We are excited to go to our first Responsible Business Exhibition in London on the 14th and 15th of March.

We have worked hard to move the charity to a next level… and this also means that we are ready for new partnerships with companies that relate to our vision and would like to support the work we do abroad.

If you have your own company… or work for a company you think may be interested in supporting us then why not visit us there (we would love to see you) or contact us directly.

Warm wishes,

Anniek
MD/ Co-founder IBP

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This is us.... hope you can join us at our next event!

On Sunday 12th February, our first Venetian inspired Masquerade party took place at The Convent Garden Cocktail Club.

With a wonderful team of staff and volunteers, who worked hard to organise and promote the evening, we were excited to finally get to dress up and see the inspiring masks everyone had chosen to wear.

Arriving early, IBP staff and volunteers spent time decorating the venue with streams of material and mood lighting, for that romantic, Venetian look. The bar was filled with spare masks – so no one was left out, and a special cocktail menu was created with £1 from each cocktail bought going straight to Inspired By People.

Guests began arriving from 7:30pm and soon enough the venue was filled up. 100% of the price of every ticket bought went to Inspired By People, and will go to directly benefit the following projects:

1. The trauma recovery centre and its outreach programmes in West Nepal, supporting women and children affected by trauma, conflict and mental health difficulties.

2. Building a pre-school in Malawi that will offer education and a daily nutritious lunch to 50 children.

First up was the amazing DJ Hughie who put on an engaging performance with a spontaneous request from a lady called Steph who asked if she could sing to Nivana’s “Smells like Teen Spirit”. Steph’s performance was incredible and applauded by the staff and guests.
Next up was The Kosmic Troubadour who put on a brilliant and passionate performance wearing funky glasses and playing a very colourful keyboard.

We have some fabulous photos of the performers by our two professional photographers of the night – Will Rees and Neal Houghton.

We were also lucky to have a third photographer, Desmond Nelson, who set up his equipment upstairs in order to take formal photos of our guests, which guests were then able to purchase as a memento of the evening.

A quick break allowed the announcement of our business card draw and our beautiful Limited Designer Bag designed by Emily Sims which was available to buy.
The lucky winner of the business card draw was Alessandro Rovati who won Amway anti-wrinkle serum, two personal training vouchers, one float session and one Nepalese Tea pack worth a total of over £165!

Last up out of our brilliant performers was DJ Keiran, who rounded off a successful evening and kept everyone dancing into the night.
We are so grateful to all our guests and everyone who participated along the way. We raised a total of £418 and are so thankful that we could put on another successful event!

With special thanks to:

Lee Ottery and staff for letting us host our event at the Covent Garden Cocktail Club.

Our photographers – Will Rees will_reesy@hotmail.com, Neal Houghton (www.nehphotography.com) and Desmond Nelson (www.imagesbydesmond.com)

Our DJ’s and Musicians – DJ Hughie, DJ Kieran and musician the Kosmic troubadour (www.facebook.com/pages/Kosmic-Troubadour)

Jose Antonio Vaca Cerezo who designed our beautiful flyer (http://javcerezo.blogspot.com)

And finally to the guests who generously donated to our overseas projects supporting the most vulnerable people in developing countries – Nepal, India and Malawi.

To have a look at our photo album of the night…. have a look at our facebook page… you may be in it Facebook.com/inspiredbpeople

Natalie
IBP Volunteer

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Come and CELEBRATE International Womens Day!

Location: Hay’s Galleria Tooley Street, SE1 2HD London,

Event will include nibbles on arrival.

Cost: £25 – please follow link and make payment: you will be placed on the guest list Don’t forget to invite your friends! https://www.justgiving.com/Shofna-IBP

We live by the principal of 100% Given – so after cost of venue and food what we receive will go to our projects!

Lets Celebrate International Women’s Day by making a difference now!
Please encourage your friends to attend and buy tickets! The more people who attend the bigger the impact we will make in Making a difference!

Did you know….

- Two thirds of the 774 million adult illiterates worldwide are women – the same proportion for the past 20 years

- 72 million children of primary school age are not attending school, out of which over 39 million (or 54 per cent) are girls.

- Women constitute the majority of HIV-positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East.

- Rates of women experiencing physical violence at least once in their lifetime vary from several per cent to over 59 per cent depending on where they live.

