RUSHEY MEAD SECONDARY SCHOOL REUNION
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Rushey Mead Foundation
The Rushey Mead Foundation is a UK based charity formed in reaction to the devastating earthquake which destroyed much of Bhuj, Gujarat State in India in 2001. The Foundation is registered as a charity both in the UK and India. The Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan launched the charity in October 2002.
Education is a fundamental right of all children and the primary tool by which they can better themselves and escape the harsh realities of poverty. All our trustees are volunteers and nobody is employed to do the administration work. So far we have put over 97% of the money collected to the people who need them most on the ground.
The Foundation's first project was to build a school in a village called Nagor near Bhuj, Gujarat. The school started in a small room with just 7 girls and one teacher in 2004. The purpose built school building opened on July 17th with 3 classrooms, a science lab and the IT room with 15 computers. The job now is to sustain the school on a long term basis. We also support an education project in Bhuj which encourages children from poor backgrounds who have never sat down in a classroom by running classes in Ashapura neighbourhood. Dozens of children have so far joined mainstream schools through this process who otherwise would have not gone to a school. We are also in the process of building a classroom in this area.
In the Tsunami region of Sri Lanka, we were trying to support the victims but due to the civil war we decided to put the project on hold until the situation changes.
PATRONS
The Duchess of York SARAH FERGUSON
The Duchess is keen to help young people through the Rushey Mead Foundation and some of the other charities she supports.
GULSHAN GROVER
The star from Bollywood who normally plays the "BAD MAN" but support the Foundation and travels to Leicester to fundraise.