Thank You!

I've been really moved by the donations that have been coming in lately from people from literally all over the world to support my fundraising for Room to Read. In 2 days, you wonderful people donated over $500 - WHAT THE WHAT!? In total I've now raised nearly enough money to send 4 girls to school for one year - 4 girls, like Rehema (click here), will get the chance to be educated and change their lives, the lives of their families and the lives of their children. And that's all thanks to you beautiful people! Shamazing.

I thought this would be a great opportunity to put on my business hat and came up with a cost-benefit analysis to help put these donations into perspective:
(all conversions are through xe.com and are accurate as of 5th Sept 2013)

Monetary Value	Everyday Life	Room to Read
$1 USD .94 CHF £0.64 GBP	Buys one pad of Post-it Notes	Buys a book for a child
$25 USD 21.43 CHF £16 GBP	Buys the David Beckham biography, Arise Sir David Beckham (hardcover version)	Fills a library shelf full of books
$50 USD 47 CHF £32 GBP	Buys a kid’s bike helmet	Buys a bike for a girl to get to and from school safely
$100 USD 94 CHF £64 GBP	Buys 2 pairs of Hollister jeans	Buys 16 school uniforms
$250 USD 235 CHF £165 GBP	Average cost of elementary school supplies for one year (minus musical instrument hire - 2013 Huntington Backpack Index)	Sends one girl to school for one year, drastically improving her future prospects, status in her community and enhancing her life, the life of her family, the lives of her children, breaking the illiteracy and potentially poverty cycle in only one generation.

So as you can see, your money can really go a long way when it's invested in the right places.

Thank you everyone!