CWU Humanitarian Aid (CWUHA) continue to mark 20 years of delivering smiles to underprivileged children and have been in Moldova doing just that and more. As part of the charity’s 20th anniversary celebrations, CWUHA undertook one of its most ambitious projects to date – converting a rundown school in Moldova into an activity centre for […]
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On Saturday 19th September trustees and supporters, at no expense to CWUHA, will meet up with convoy drivers to attend the opening of the ‘Phoenix Centre’. Working in partnership with Mad-Aid and Moldova-Aid we have renovated and transformed a rundown school in Moldova into a modern disabled activity centre. The new centre will provide an […]
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The annual CWU pilgrimage to the Long Mynd in Shropshire for a 21 mile walk including a climb to above 1500 feet in support of CWU Humanitarian Aid (CWUHA) took place on the 5th September. Once again organised by The Mid Wales the Marches and North Staffs Branch it attracted CWU activists and members from […]
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Over 70 delegates attended the 2015 CWUHA Annual General Meeting held in the Meyrick Suite in the Bournemouth International Centre. The event was sponsored by Simpson Millar Solicitors. Honoured guests to our 20th Anniversary year AGM were Dennis McWilliams, co-founder and the first President of the CWUHA, Dave Ward the new CWU General Secretary and […]
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Since 2008 CWUHA has supported a school in Moshi, Tanzania. Mr Masawee, the headmaster of the Kilima Hewa village school, appealed for help from CWUHA via Sarah Grogan a Simpson Millar solicitor who spent time in the school teaching the children. The original school which Sarah attended comprised of one small room, which was part […]
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Walkers Union Part of Slater and Gordon proudly sponsored a humanitarian aid mission to Moldova in May 2015. The CWU Humanitarian Aid (CWUHA) expedition, has been part-funded by Walkers Union Part of Slater and Gordon, which provided the team with t-shirts, vehicle stickers and a donation of £2,500. The mission delivered humanitarian aid direct to vulnerable children […]
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Thanks to Victoria Dunford the Director of Mad-Aid and her Moldovan charity, we in the CWUHA had the chance to go back and see what things were like in Moldova since our previous trip in 2011 and, most importantly, visit our on-going project, the ‘Phoenix Centre’, an old school building that is being renovated and […]
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CWU Annual Conference delivered a heartfelt message of congratulation to the union’s humanitarian aid charity, CWUHA, on its 20th birthday. It is now almost two decades to the day when the then fledgling charity delivered its first convoy to war-torn Bosnia in May 1995. To mark the anniversary, delegates in Bournemouth unanimously backed a North […]
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On its 20th Anniversary Year, CWU Humanitarian Aid (CWUHA) will be undertaking some of its most ambitious projects to date including: Activity Centre for Disabled Children Convoys to Moldova School in Africa Holiday to Remember Read all about the projects here and find out what we are hoping to achieve.
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CWU Humanitarian Aid’s plans to mark its 20th anniversary year by creating a permanent rehabilitation facility for disabled children and young people in Moldova has been given a massive boost thanks to a generous donation from BT. Yesterday (Monday) BT presented a £10,000 cheque to the union’s unique international relief organisation in the latest demonstration […]
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