Stories and updates from our fantastic fundraisers, our activities out and about across the Peak District, and the communities in which we work across rural Africa.
Village Aid Christmas Bazaar Bakewell Town Hall Monday 18th December 2017 FREE ENTRY 10-4pm This year, Village Aid, the Peak District’s international development charity, is hosting a…
Sawadatou is a refugee who fled from conflict in the Central African Republic and sought refuge in the Casamance region of Senegal. Her journey to Senegal was a treacherous one, which sadly…
Village Aid are excited to invite you to our night of… Rock & Roll with 50’s and 60’s band ‘The Rapids’ When: Friday 1st December 2017 Time: Doors at 7pm Where:…
Amy reflects on the three weeks she spent with Village Aid in July 2017 as a Fundraising & Communications Volunteer As a Geography student at The University of Sheffield, international…
World Youth Skills Day is celebrated on July 15th 2017. Village Aid intern Amy Paterson reflects on the prominence of this day and how Village Aid is working to promote youth education and…
By David Drew, Research and Evaluation Team, Village Aid Teams working both in the UK and in Cameroon have come up with new ways to collect and analyse evaluation data in a peace building project…
Iona joined us for a week- long placement in March 2017. Read about her time working as a Fundraising and Communications Assistant with the team here in Bakewell. If you are interested in becoming…
‘Make a Will Fortnight’ runs from Monday 13 March until Friday 24 March 2017. When you visit one of our partnered solicitors in this time, you can make or amend your will for free,…
An update from Liv Sawyer: International Programmes Co-coordinator and Programme Manager for United Purpose, who manage Village Aid’s ‘In Search of Common Ground’ project in Cameroon. In our…
Village Aid raised £15,000 to secure better livelihoods for people in Africa with a celebration dinner at Chatsworth House More than 80 friends and supporters enjoyed the celebrations which…