Charity News

Dogs for Good TUFM

Dogs for Good provide assistance dog partnerships for adults & children with a physical disability.

(Caroline with her assistance dog Sailor) The TUUT Charitable Trust were pleased to support the work of Dogs for Good with a £5,000 donation.  The donation was recommended to us by USDAW Eastern Region.  Caroline suffered a spinal stroke several years ago. Here she describes how her assistance dog is improving her life:  “Sailor my assistance dog has brought back to me bits of my life that I never thought I’d get back. He spurs me on to do more and more. I can go where I want, when I want, and my confidence is growing every day. We have an incredible bond. Sailor is the missing piece of my life jigsaw. He gives me help and happiness.

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Book bus TUFM

“Radio Storytime” The innovative Book Bus team provides literacy support for children in Kenya throughout the Covid19 crisis

The Covid 19 crisis has had negative effects on the education sector throughout the world. Educators have had to look at different ways to effectively impart literacy skills to their learner.   Those with resources have turned to e-learning which is only available to a certain ‘class’ of learner those with access to smart phones, tablets or computers.  For the majority Radio and Television are much more accessible. Radio transcends Television as it reaches the remotest areas, it can be used to offer consistent programs with defined goals and objectives and can be used for all grades and age groups.  As Covid 19 began to take hold in Kenya, the Book Bus Foundation set up free bi-weekly storytime sessions on Radio Icengelo, Kitwe. The sessions, available in English and

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