UK News Archive
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25 May 2011
Our ambassador Shaun Wright-Phillips visits Guatemala for the third time....
On Tuesday 24th May 2011 Shaun Wright-Phillips along with family and friends made the trip over to our project in Guatemala. We are so thrilled that he has taken the time out to visit our new school and spend some time with the children, especially as the volcanic ash threatened to delay the trip!!!
Whilst he is there as well as being a part of every day life at the school; he will be involved in a medical day, our children have limited access to healthcare so this is a great opportunity for Shaun to see some of the problems they encounter on a day to day basis; he will also go and visit where some of our children live.
Shaun will obviously be involved in several football matches!! and we are hoping Julie Chappell (British Ambassador) will join him for an afternoon.
We can't thank Shaun and his family enough for their support over the last few years. His trip not only gives us huge publicity and allows us to raise more awareness but also and more importantly makes a huge difference to the lives of our children.
Keep checking this page for updates on Shaun's trip.
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09 April 2011
Why not support EFTC's Food programme this Easter?
This Easter you could buy a chocolate egg or you could feed ten children living in poverty for a day (of course we have no objection to you doing both!). We have Easter cards, beautifully designed by the children of our school in Guatemala, in the office for you to give to your loved ones.
Donations we receive for the cards will go towards our food programme. Without this programme many of our children would have to go to work or beg on the streets to earn enough to eat. We suggest a minimum donation of £5, which will feed ten children for a day.
The donation can be made on our Justgiving page - http://www.justgiving.com/eftceaster.
Once you have made your donation, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your contact details and the card will be posted to you. Thank you.
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is celebrated fervently in Guatemala. It starts on Palm Sunday and ends a week later on Easter Sunday, the Day of Resurrection. The festivies' focus is processions around the streets that last for up to 15 hours each day. Members of the church carry, on their shoulders, a huge table-top-like structure with a scene from Jesus' last week depicted on top. Before the processions start, people make beautiful alfombras (carpets) on the street outside their homes, using coloured sand, pine needles, flowers and fruit. Some are as long as 10 metres! Then, when the procession passes by, the alfombras are trampled over and a mad dash ensues to gather any items of worth used to make the alfombra.
Here are some examples of alfombras from Easter 2010:
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23 March 2011
Are you passionate about EFTC? Do you have a way with words?
We have been informed that the US based CTK Foundation are offering a $10,000 grant to the charity that produces the best poem. The competition is open to all UK charities.
We invite you to get creative and try to help Education for the Children Foundation win one of the grants of funds and technology on offer.
Whether you are an established poet or just dabble in creative writing, we want your poems!
To enter you must produce a 4-8 line poem that reflects EFTC’s mission and work.
The poem must be entirely original, in both content and creativity.
The hard task of selecting one poem to submit will be down to the EFTC team. In the US, the competition will be judged by an international panel of independent artists and producers. The winning poem would not only attract a $10,000 grant for EFTC, it would also be used as inspiration for a song by Bill Dillon, a US recording artist.
Please submit your poems to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Please note, the deadline for submitting your poems to us is 5pm on Friday 25th March.
If you would like to read more about the CTK Foundation’s competition, you can find further information here: http://www.communitytech.net/foundation
Thank you for your ongoing support.
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05 May 2010
Feisal Nahaboo creator and founder of Probiz, a Centre of Excellence for accountancy firms, has teamed up with EFTC to try and raise much needed funds for our project in Guatemala!
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04 May 2010
We are thrilled to annouce that St James's Place have agreed to support our foundation, working with some of the poorest children in Central America.
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10 November 2009
The Foundation has started collecting old mobile phones.
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