Parenta Trust
Parenta Trust Expands its Footprint to Rwanda
Sixth School Commissioned for 200 Orphaned and Disadvantaged Nursery-aged Children Parenta Trust, the charitable arm of the Parenta Group of Companies is thrilled to announce the construction of its sixth school in Eastern Africa, to complement...
Parenta Trust prepares to rev up its engines for its annual adventure to Monaco
Parenta Trust, is gearing up for its annual fundraising car rally from Maidstone to Monaco and is calling for teams to take part in a “road trip of a lifetime”. From 24 to 28 June 2020, teams in both two- and four-wheeled vehicles will travel...
From Maidstone to Monaco – the Parenta Trust rally teams return triumphant!
As our magazine went to print last month, the Parenta Trust Rally teams were setting off on their epic adventure from Maidstone to Monaco on the “Drive to Build a School”. During their five-day escapade, eleven teams travelled through eight...
Schoolchildren raise £180 for the Parenta Trust by selling cakes
PRESS RELEASE: On the 23rd February, a group of friends from Chandag Junior School in Keynsham came together to raise money for the Parenta Trust. Eva, Emily, Lily and Kitty sold homemade cakes, handmade hair scrunchies, pillows and necklaces on...
Parenta Trust gears up to build its fifth pre-school in Uganda
Press release: The Parenta Trust is delighted to announce that it has commissioned its fifth pre-school in Uganda, with building work set to commence in the coming months. The new pre-school is the latest addition to the charity’s portfolio and...
Cows donated to help Parenta Trust school in Uganda
On Thursday 5th October, trustee Marie Kershaw travelled to Uganda. As part of her visit, Marie called in at some of the Parenta Trust schools to hand-deliver letters to the children from their sponsors back in the UK. The purpose of her visit...
Why sponsor a child with the Parenta Trust?
Throughout East Africa, many children are being deprived of an education. They don’t have the opportunity to reach their full potential by attending school. Their day-to-day lives are filled with domestic chores such as fetching water, digging...
Annual charity quiz is a resounding success
On Sunday 7th May, Parenta employee Marie Kershaw organised a quiz night to help raise money for the Parenta Trust at Lordswood Leisure Centre in Kent. By the end of the evening, £562.05 had been raised to split equally between the Parenta...
5 great reasons to sign up to the Parenta Trust Rally today
The Parenta Trust Rally is one of the main events in the charity’s fundraising calendar. Bringing together teams in cars, it begins in Kent and sees drivers take on various challenges as they drive through Europe over 5 days. Need any more...
Parenta Trust funds Christmas party for 1000 orphans
Press release In November, the Parenta Trust aimed to raise £1000 to give orphaned and disadvantaged children living in slums near Kampala, Uganda, an unforgettable Christmas and New Year party. The appeal followed a visit by the charity to a...
Hats off for the Parenta Trust’s fifth pre-school
Press release Recently, the Parenta Trust were able to share the exciting news that a third and fourth pre-school had been officially opened in Uganda. Following on from that announcement, the charity is delighted to be able to disclose that...
Parenta Trust’s third and fourth pre-schools are now open!
Press release Last week, a group of 7 people representing the Parenta Trust witnessed the official opening of the charity’s third and fourth pre-schools in Uganda. When both schools are at full capacity, they will be able to provide nursery...
Parenta Trust prepares to unveil 2 new pre-schools in Uganda
Press release On November 5, a team of 7 people representing the Parenta Trust will fly to Uganda to officially unveil two new pre-schools for orphaned and disadvantaged children. The two new sites – located in Wakiso and Kasese - are the latest...
Preparing for the trip of a lifetime
Suzi Presland is one of 7 people going to visit Uganda with the Parenta Trust, along with her husband Dave. She’ll be leaving on 5th November and, as part of the excursion, will be visiting Parenta Trust schools and meeting her sponsored child....
7 reasons to support the work of the Parenta Trust
Formed in 2013, the Parenta Trust has achieved so much in such a short space of time. Ahead of schedule, we’ve already built 2 pre-schools in Uganda with a further two being opened next month. However, these achievements wouldn’t have been...
Parenta Trust’s third and fourth nurseries are now in build!
Press release It wasn’t too long ago that the Parenta Trust celebrated the build of their second pre-school in Uganda. Now the charity is delighted to announce that the construction of their third and fourth nursery schools is progressing as...
Fundraising for the Trust so far
The employees of Parenta are continuously coming up with fresh ideas to raise money for the Trust, with some of them even getting together in small groups to help the cause. So far, the Trust has raised enough money for 4 pre-schools, with 2...
What difference does sponsorship make to the life of a child?
Two years ago, Parenta employee Natalie decided to sponsor a child attending a Parenta Trust nursery school. Here, she explains what this decision means to her and what difference it makes to the life of the child she supports: I sponsor a...
Exciting news: Fourth school has been commissioned!
PRESS RELEASE: Parenta Trust, the charitable arm of the Parenta Group, has commissioned its fourth nursery school in Uganda. The charity set itself the ambitious goal of building ten pre-schools for orphaned and disadvantaged children within ten...
The countdown begins for the annual Parenta Trust rally!
PRESS RELEASE: The next Parenta Trust banger rally is scheduled to take place on 22nd-26th June, with teams meeting at the Parenta head office in Maidstone. This important fundraising event will see the charity raise money for the construction...
Parenta Trust breaks ground for its third nursery school
PRESS RELEASE Parenta Trust has broken ground for the build of its third nursery school in Uganda, which is due to be completed later this year. Parenta Trust’s second school was built in the Kaberamaido district of Eastern Uganda and completed...
Fields of Life gives thanks to the Parenta Trust for 2 nursery schools in Uganda
PRESS RELEASE: Northern Ireland charity Fields of Life has presented Allan Presland, CEO of Parenta and founder of the Parenta Trust, with two certificates to formally recognise the Parenta Trust’s contribution to building two nursery schools in...
Classrooms in the UK and in Uganda
Unlike the UK, Uganda is classed as a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC), which means that it has low levels of development based on economic indicators. This is evident in that only 3.2% of the country’s public spending was allocated to...
Why you should sponsor a child
In daily family life, there are not many guarantees. Often, the very opposite event happens in place of the expected, but for a family with children the one thing that can be counted on is school. At first, for those children and parents newly...
My experience of Uganda
My name is Imogen Cooper and I am the daughter of Parenta Trust Chairman Andrew Cooper. Last year we took a trip to Uganda with the charity to visit some schools and communities, and open the newest build funded by Parenta Trust. From the moment...
Parenta Trust’s second nursery helps Opilitok Primary School become ranked top 10 in the district
Last year, representatives from the Parenta Trust travelled to the Kaberamaido district in Eastern Uganda to officially open Opilitok Nursery School. The project was funded from money raised by the Parenta Trust throughout 2014, from such events...
Maidstone to Monaco 2014 – The Journey
2,200 miles....15 cars.....5 days....1 goal....to raise money to build schools in East Africa. Watch the entire journey from start to finish. Are you interested in taking part in our next...
Maidstone to Monaco 2014
What we do... 2,200 miles....15 cars.....5 days....1 goal....to raise money to build schools in East Africa Would you like to sign up to our next rally? Why we do what we do......
Taking on a 10km mud run for the Parenta Trust
On 3rd October, three brave Parenta employees – Samantha Russell, Lucy Upstill and Natalie MacDonald - stepped forward to take on a mud obstacle run called The Major Series to raise money for the Trust. The race took place on a 3000 acre private...
Parenta Trust Rally raises a huge £13,000!
Last month saw eight teams of fundraisers in “banger” cars complete a five day rally across Europe in support of Parenta Trust. As a result of the fundraising efforts of the rally participants and their supporters, we’re delighted to announce...
Parenta Trust Rally raises enough money to build a fourth school in East Africa
PRESS RELEASE: On June 17, eight teams of fundraisers in “banger” cars started their epic journey across Europe for a five-day, 2,200 mile rally. It was all in aid of raising money to build a new pre-school in East Africa. The rally, organised...
Parenta Trust’s third pre-school to be built in Luwuuka
Parenta Trust are excited to announce that an official agreement has been signed to commission the build of a third pre-school. This will take place in Luwuuka, Uganda. The new nursery block will comprise 3 classrooms and is being overseen by...
Local charity off to a racing start: having a ball with Parenta Trust
A huge number of 'big name' charities are part of our everyday life, through their treasure-digging charity shops, their hard-hitting advert appeals and through posted requests (normally requiring us to fill bin bags with clothes that have not...
