathon, climb a mountain, give a dinner party on behalf of Vana Trust? Please do get in touch and we will support you in any way that we can and would be most grateful for your help.
Farm volunteers
We need a variety of people with different skills to help with the on-going work at our organic farm project on the boarders of Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire. We also need people who can work alongside children and adults with learning difficulties and emotional challenges. If you can help, please do contact our farm manager, Sharon at sharon.callow@vanatrustfarm.org.uk.
Farm Management committee
We have an active and dynamic farm management committee. If you have the following skills or experience in accounting, law, project management, farming/gardening, social work, therapy and would like to join our management committee for our organic farm project on the boarders of Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire, please contact Sharon at sharon.callow@vanatrustfarm.org.uk.
Donations or volunteers to assist with our iVana Boutique
iVana Boutique is an eBay shop in aid of Vana Trust selling designer clothes and accessories. Do you love designers such as Prada, Burberry, Mulberry, Paul Smith, Stella McCartney as much as we do! We are looking for donations of designer clothes & accessories or we will sell them FOR YOU for 50% & 50% commission to our charity, Vana Trust.
Send clothes & accessories to:
Yew Tree Farm, Duck Lane,
Ludgershall, HP18 9XZ
Tel: 01844 237146
To arrange a pick up::
Tweet us at @VanaTrust
Or text us at 07713 794163
Email: info@vanatrust.org.uk
We also need volunteers to help us pick up, photograph and pack. Or you might be proficient at eBay buying and selling? We need you help, too.
For further details or an informal chat please contact Nyasha at info@vanatrust.org.uk