HELP US SUPPORT OUR NHS FRONTLINE STAFF
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Doctors and nurses are putting their lives at risk for us all; without them many thousands more of us would die. They are doing this knowing that they are exposing themselves to great risk- we already have examples of young nurses with families and small children having been struck down, and of older doctors refusing not to work despite being in a ‘vulnerable’ group and paying the ultimate sacrifice. And there will be more deaths. They are showing true courage, the very best of being British.
The Issue NHS staff are experiencing prolonged trauma and stress in their workplace. We should do what we can to support them, to show solidarity. Not only because we have a debt of gratitude but also because we have to help sustain the NHS going forward. The Solution We can all help by providing them with a relaxing and stress releasing, healing holiday - as a huge thank you but also as a means of helping them recover from the trauma they have experienced. Everyone reacts to trauma differently, and will have different levels of resilience therefore the solution has to have a lot of options, catering for different people, as well as offering choice so they feel in control because during the onslaught of COVID19 they will not have felt in control. Common reactions to stress include a range of mental, emotional, physical and behavioural responses such as being in a state of high alert, feeling emotionally numb, becoming emotional and upset, feeling fatigued and tired. These reactions are normal and, in most cases, they subside as a part of the body’s natural healing and recovery process. We can all help these amazing people through this process. We are already making our volunteering programme free of charge to NHS front line staff and with this crowdfunding push we want to provide holidays free of charge to workers and their families. Will you help us give back to our NHS heroes by helping to provide them with a much needed and possibly essential holiday!? £300 will comfortably pay for a well deserved and possibly vital holiday tailor made for the individual needs of the nurses and doctors involved. Everything helps. the more you contribute, the more we can give back. The AWdF wants to provide 100 FREE holidays to NHS workers. With your help we can achieve this. Every contribution helps, no mater how small. Visit our Crowdfunding Page now. |
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Raising Awareness and Inspiring Action
The Whales and Dolphins of the Atlantic Oceans and adjacent seas are under threat as never before- from populations of Blue whales and Right whales on the verge of extinction in the North Atlantic, to Belugas decimated through pollution in the St Lawrence, Vaquita reduced to dozens rather than hundreds through by-catch and river dolphins in Brazil being destroyed by deforestation and pollution. The illegal use of drift nets, by-catch, continued hunting, the devastating impact of plastic pollution on the marine environment and the poisoning of our oceans with toxic chemicals are devastating our environment and nature and bringing many of our cetacean species to the very brink of extinction.
The AWdF, through its operating base in Tenerife, runs a conservation and research programme where it has run it's volunteer programme on the whale watching boats for some twenty-five years, and it provides the opportunity for you to ‘Do Something’ and to ‘Make a Difference’.
The AWdF, through its operating base in Tenerife, runs a conservation and research programme where it has run it's volunteer programme on the whale watching boats for some twenty-five years, and it provides the opportunity for you to ‘Do Something’ and to ‘Make a Difference’.