Parenta Trust Rally participants feature in motoring magazine
Paul Saunders and his friend Martin took part in the Maidstone to Monaco rally last year, raising money to help Parenta Trust build a second pre-school for children in Uganda. They completed the 1,100 mile trip through Belgium, Switzerland and...
Parenta Trust commissions third nursery school in Uganda
Parenta Trust, the charitable arm of the Parenta Group of Companies, has commissioned its third nursery in Eastern Africa for orphaned and disadvantaged children. The charity was set up in 2013 with a view to extend Parenta’s message of “Helping...
Making a difference to the lives of Ugandan children
Marie Kershaw, our Product Manager, wanted to share her experience of fundraising for the Parenta Trust and explain why her trip to Uganda was truly unforgettable. Last year, as we were celebrating the start of our very first Parenta Trust...
Parenta to Paris: the team triathlon!
On Thursday 18th September, the customer service team at Parenta took on a challenge of epic proportions: they ran, rowed and cycled 240 miles. This is the distance from Maidstone to Paris! The Parenta to Paris team was made up of Luke Francis,...
Proceeds of new book to be donated to the Parenta Trust
“Thinking Profit: The Journey” is an autobiography about how to grow a company under a difficult economical climate from Peter Boulton, Managing Director of plastics manufacturer Sinclair & Rush. The businessman has kindly pledged that all...
It’s official! Our second pre-school in Uganda has been commissioned!
We are very pleased to share the news that we have now signed a contract with our charity on the ground, Fields of Life, to commission the build of our second pre-school in Uganda. This is the result of a staggering £23,000 raised, thanks to the...
Parenta to Paris: the team triathlon!
Our very own Customer Service team have taken on a challenge of epic proportions! On 18 September, they will attempt to run, row and cycle the distance from the Parenta office to Paris - that's 240 miles! The team will be setting up gym...
Parenta Trust opens first pre-school in Africa!
After a great fundraising effort last year, we are delighted to announce that we have finished building our first pre-school for underprivileged children in Uganda! In late May, five representatives from Parenta Trust set off to Uganda to...
Parenta Trust to open first Ugandan pre-school this month!
On 29 May, we are going out to open Parenta Trust’s first pre-school in Uganda! It’s the result of lots of hard work fundraising, much of which came from our Maidstone to Monaco banger rally last year (we’re going again this year, if you’re...
Raising money to buy mosquito nets for children in Uganda
The countdown has begun! In just under three weeks’ time we will be inviting friends and colleagues on a five day trip to Uganda to visit several school projects and officially open a new preschool. As part of the visit, our very own Marie...
Parenta Trust – our first year achievements!
Our trust is one year old next month, so I wanted to update you on what we’ve been up to, how we’ve been fundraising and what we’ve done with the money raised. What we've achieved in our first year! Last year's Maidstone to Monaco rally was a...
Breaking ground on the Parenta Trust’s first preschool
Amanda Presland, a trustee of the Parenta Trust, went out to break ground on our first preschool in Uganda. She told us about her time there. Download printable version It's not often you get the chance to put something discussed over a glass or...
How and why The Parenta Trust was born
The Parenta Trust has partnered with Fields of Life, an organisation on the ground in Africa. Debbie Cameron, Head of Development & Fundraising (GB) for Fields of Life, tells us about her experiences with the charity and how and why The...
Parenta Trust: Andy and the furry Volvo – rallying to raise money!
Download printable version When I was invited to take part in the inaugural Maidstone to Monaco run in September 2013, I jumped at the chance, just knowing that it was going to be a fantastic adventure. If I am honest, the true purpose of the...
The Banger Rally is back!
You may have heard the stories from last year. You may have seen the photos. You may even have been there. After the success of the Maidstone to Monaco rally last year, we’re pleased to announce the dates for 2014. This year’s event will follow...
Water Boreholes in Uganda
The real problem with water Water is not as rare as you might expect in Uganda. In fact, many parts of the country are lush and green. However, access to water isn’t the problem; it’s clean drinking water that’s hard to find. As many as one in...
Parenta Trust – Kampala Slums Project
Improving sanitation and health in Uganda One of the projects we support is Treasured Kids, in a slum known as ‘Kosovo’ in the capital city. It’s run by an amazing man called Pastor Deo, who came from the streets himself and now inspires...