Why has President, Ken Cherry of RC of Holderness chosen as his presidential project one that will help young victims of the slave trade have their hope, dignity and lives restored?

And what are he and his club going to do?

200 years after Wilberforce led the abolition of slavery it still exists everywhere in the world – even in District 1270 from the streets of Hull to the fields of Lincolnshire! In fact there are more men, women and children in slavery than there was when Wilberforce achieved his aim of making slavery illegal!

Organised and managed by The Salvation Army it involves the co-operation of the Malawi Police Force, Immigration Officers, Labour Officers, Traditional Authorities (TA), Village/Group headmen, Mini-Bus and boarder-bicycle drivers, community police, community protection teams, teachers, law enforcement, religious leaders. The project, in partnership with the district social welfare office, will organise special training to the above-mentioned stakeholders on prevention measures, care and support to victims of child trafficking and their families. The participants will be encouraged to come up with sustainable preventive measures. The project will build the capacity of more than 400 people to be employed with the ultimate aim that the community and local agencies will own it within two years.

Holderness Club will be supporting the Kayesa Youth Centre at the Malawi/Zambia border. This centre will provide temporary accommodation, care and counselling services for the victims. Specifically this means

The club itself hope to raise £4000 but with the support of Rotary Foundation the total value of this contribution to changing victims lives will be in the region of $22,000.