The High Five Club

changing lives in wildlife areas of Africa, £5 at a time

  • Obviously a wondrously effective organisation. Small, but exquisite in every detail”

    Bill Oddie, OBE – Birdwatcher, natural history presenter and High Five Club Patron


  • I like the High Fivers. By thinking small they act big”

    Simon Barnes – Writer & High Five Club Patron

  • The High Five Club aims to change the world, £5 at a time. All you need do is join us”

    Will Travers, OBE – The Born Free Foundation & High Five Club Patron 


  • Passion is of course essential, but it must fuel practicality. The High Five Club is a splendid example of how it should be done”

    Bill Oddie, OBE – Birdwatcher, natural history presenter and High Five Club Patron 


  • It is truly amazing to see our collective funds going such a long way”

    Dr Cheryl Mvula – Co-founder of the High Five Club

  • About us
    • Patrons
    • Who we are
  • Donate
    • Become a Member
    • One-off donation
    • Gift of water
    • Unwrapped gift
  • Fundraise
  • Projects & Grants
    • Current projects
    • Past projects
  • Corporate Sponsors
  • Gallery
  • Contact us
    • Links

JOIN TODAY

Charity Reg. No. 1134901

Latest news

  • Rural Education Provision, Zambia July 6, 2022
  • Escaping poverty, FGM & Child Marriage in Kenya May 26, 2022
  • School Support, Malawi March 31, 2022
  • Hajimac Academy Primary School Build, Malawi February 24, 2022
  • Merry Christmas from the High Five Club December 21, 2021

Categories

  • Featured
  • News
  • Pictures
  • Projects
  • Sound
  • Videos

About us

A Few Words About Us

Like us, you probably lament the depressing state of global affairs, conservation pressures and increasing poverty the world over. You can’t help but be deeply affected by the knowledge that one billion people earn less than 50 pence a day, and two billion people lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, or electricity. As someone who works with rural communities in wildlife areas of Africa, High Five Club Founder, Dr Cheryl Mvula, sees this at first hand on the ground.

As we were seeing in the New Year with our families, we were acutely aware that the Maasai community Cheryl works with in Kenya was experiencing a very different start to 2008; the post election riots were in full force and people were being displaced from their homes.

We then made a pact, a joint New Year resolution, that in our own small way we would together make a difference to the lives of people living in wildlife areas of Africa. Drawing on the successful model of the 10$ Club that a colleague of ours set up in Washington DC back in 2002, the High Five Club was born that very day!

As individuals we are limited in the resources we can bring to the table to fight poverty in Africa, but we concluded that if we could start by getting 100 like-minded people to each give £5 a month, together we could make a direct difference of £500 to someone, to some local community, somewhere in Africa each month – and help wildlife at the same time.

The rest as they say is history!

Cheryl, Manny & Fen
High Five Club Trustees

AA header2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Like this:

Like Loading...

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • The High Five Club
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The High Five Club
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Copy shortlink
    • Report this content
    • View post in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: