Today we marked 10 years of DVP and Hope Dental Centre with a reception hosted by the Tanzania High Commissioner in the UK at the mission in London. CEO Mark Topley, Co-Founder Ian Wilson and Chairman Alan Frampton were hosted by the High Commissioner Peter Kallaghe and joined by Lord Peter Mandelson – a supporter […]
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I’ve been in the UK a week now, only 11 days till I leave for home on what is the longest trip I’ve done since I moved to Tanzania 9 years ago. So far it has been a great encouragement – speaking to the Association of Dental Groups last week, meeting with some new high-level […]
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This past week I’ve been busy preparing for October – a month I’ve been looking forward to for a while as it marks the 10th Anniversary of the Bridge2Aid Dental Volunteer Programme and Hope Dental Centre. One of my tasks was to put together a sequence of photos for the 10 Year Birthday Bash at […]
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The Birthday Bash Auction is now well underway, with bids starting to come in. Whether you want to hold a casino night for your team, go along to watch the centre court action at wimbledon, have someone write your auto-biography, or start your Christmas shopping – you know that you’ll supporting our work at the […]
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Last week I was in Bukoba, north west Tanzania, visiting one of our DVP teams. I recorded a video blog about that trip last week and you can find it here. As I said in the v-log, travelling with the volunteers and seeing DVP in action was a great boost for me. It always reminds […]
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We are really excited to announce that Oasis Dental Care has chosen Bridge2Aid as their charity partner for the next year. The partnership will be launched at their Annual Conference on 19th September, and will start with a Fundraising Week in October. During this week, a number of their practices around the country will be […]
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CEO Mark Topley visits the 63rd Dental Volunteer Programme team in Bukoba, North West Tanzania, and talks about the impact of the programme and its importance in rural areas.
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Win tickets to the birthday bash of the year! Bridge 2 Aid is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a birthday bash this October, and to add to the excitement we are offering you a chance to win two tickets to the event of the year!* Entry couldn’t be easier; simply make a £2 donation […]
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Next month, members of Straumann UK will join loyal customers to collectively unite for a challenge that will see them travel through 5 European countries in just 5 days! The 500 mile intercontinental charity bike ride will take place from Tuesday 2nd September – Saturday 5th September, and the group will begin this once in […]
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– Mark Topley, CEO Three years ago this week, I, along with 20 or so others was busy preparing for what was to become one of the most enjoyable, challenging, rewarding experiences of our lives – climbing Africa’s highest Mountain – Kilimanjaro. A 40 minute turbo-prop flight from my home in Mwanza, Kili overshadows the […]
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