This year marks ten years since Emma Gibbs joined Sreepur Village in a finance and administration role. After twenty years in recruitment in central London, Emma was ready for a change and found herself working for a small charity supporting vulnerable mothers and children in Bangladesh. Now UK Operations Manager,...
We have wonderful news to share: we have reached our Big Give Bridge Year fundraising target of £25,051 — and even surpassed it, raising an incredible £25,344. This milestone reflects the strength and support of our entire community. This achievement will have a meaningful impact on the families at Sreepur Village...
Thanks to your incredible generosity during our 2024 Big Give Christmas Challenge - It Takes A Village to Educate a Child, we raised £28,322 to transform education for children at Sreepur Village. Your support has created real, lasting change for 248 children who arrived at our doors having experienced disrupted...
We are thrilled to announce that Sreepur Village has been chosen once again for the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Between 2nd and 9th December, your generosity goes twice as far – every pound you give will be matched, doubling your impact. Thanks to the generous support of the Reed Foundation...
We are delighted to announce that our trustee Sabbir Karim has been recognised at the Asian Curry Awards with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Charity and Community Service. Sabbir's connection to Sreepur Village spans over 29 years. As British Airways cabin crew, he continues the airline's founding role in...
We're delighted to share that Hold Everything Bags has been featured in Charity Today News. "When you carry fair, you carry their story." Hold Everything Bags is our social enterprise supporting destitute mothers in Bangladesh to rebuild their lives through dignified work. Every bag is handcrafted with skill, resilience and...
We are delighted to share that Sreepur Village features in the Connecting Threads exhibition at Gallery Oldham, showcasing the work of our long-time supporter and donor, Lynn Setterington.Lynn is an ethnographic embroiderer who engages with the world through stitch. For more than five decades she has documented life using textile...
Juthy is a bright and affectionate 9-year-old girl studying at Sreepur Village’s school. She arrived at Sreepur Village approximately two years ago with her mother and two siblings from a remote northern village in Bangladesh. Her father, once a hardworking farmer, became severely ill and unable to work, leaving the...
We are delighted to share the wonderful success of our recent visit to the Rotary NW England & Isle of Man District Conference in Llandudno on 18th-19th October 2025. Janette Porter, Chair of Trustees, along with Emma Gibbs and Natalie Manning represented Sreepur Village at this inspiring two-day event, attended...
If you are in the area and fancy a spot of Christmas shopping, then do please come and support Sreepur Village, who will be at Hayes Free Church this Saturday, 8th November, from 10.30 am until 2.30 pm.
We were delighted to feature in the July 2025 newsletter of the Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology & Mathematics Educators (CASTME). In January 2023, Lady Tunnicliffe visited Sreepur Village in Bangladesh and planted a lemon tree to inaugurate an orchard. Supporters were invited to sponsor trees in memory of loved...
We are extremely proud to celebrate our patron, Lady Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, on being awarded the Governor-General's Faithful and Meritorious Service Cross (FMC) for her outstanding contributions to science education in Antigua and Barbuda and across the Commonwealth. Lady Tunnicliffe is a biologist and science educator whose distinguished career spans...
