A glamorous night out in Launceston will help give people in Africa access to clean water and sanitation.
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The Peter Hewitt Care for Africa Foundation will host its 11th annual cocktail ball to fundraise to help raise the living standard of people in a remote area in Tanzania.
The funds would go towards building the first series of United Nations-standard school sanitation toilets in the Mara region, Tanzania.
GALLERY: Care for Africa cocktail party 2016
Foundation co-founder and chief executive officer Diana Butler said there was no other foreign aid given in the areas the foundation helped.
“People can’t escape from poverty unless their basic human needs are met,” Ms Butler said.
The organisation aimed to improve the water, sanitary, hygiene, health, education and social enterprise standards in the community, she said.
However, it was not a hand-out, it was a hand-up as the programs were about sustainability and empowering people, she said.
It gave them the tools to enable them to stop the cycle of poverty over time, Ms Butler said.
The ball will raise funds with a live auction, raffle prizes and a live auction of African art.
Tess Brunton
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