- Among national governments, 29 per cent do not have laws or policies to prevent violence against women

- Violence against women aged between 15 and 44 causes more deaths and disabilities than cancer, traffic accidents, malaria and war combined

Women and Children represent the most vulnerable beings in global society.

Look forward to seeing you there

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We are incredibly proud of our first Limited Designer Bag designed by Emily Sims.

Doesn’t it look beautiful? The design is based on the national bird of Nepal, the peacock. The bag is easy to use for your shopping and stylish enough for a trip on the high street. So come on ladies join us in starting a new trend that contributes directly to our great cause in Nepal.

Neil Houghton, our brilliant photographer, is responsible for the amazing pictures below of the ‘Be Inspired’ Must-have-Bag in use.

Contact us directly if you would like to order one. This is a limited edition so be quick not to miss out!

We would love to hear your thoughts on it!

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Dear supporters,

We are nearly in our second year of existence and we have decided to continue to support our partnering organisation Kopila Nepal with their extraordinary work in remote areas of west Nepal. The trauma recovery centre is partly finished but there are still rooms to be build and it needs to be furnished. They are satisfied with it being very simple and basic and don’t ask for much but we feel that proper furniture and additional resources are needed such as toys, games, cushions, art materials to offer a positive and welcoming environment for child and adult patients coming to the centre.

Their outreach programme needs to continue as well and requires more staff and resources to reach more people in remote areas of West Nepal. In a nutshell… your donations are welcome! Every little bit helps! And remember 100% of your donation goes directly to our projects!

Have a look at the following video for news on our project in Nepal:

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Saturday, 17th September – the time had come! It was the big day of our Inspiring Diversity Fashion Show – sponsored by Amway. For weeks and week we worked alongside Amway staff members to organise, promote and prepare everything for our first ever Fashion Show in aid of our project in Nepal.

Designers had to be found, models to be selected and volunteers to be sources. IBP volunteers worked hard on this and were happy for all the support received from our sponsor Amway who helped a large deal with the management of the logistics involved.

The hard work continued on the day itself; a lot had to be done…. Was it even possible to fit everything into the next 8 hours before the show was about to start? Let me tell you this – even with more challenges arising throughout the day – yes, it was! With such a wonderful team, we managed to get everything ready for this incredible event!

4 amazing international designers arrived with their assistants – two of them all the way from Holland.
10 beautiful models were prepared with make-up and hair, ready for the catwalk.
Our photographer Peter Wtulich (http://www.wix.com/peterw2lich/home-website#!portfolio) had his camera ready. And our wonderful host Zoe Hardman was all set to get the show started.

After a drinks reception in the main area of Amway’s Flagship Centre in Holborn, guests were invited to the upstairs area, which we had transformed into a stunning setting for our catwalk show.

First up was Taiwanese designer Hsin-Yu Lin (www.linhsinyu.com). Her fashion was dominated by flowers and light fabrics, which made the models look beautifully fairy-like.

Next up was z-mode (www.zmode.co.uk). The amazing lady behind this label – Victoria Rangayah – kindly lent her dresses to our host and myself (Theresa) and I must admit, I felt glamorous in it! There was a variety of dresses shown on the catwalk all incredibly elegant.

During the break to follow, guests had the opportunity to mingle, try Amway’s products and enjoy the delicious canapés. Our special guests of the evening – Nepalese Ambassador His Excellency Dr. Chalise and Michael Meissner – seemed to enjoy the evening along with all other guests.

During the break guests also had the chance to bid on the auction items donated generously by our designers. Also we auctioned framed drawings by Nepalese children.

Back up to the second half of the show starting with Dutch Ethical designer Rianne de Witte. Her feminine gowns can be worn for many occasions and were made of the most beautiful materials and patterns (http://store.riannedewitte.com/).

The grand finale of the show began with a dress-making presentation by Sheguang Hu (www.hufashion.com). The Chinese-Dutch designer who brought along his hairdresser (who is also the personal hairstylist of the Dutch Queen) and showed his all in red glamorous collection.

After this inspiring show it was time to go over to Holborn House for our After-Show Party. We celebrated with designers, models and guests until the early hours of the morning. Some of them were especially pleased when we announced the lucky winners of our raffle. No wonder with prizes like: a weeks accommodation in an Italian holiday home.

