Always a champion in our eyes

As the Bath half Marathon draws near, we are lucky enough to have some wonderful supporters running to raise funds for Wherever the Need's work. Oliver Gould is one such person, running the half-marathon twice in one day in memory ...

Exclusive Art Offer

London gallery IAP Fine Art is offering you £50 off the normal £550 purchase price for a limited edition Chris Gollon print. From each purchase £150 will be donated to Wherever The Need *   There are only 40 of the 100 silk-screen prints left, each signed and numbered ...

Winter newsletter 2011-2012

In our summer newsletter, we focused on the trip David (CEO) had just made to India. In this latest newsletter we explain a little more fully what we are doing in Africa based on Richard’s (Director of African Development) most recent visit. He managed to combine a trip ...

Emergency Cyclone Appeal

India Cyclone - Emergency Appeal You may have heard on the news about the cyclone that recently devastated south-east India. Tamil Nadu, the region in which many of Wherever the Need's projects are based, has been badly hit ...

A message from India

Following a recent visit to some of our projects in India, Hardeep Sandher writes of her experiences during her time there. Read the full Property Week article here (PDF 2.1mb) <strong>or click to enlarge:</strong>

2011 Summer Newsletter

Read our Summer Newsletter for a run-down on our recent work in India. Click the newsletter to enlarge Read the full newsletter here (PDF 1.4mb)

Poor sanitation gulping more children’s lives than ever

Guest blogger Amanda Kidd expresses the real need for improving sanitation facilities if chid mortality is to be reduced. According to demographic and health surveys, water and sanitation woes have plagued the developing nations and children are the worst sufferers of this. Lack of essential healthcare facilities has led to an ...

The Big Garden Give

Thanks to the Big Give, for one day only, Sir Alec Reed will open his award winning Manor House gardens to the public. Join them for a chance to see these magnificent gardens, and even enjoy a picnic or cream tea in the grounds.   Tickets are £5 each, and can ...

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation expands its sanitation programme

"The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced on Tuesday it is to invest millions of dollars in improving sanitation services in poor countries over the next few years. The foundation is to significantly expand its sanitation programme with a $42m grant scheme to spur innovation in this area and a ...

Urine fertilising crops and saving money in India

"Consider these facts about urine: Adults produce about four to eight cups (one to two liters) per day, it's a reservoir of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, the same elements that nourish crops; and it's cheap to make. That's the kind of information that Sridevi Govindaraj, an Indian agriculture expert, had in ...

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