Firmdale Hotels is committed to working with a specified number of charities per year, one of which will always be within the local community.  Firmdale Hotels will offer support through the skills of its employees and the company's own resources. The chosen local charity will benefit from the direct involvement of Firmdale Hotels employees who will undertake a day of charitable work. This allows the employees to see the impact of their involvement.

For 2011 Firmdale Hotels is working with:

BUILD AFRICA, a UK based charity that undertakes and supports work in rural Uganda.
Firmdale Hotels has sponsored the construction of Kawo Kakira Primary School in Bukedea, Uganda. This sponsorship encompasses the building of a classroom; the supply of resources required for the children, including desks and books; the supply of teachers' furniture; the building of a latrine block; all construction co-ordination costs, including site visits, organisation of the school construction committee and the liaising with government officials. Firmdale Hotels are also helping to sponsor teacher training, with emphasis on community involvement and ensuring the sustainability of the school, as well as enabling the children to learn through play and a national radio advertising campaign encouraging parents to send girls to school. The project design and management costs have also been met by Firmdale Hotels, along with supporting costs in Build Africa's Ugandan and UK offices for the monitoring, evaluation, financial tracking and reporting on all aspects of the project. Fundraising initiatives for Build Africa as a whole have included the Honolulu Marathon on the 12th December 2010, through which over £4,500 has been raised by members of staff, and also the London Marathon. In February 2011, Firmdale employees visited the school and assessed progress. Kawo Kakira Primary School was commissioned on the 1st March and officially handed over to the governing body, parents and pupils.
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TREES FOR CITIES (local charity).
This is an independent charity that undertakes tree planting and green initiatives in urban areas of greatest need. The project has been part of a successful 'Green' incentive run out across the hotels, so far 10 fully grown trees have been dedicated by Firmdale Hotels.
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STREETLYTES, a charity that reaches out to the poor and homeless in central and west London, providing hot food, clothing and blankets on a biweekly basis. Firmdale Hotels have undertaken clothing drives, donated hygiene kits and bedding and volunteered employees for evening soup kitchens.
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