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Published: 24th August, 2016

Updated: 8th March, 2021

Author: sarah Namusobya

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Our critical work goes on day by day, but it's only through the kind gifts and hard work of our fund raisers we can continue to do this.

Published: 12th September, 2016

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Target amount: £250,000.00

Amount raised: £162,852.04

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