1. School Supplies for School Children and Teachers in Rural Areas
ATRUD is collecting items school children and teachers in rural areas need such as: schoolbags, pens, pencils, rulers, colors, notebooks, water bottles, raincoats, rain boots, scooters, bicycles, chalk, whiteboards, markers, desks, laptops, desktops, tablets, etc.
To collect these items, collection points have been set up in Shanghai – China and in Douala – Cameroon. Donors who wish to ship items can get in touch with ATRUD for directives on how to ship items.
Brand new items as well as used items in good condition are all accepted.
“Look around in your houses and into your closets. You are very likely to find 1 or 2 items you no longer use or need, not because they are bad but because you probably have a new version of the same thing or your taste has changed.. Every one has such items. These same items are life-changing to children somewhere in the rural areas. We don’t have to be millionaires to donate and help these kids.” Said ATRUD’s founder, Mr. Nsoesie E. Tabort at a recent fundraising campaign in Shanghai.
This message is a reminder that everyone of us, children as well as adults, can be humanitarian in many ways. It could be your old toys, old textbooks, electronics you no longer use or your slightly damaged bags. We welcome all the items into our ATRUD containers bound for rural areas.
Don’t forget this is also a good opportunity to free up some space in your home while making a person’s life better somewhere else.
Within the framework of this educational project ATRUD’s fundraising department has also launched an online fundraising campaign so that donors and well wishers who can not donate items can simply donate any amount of money to fund the project.
Donors can donate through PayPal by clicking here meanwhile
donors in Asia using Alipay can simply scan the QR code below to donate.
2. Training Workshops for ATRUD Volunteers and Trainers
The Association for Training and Rural development (ATRUD) is organizing a series of training workshops for volunteers willing to join the teams working in rural areas. These teams are in small groups of 3 to 5persons who travel into remote villages with ATRUD packages to help persons in need.
Although all volunteers are welcome, persons with some skills and experience in professions in the educational, medical and agricultural field are needed the most.
Volunteers engaged by ATRUD, receive training and guidance before they travel to the rural areas.
Volunteer training projects include:
a). Teaching English and other subjects to children in rural areas
b). Training family heads on First Aid actions, personal and public hygiene tips
c). Modern agricultural techniques and tools for farmers in rural areas
During the workshops ATRUD trains volunteers in how to pass on these skills to disadvantaged persons living in rural areas.
Volunteers willing to work with ATRUD must be at least 18years old and show proof of their willingness to help in the improvement of lives in rural areas. They must be prepared to spend days in far away localities, cut off from facilities available in urban areas like the internet, telephone, electricity, portable water and comfy accommodation.
All volunteers who complete a project at ATRUD are awarded a certificate of acknowledgement of their contribution in the empowerment and changing of lives and communities in the rural areas.
Persons interested in joining our training workshops in order to become volunteers at ATRUD can click here to contact us at this link.