About Hast

The Aim of the charity is:
To improve the living conditions, the educational standards and facilities in a number of Zambian and Tanzanian communities

Life skills and vocational training

Earning a living is crucial, especially for teenagers in child-headed households looking after siblings at home. The charity supports vocational training for the street and OVS at our centre.

What we do

Our main project is helping and assisting street children and orphans in the northern town of Kasama in Northern Zambia.

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Everest Base Camp Trek Christmas 2011 PDF Print E-mail

Sunny days but freezing cold nights accompanied the group of trekkers who reached Everest Base Camp to raise funds for Help an African Schoolchild.

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Some of the group were hit by illness in Kathmandu but the remaining group of nine who set off from Lukla successfully reached their goal. They all agreed it was tough and cold but despite hardships on the way they don't have any regrets and agree it was an experience and a Christmas they'll never forget.
The trek took 11 days over tough terrain and at altitudes of over 17,500ft - 2 of the group went on to Kala Patthar at 18,192ft.
This is no mean feat and the group, average age 53 years, are to be congratulated on their efforts. So far the money raised for the locally based charity has reached over £6,500 with more to come.

The organisers, Vanessa Nash & Kevin Daly, are very grateful to the group for their continued support of the charity - most of them have done Kilimanjaro with Help an African Schoolchild.

The next trek to Everest base Camp will be in November 2012

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Climb Kilimanjaro PDF Print E-mail

Our next climb Kilimanjaro is April 7th - 19th 2012 ... the cost of the whole trip including safari and

charity contribution will be £3,300

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Join us!... together we can make a diffrence... We have been taking groups to climb Kilimanjaro since 1999, sometimes more than 1 group per year.  Our summit success statistics are better than the park’s figures!!!

Our aim is to get everyone to climb Kilimanjaro safely but at least reach Gilman’s Point (The rim of the crater) which is a fantastic achievement in itself.


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View images of our 2010 successful climb

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About H.A.S.T PDF Print E-mail

The charity ‘Help an African Schoolchild Trust’ is non denominational and was officially formed in 1994 and presently works in Tanzania and Zambia.

The Aim of the charity is:
To improve the living conditions, the educational standards
and facilities in a number of Zambian and Tanzanian communities

Objectives:
To carry out small community projects e.g. to provide wells for fresh drinking water or feeding programs for malnourished children.

To raise funds for individual schools to buy essential equipment and materials, with particular emphasis on assisting special needs schools.

To assist financially and practically in minor and major building projects.

To assist women’s groups in their development.

How do we achieve this aim and these objectives?
Through the generosity of Overseas Aid, local companies, schools, Trusts and individuals.

The charity obtains money through fund raising both locally and nationally. Local fund raising has been extremely successful. We have raised over £74,000 from our Abseil for Africa event and over £86,000 from our Mount Kilimanjaro Charity Challenge, plus numerous amounts from other small fund raising events.

We have had much financial support from both the States of Jersey and the States of Guernsey Overseas Aid committees.

The support from local schools and companies has been amazing and it shows that schoolchildren and the local community really do have a concern for others.
Through child sponsorship, we presently have over 100 children in Zambia and 50 in Tanzania at both primary and secondary school who are being sponsored by the generosity of Channel Islanders.

Patron
Rt Rev Fr Justin Mulenga
St Francis Xavier Cathedral
Mbala
Zambia

A Jersey registered charity Help an African Schoolchild Trust
Association of Jersey Charities reg no 205 P.O.Box 716,St Helier
Jersey C.I. JE4 8ZZ

Trustees
Vanessa Nash
Kevin Daly
David Boddie (Zambia)

Jersey Representatives
E-mail Vanessa Nash
Tel: 01534 498650
E-mail Kevin Daly
Tel/Fax: 01534 / 852944

Guernsey Representative
Mr. John Samuels, St Peter Port, Guernsey

African Representatives
Mutale Rasford, P.O Box 410383, Kasama, Zambia
Mr. John Ntandu, PO Box 1237,Dodoma,Tanzania
 
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