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Ramsbottom woman's bid to help Honduras hurricane victims

4:00pm Monday 10th November 2008 in


A YOUNG woman is to spend 12 months in Honduras helping victims of natural disasters which have hit the country.

Hayley Hardman, 22, decided to volunteer overseas after hearing about the state of crisis in the South American nation.

Honduras is still recovering from the destruction that Hurricane Mitch caused 10 years ago. Recently the country has seen three weeks of torrential rain and has conseqeuntly declared a national state of emergency.

She said: “When I compared the struggles we face over here, to the state of emergency that is currently tormenting Honduras, I knew I had to do something.

“We go on about the credit crunch crisis over here, but it’s not a crisis compared to the threat of starvation that many people are facing in different countries. We need to be culturally sensitve.”

Hayley, who last summer graduated in Business Management, at Sheffield Hallam, will fly out on January 14 to live amongst the poor for 12 months.

She said: “I want to volunteer because I feel I have the capability to muck in and help the people who have nothing. My first choice is to work in the orphanage.

“I’ll be helping with homework, assisting in building work and cleaning the basic facilties.”

Over the last few weeks 50 per cent of basic food crops have been lost in Honduras meaning that there will be severe food shortages for months to come.

Hayley will not be alone in her efforts. International development organisations, including church agencies, have been sending aid workers to the poorerst regions to support the Honduran people.

A charity wine tasting event has been organised on December 13 at the Rose and Crown, Ramsbottom, to help fund the trip.

Hayley needs to raise £4,000 in total to support the Honduran cause.

To donate to Hayley’s charitable efforts go to the website below:

Comments(16)

Totally Disgusted says...
12:29pm Tue 11 Nov 08

Just a brief response to the two idiots who posted comments earlier.
please keep your idiotic statements to yourself, no one is asking you to give anything of your dole money you can spend it in the pub later.
Well done Hayley and good luck you are an inspiration to us all during these times when it seems that it is every man for himself. If anyone has even 50p to spare this girl will make it go a long way to helping some unfortunate youngster.
All the best.

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akon says...
7:55am Wed 12 Nov 08

Beg somewhere else ,STERILISATION is the answer as with Africa,but it will never come to that while aid is constantly being sent by the do-gooder's above.If you haven't got the resources to look after kids don't have any !!Live Aid etc Where's all the money gone? Why dont geldof & bono get their hands in their deep pocket's ?

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kevin37 says...
8:49am Wed 12 Nov 08

I see freedom of speech is being heavily countered on this article. It's a nice story and I'm gald that there are people doing good in the world today with all the bad that goes on, but surely if people don't agree with this type of thing and with some very valid debate items, surely they are entitled to engage in the debate invited by the title 'your say'.
Don't vet us too much Telegraph, we're your readers.

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Totally Disgusted says...
8:50am Wed 12 Nov 08

akon
What is the matter with you, did mummy not give you any love when you were a little ba,ba.
Is that why your so upset when you see others getting a little attention. Go buy yourself a dummy.

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akon says...
10:13am Wed 12 Nov 08

Totally brainwashed,
Where is the money from Live-aid etc numpty.(TELL ME)does it actually get to the people its aimed at? NO.Also mummy gave me plenty of love & so did my daddy,you wont know that though ,not having a father,if you catch my drift.Get to your wine tasting & get your cash out mother theresa.

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lisajlb says...
10:53am Wed 12 Nov 08

All i will say is that the comments made re Live Aid just proves how thick the authors are - this great young unselfish lady is going to South America not Africa!

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Totally Disgusted says...
11:37am Wed 12 Nov 08

akon.

Perhaps you should go to the wine tasting, you certainly know your sour grapes.

Then again perhaps not you being a chav are only used to pommagne.

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akon says...
12:47pm Wed 12 Nov 08

lisajlb.
If you bothered to scroll up I mentioned Africa/Live aid !This great young lady?
Why whats she done?
Anyway lets get our own house in order before sorting everyone else's out.


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akon says...
12:50pm Wed 12 Nov 08

Totally brainwashed
please answer my question about all the money raised at live aid etc
Where has it gone ?

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Totally Disgusted says...
3:11pm Wed 12 Nov 08

akon
I finally see why it is that your so bitter and twisted.
You bought the live aid single and expected Bob Geldof to turn up at your house for tea and biscuits and discuss the comings and goings of your limited little akon world.

you are a sad sad little person who has nothing good in your life. You fill your time between serving burgers at macdonalds by trying to belittle the efforts of others.

big mac to go akon.

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akon says...
4:28pm Wed 12 Nov 08

Totally braindead & stupid
Didn't buy the single as i wouldn't give them the time of day let alone cash,wouldn't have the tramp geldof in my house.
Don't work at mcdonalds either.
Not bitter & twisted as my blinkers have been removed to know a scam when i see one.
So for the umpteenth time where did the money go ? can i have an answer wino ?

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freedom of speech says...
8:56pm Wed 12 Nov 08

dear Akon although i believe strongly in the freedom of speach i believe people should first get their facts straight before using these spaces to have mindless rants! If you read the article you will see that the country is in need of support due to natural disasters and she is hoping to go and work in an orphanage to help INNOCENT children, she is giving up 12 months of her own time to live in what i imagine will not be very plesant conditions and all she is asking for is a little support, you dont have to donate but please dont put your disgraceful comments on here trying to sabotage the hard work that others are doing

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akon says...
7:55am Thu 13 Nov 08

are there no natural disasters in this this country ? does any country ever send money for victims in this country ? No its all one-way .
Yet still no answer from totally braindead or yourself as to where all the money is from these so called rock stars.

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freedom of speech says...
5:43pm Thu 13 Nov 08

Akon I think it is time that you used some of the admittedly limited intelligence that you have and retire back to the hole you come from. Who are you to dictate who people should donate their money to, as I said last night you do not have to give any of your own money to this WORTHY cause but it is not your right to mouth off in such a disgusting way about something you clearly know nothing about. If you are so interested in where the money from Live Aid was spent why don’t you research it instead of ranting on here although I would say that as you more than likely didn’t donate anything to this COMPLETLY UNRELATED charity either its not really of any importance!

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akon says...
7:51am Fri 14 Nov 08

correct !didn't & wouldn't give them a penny.
the problems of these countries are SELF INFLICTED .
You carry on giving your cash to Mugabe & his henchmen & other despots.
Are you braindead from rammed up the bottom in disguise ?

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kevin37 says...
9:10am Wed 19 Nov 08

thank god this argument has blown itself out!
by the way, there is a programme coming on soon highlighting the problem facing the people trying to get the 'aid' money to the people it's meant for.....panarama or some other programme like that.

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