In
January 2003 our daughter Rianna, just eight years old, died tragically
when a tree fell at her school in Ashtead Surrey.
Rianna
was a very special little girl with a particular awareness of the fact that
there were other children in the world that didn't receive the love and
affection in addition to the material things that she and her sisters did. She
knew that there were children in the world who literally have
nothing.
Many people were very kind and gave
donations in her memory and Rianna's Fund was established.
The intention of the Fund is to help
underprivileged children around the world to reach their full potential.
Our
first project was to provide a home for orphans
in Yala, Kenya. Click here if you would like to see pictures of how the
building
work was carried out. The Fund is also responsible for providing the education
and boarding fees for sixty orphans, who would not otherwise have the
opportunity to go to school.
Since opening the children's home at Yala, we have been able to develop
and support further projects, including building a new school for over 640
children in Kampala, Uganda (see below for further details). The work of Rianna's
Fund continues to grow, thanks to our supporters generosity.
Please take a look around our website to find out more about us and how
you can make a difference to the lives of children around
the world.
Latest
News
The Ashtead
Ball supports Rianna's Fund for the second year running
We
are happy to announce that The Ashtead Ball have very kindly decided to
support Rianna's Fund again this year. This fantastic event will be held
on the 4th of October 2008 at Epsom Racecourse. Click on The Ashtead Ball
tab (left) for further details.
Nakulabye Junior
School opens in Kampala, Uganda
Thanks to the generous support of so many of you, the new Nakulabye Junior School, Kampala has now
opened. Rianna's Fund was the main sponsor for the building of
the new school which has over 640 pupils and is situated in one of the
poorest slums area in Kampala.
A team representing Rianna's
Fund visited Kampala in early March 2008 to attend
the official opening of the school and to look at potential new projects in need
of support. Click here
for pictures of the original school and the background of the development
or click
here for pictures of the new school and the opening ceremony.
Fourth edition of
Rianna's Fund Newsletter is now available online
The Summer 2008 Edition of Rianna's
Fund Newsletter is now available click here
to read or download it, or any of our previous newsletters.
The Fund is reliant on the
kindness and generosity of people like you, people who just want to help make a
difference. Some
of the ways that people have helped and continue to raise funds are highlighted on the
Fundraisers page of this
website.
If you would like to contribute and make
a difference to a child's life, please take a look at our Donations
page.
We would like to thank everyone for their support and know
that with your continued help,
we can continue to give underprivileged children a better life.
