Nerys and Chris: Our two Vodafone World of Difference winners.

A few months ago I wrote a post about the Vodafone World of Difference scheme. They were offering 500 people the opportunity to undertake 2-month work placements with a charity of their choice.

Last Tuesday I received 2 emails from Vodafone telling me that 2 people had been accepted onto the scheme to work for LearnAsOne. I’ve been sworn to secrecy ever since. But Vodafone have now had their press day and I’m allowed to share the great news with you all.

So without further ado I can reveal that our two winners are Nerys Evans and Chris Thompson.

You may remember Nerys from our Zambia trip in May. She shot 9 hours of video as a self-funded volunteer. This grant gives her the chance to edit the video and share stories from the Simakakata community.

Chris will help to kick-start our 2010 WalkAsOne fundraising campaign. He’ll work closely with schools, universities, and walking groups to help them organise 14km sponsored walks which replicate Saviour’s daily journey to school. The current school is a borrowed farmhouse which the owner needs back.

Massive thanks go to Vodafone for making this possible. I can’t wait to start sharing Nerys’ video with you and see you all walking in 2010!

If you would like to organise a walk in your community please send an email to [email protected]. Thank you!