Thanks to Andrea from the Earth Education Project for details of this launch taking place in Cowes at the weekend, Ed
Ed Hill, UK professional solo sailor, is supporting UK charity the Earth Education Project (EEP) and will launch this collaboration on Sunday August 4th at Cowes Week by racing with full Artemis and EEP branding on his grand prix solo offshore sailing boat Artemis 37. This boat has just completed the one month gruelling unofficial world championships of solo racing finishing in 29th position.
Charity supporters to race with Ed
In November 2012, EEP supporters bid at the charity’s annual auction to race for a day with Ed Hill at Cowes week with all proceeds going to fund EEP’s women’s empowerment programmes in Nicaragua, Latin America. This Sunday the charity supporters will race with Ed Hill.
Ed is hugely proud of his association with EEP and through his solo sailing hopes to raise awareness of the charity and the sustainable development and education that it promotes.
Earth Education Project
The Earth Education Project works to empower women in Nicaragua from some of the world’s poorest communities to have access to an education, health supplies, family support and clean water. EEP provides women with job skill training and an income at a the EEP paper recycling workshop set up near the region’s largest rubbish dump, La Chureca.
Through the work programme women learn the skills to integrate into the local labour market and can support their families and send their children to school. Since 2009 EEP has reintegrated 32 women and as a result 150 children who previously worked on a rubbish dump are now in full time education and receive healthcare.
Innovative partnership
Charity founder, Andrea Paltzer says,
“We are very excited to be launching this innovative partnership. As a sportsman and supporter of the charity Ed approached us asking how he could support us through his sailing. We believe everyone has the potential to help the women in Nicaragua whatever their profession or capacity. By racing during Cowes week with full Artemis and EEP branding we saw this as the ideal platform to promote EEP to a wider audience.”
