The Christmas Challenge 2016 Video Wall
Watch these videos to see some of the inspiring charity projects that were part of the Christmas Challenge 2016.
English National Ballet
Clean Break
Canine Partners
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Jamie’s Farm
The Reader
Bees for Development Trust
Royal Holloway University of London
Orangutan Foundation
English National Ballet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8EIAOruV2E
Charity Name: English National Ballet
Christmas Challenge Champion: Postcode Support Trust
Year(s) participated: 2015 and 2016
Most recent project: Dance for Parkinson’s – High quality dance classes for people with Parkinson’s, their family, friends and carers. The classes – which take place in five hubs across the UK – are inspired by English National Ballet’s repertoire and delivered in a professional dance studio with live music. They help build confidence and promote freedom from everyday Parkinson’s symptoms.
Total raised: £22,847
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Clean Break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-E29HV_pSE&feature=youtu.be
Charity Name: Clean Break
Christmas Challenge Champion: The Reed Foundation (UK)
Year(s) participated: 2014, 2015 and 2016
Most recent project: Building women’s resilience using the arts – providing one-to-one support and specialist theatre education for vulnerable women, addressing mental health needs, personal wellbeing, coping strategies and confidence building.
Total raised: £21,368
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Canine Partners
Charity Name: Canine Partners
Christmas Challenge Champion: Clive & Sylvia Richards Foundation
Year(s) participated: 2016
Most recent project: Amazing Dogs, Transforming Lives – Dedicated to helping transform the lives of disabled people through its amazing assistance dogs. Our dogs give our partners greater independence, a better quality of life and they are specially trained to meet individuals’ needs and disability.
Total raised: £61,320
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Charity Name: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Christmas Challenge Champion: The Childhood Trust
Year(s) participated: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Most recent project: Offering pathways to drama training at RADA – We want our world-leading training to be available to talented young people across the UK, especially those under-represented in the arts and higher education (HE). This includes people from BAME backgrounds, people with physical and sensory impairments and people living beyond South East England.
Total raised: £102,131
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Jamie’s Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BplXuqk-ttI
Charity Name: Jamie’s Farm
Christmas Challenge Champion: The EQ Foundation
Year(s) participated: 2016
Most recent project: Farm Three: Fit For Purpose – The high demand for our ‘Farming, Family & Therapy’ programme means we are at capacity at our existing farms. As such we want to set up a third farm to enable more disadvantaged children to thrive socially and emotionally, and excel in education. This project will fund this exciting new chapter.
Total raised: £110,475
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The Reader
Charity Name: The Reader
Christmas Challenge Champion: Postcode Support Trust
Year(s) participated: 2013 and 2016
Most recent project: Shared Reading with Lonely Older People – To support socially isolated older people through our Shared Reading groups, and training and empowering them to support each other.
Total raised: £50,505
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Bees for Development Trust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyeAtbECrTg
Charity Name: Bees for Development Trust
Christmas Challenge Champion: Ethiopiaid
Year(s) participated: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016
Most recent project: Beekeeping enterprise for Ethiopian school leavers – Beekeeping lifts people out of poverty. We will support 2 Honey Cooperatives in Amhara, Ethiopia. Young landless men and women will be trained and equipped to keep bees, sell honey and develop business skills. We will support micro-enterprises linked with beekeeping e.g. making beekeeping clothing.
Total raised: £29,333
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Royal Holloway University of London
Charity Name: Royal Holloway University of London
Christmas Challenge Champion: The Reed Foundation (UK)
Year(s) participated: 2016
Most recent project: Scholarships & work placements – Scholarships & work placements provide access to a first-class education and paid placement and employment opportunities for outstanding students of many academic disciplines who may not otherwise be able to afford these life-changing experiences.
Total raised: £65,761
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Orangutan Foundation
Charity Name: Orangutan Foundation
Christmas Challenge Champion: The Reed Foundation (Environment & Animals)
Year(s) participated: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Most recent project: Safeguarding Priority Orangutan Habitats – Following the devastating forest fires in Borneo triggered by the extreme El Nino dry season of 2015, it is crucial to prevent further loss of orangutan habitat by stepping up our efforts to safeguard and restore priority orangutan habitats.
Total raised: £18,916
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