Even though it was a long and stressful day, for many of us this has been one of the best experiences so far…and the excitement still kept 1 or 2 IBP volunteers awake when it was finally time to sleep…and dream of our next Fashion Show!

We are all so grateful for having met so many amazing people along the way and are thankful for everyone who has participated to make yet another successful event happen!

Theresa (IBP Events Manager)

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It’s Saturday morning, 10th September and IBP team is on the way to Ascot Park for its first ever Polo tournament. Well, we didn’t participate as such, but we were watching the Polo securely from a distance while promoting the charity amongst all spectators and Polo players.

We were fortunate enough that Ascot Park had offered us a promotional stand during the Pro Am City Championships, for which we are very thankful.

After the initial set up of the stand with all our lovely Raffle prizes that were kindly donated by various companies and people (see list below ), the three volunteers were ready for the crowds and to promote the charity.

We were able to watch the whole tournament from our stand as well, which was a great experience. So far we only had seen the Polo in movies on TV like Pretty Woman. Thus it was very exciting to see it live – it’s amazing how the Polo players were racing from one side to the other on their horse while still hitting the ball towards their goal!

During the breaks, we talked to guests about Inspired By People and sold raffle tickets. At the end of the day after the Polo, we announced the lucky winners of the generously donated prices, including an experience day of Polo and dancebuzz Taster Classes!

We would like to thank everyone who donated something and bought raffle tickets. You can be sure that all your money is going directly towards our projects in India, Malawi and Nepal!

We also hoped that you enjoyed the day at the Polo with us – we definitely did!

List of raffle prize donors:

Ascot Park offered a Discover Polo Experience voucher
Nataliya from www.dancebuzz.co.uk
Antonio for the 250 York sit-up bench
Sophie from Warner Bross
Hotel Chocolat

You might see us around on some different locations promoting our causes!

And in case you can’t read what it says on our banner pictured on the photographs below: Text Yess25 £2/£5/£10 …. This is a great support from vodafone who make it even easier to donate to our causes. It’s just a text away and can be done from anywhere and as often as you like from within the UK!

Juvaria, Violeta, Theresa and Adam!

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Hello everyone,

On the 8th of August we had a lovely Yoga Picnic planned on Hampstead Heath in London. A bit of a drizzle, cupcakes, powerful yoga moves and meeting new people. It was a lovely afternoon and something we should definitely do again!

Clinton Chan was our professional yoga instructor who offered us this class. Great job Clinton… we all felt flexible and at peace afterwards

Clinton teaches yoga in West Hampstead and Willesden so if you want to get into the habit of doing more yoga… drop us a line and we will get you in touch with him.

Have a look at some of the pictures below… and don’t forget our Facebook page where we keep regular updates and photo’s of our activities.

Love

Anniek

Sky, guarding dog

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On the 24th of June we had organised a ONE night Contemporary Art Exhibition & Auction at The Gallery Soho. A group of 9 international artists exhibited their work and helped to raise awareness for our projects in Nepal, India and Malawi.

Through a silent auction we raised £240 which will go directly towards our projects!

On the evening we served free cocktails and canapes. The canapes were offered to us by Just Joe Catering and they were simply delicious! Thank you Just Joe Catering team!

Our special guest the Nepalese ambassador, His Excellency Dr Chalise, had joined us on the evening and shared a few inspiring words on the current situation in Nepal and the fact that the people there still need a great deal of support.

All together a wonderful and creative evening which helped to raise awareness and money for our projects.

A big thank you goes out to our fantastic volunteers that have played a big role in the preparation and organisation of this event. Without you we wouldn’t have done it! You can spot them on the pictures!

On to the next…. See you soon and don’t forget to have a look for us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=650984601

Warm wishes,

Anniek

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Follow Bina through the building that soon will be the first trauma recovery centre in Nepal. The mental health outreach programme is ready to start, we have been able to sponsor the salary of one new counsellor and we are looking for donors that are interested in giving a regular gift so that we can support the development of this project. Remember that 100% of the money you donate goes directly to the project and we will keep you informed to show you what your money has helped to achieve!

Also have a look on our facebook page and join our community to stay updated with events and project news!

Oh and we started to promote our Trek Nepal (happening in Novemner 2011) in the UK and US… so if you would like to join us on this adventurous trek do get in touch to secure your place for this year.

Greetings,

Anniek

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