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By Eskor John
A selection of Bestinvest employees recently took part in
Riverdale Primary School's year 9 Sports Day organised by Kids
Company. The event was conceptualised and organised by Kids
Company's Andy Gough and Fiona Lloyd in order to provide an
environment that would allow a selection of high risk children
(children exposed to a high level of socio-demographic risk) from
Riverdale Primary school to channel their energy in a positive
manner.
By Eskor John
Members of Bestinvest's charity committee visited Kids Company's
Urban Academy in Southwark, London, which historically has
accounted for about 15% of the charity's spending. The Urban
Academy is one of three centres run by Kids Company and can be
described as a cross between a school and a youth centre for its
pupils. One of its more controversial aspects is that pupils are
effectively paid to attend by Kids Company through a system which
rewards them with a small weekly allowance based on adherence to an
educational contract, however, we were surprised and impressed by
what we found.
By Carl Fiford
Bestinvest hosted a charity football tournament in London to
raise money for Kids Company and Bowel Cancer UK. Two teams of
Bestinvest staff battled it out with teams from Baring, Investec,
Old Mutual, Legg Mason, Henderson and SWIP in a hard fought
competition. The tournament was a resounding success, raising just
under £2000, equivalent to about four times the cost of organising
the event, thanks to the donations made by the participating
companies and Bestinvest staff.