Ideas to make a difference
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- Status Idea: Pop-a-thon read
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Founder: Tina Hsu Idea Status: Underway Town: Bath Tags: balloons, charity, children, donations, fun, interactive, prizes, students
Date created: 02 December 2008
We would like to raise awareness for the childrens' charity Barnados in a fun, interactive way for both volunteers and participants. The fundraising event involves students purchasing and popping balloons to win prizes which have been kindly donated by companies and the local community. It has great visual impact and will hopefully maximise the...
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- Status Idea: Project Pen Pal read
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Founder: Rachel O'Connell Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Bath Tags: africa, pen pals, schools, students, young people
Date created: 01 December 2008
My project idea is to link up local schools/colleges with schools in South Africa. I think a first step could be through a pen pal scheme whereby students in the UK could write to students in SA and vice versa. During my gap year I visited a few townships and schools within them, I feel these communities would benefit more from such a link than...
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- Status Idea: childrens Garden club read
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Founder: maggie rose Idea Status: Just a thought Town: London E3 Tags: environment and sustainability
Date created: 01 December 2008
I'm starting a garden club in my local primery school, the idea is to engage the children in growing food for the school, to respect there envorionment, and get activly envoled in out door activities. The insperation for this project came from the children themself. i started just by clearing up there outside space and taking to the children...
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- Status Idea: Do you have ID? read
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Founder: Samsur Idea Status: Underway Town: London Tags: civil liberties, film, id cards, oppression, terrorism
Date created: 01 December 2008
We would like to make politics more accesible through the medium of film. We will present both side of the argument regrding labours plans to introduce ID cards. This projects is part of the Parliamentors project - Three faiths forum. check out their website, cause its a huge oppertunity and you can meet me in person.
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- Status Idea: Young Lifesaverz - empowering young people with first aid skills read
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Founder: Daniel Idea Status: Underway Town: London Tags: first aid, red cross, st johns ambulance, three faiths, young people
Date created: 01 December 2008
We are three university students studying in London, part of a three faiths programme called Parliamentors who wish to start a community project. Our aim is to empower and educate young people via equipping them with a first aid qualification. We feel that this is a very valuable skill to possess, one which benefits all in the community whilst...
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- Status Idea: How Tolerant Are You?! read
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Founder: Eve-Marie Stefanicki Idea Status: Underway Town: London Actions: 1 View Help Wanted Tags: community, religion, research, tolerance, young people
Date created: 01 December 2008
This research project is being run by three students who are currently at university.
We are taking part in a programme run by the Three Faiths Forum called the Undergraduate Parliamentors and are interested in exploring how the British educational system promotes religious tolerance.
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- Status Idea: Dogs Trust read
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Founder: Kellie McCord Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Telford Actions: 1 View Help Wanted Tags: dogs, dogs trust, fundraising
Date created: 30 November 2008
I would like some ideas on how to raise money for Dogs Trust. It's nearly Christmas and the centres become so overwhelmed with people either buying puppies as presents, or people neglecting their dogs. My focus is the centre in Roden since I sponsor a dog there.
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- Status Idea: Children are the sustainability leaders of the future read
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Founder: Emmah Idea Status: Just a thought
Date created: 30 November 2008
Children in the UK and many other countries are lucky to go to school and get an education. However they are unfortunately not given enough information on the very current issues that are Sustainability and Healthy Living (eating, exercise and avoiding unecessary chemicals).
Children don't always have parents who make them aware of these...
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- Status Idea: Love in a box - shoe box appeal read
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Founder: Heather Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Derby Actions: 1 View Help Wanted Tags: love in a box
Date created: 30 November 2008
We would like to join with the Rotary shoe box appeal and fill 200 boxes with presents for all ages in time to send out around the Christmas period. We want to raise awareness of how little some countries have resulting in the people in that country going with out. We aim to get the whole university involved by promoting the cause to reach our...
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- Status Idea: Make a gift, give a gift read
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Founder: NAli Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Camden Tags: children, gift boxes, poverty, presents, shoe boxes
Date created: 29 November 2008
We want to engage with the local disaffected youth by getting them together to prepare shoe box gift packs for disadvantaged youth within their local area, so they are able to make a direct change to the lives of those around them, whilst inspiring them at the same time.
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