I’m sure you can imagine why I would jump at the chance to go to India and learn more about the Save the Children projects there. I support Save the Children because I agree with their goals and love the way they talk about what they’re trying to do. But are they effective? This is a rare opportunity to see what an impact they have and to see how effectively they are using our donations.

But why would Save the Children want to do this? All of the team members are long time supporters of Save the Children, and have promised to give them donations in our wills, and have committed to help share the inspirational stories that we will see. We heard last week at the briefing about how important gifts in wills are to Save the Children’s funding. This is the first time that they have organised a trip like this for supporters like us, and I guess that they are hoping that we can encourage others to do the same. Certainly we’re going to try.

Of course the normal cash donations are still vital to them being able to continue with their vital work around the world. If you want to make either kind of commitment you can do that on their website….Save the Children