The Winch believes in your future

Today the atmosphere in the Winch was exiting. The children had fun during the day, helping Jonathan and Joni to make a short film.
The aim of the short documentary is fund raising, amid the goverment's cuts. It will be shown in a local event on the 1th of December, taking place in the centre in Swiss Cottage.

The Winchester Project, now know as the Winch, is a charity established in 1973, working in the local community of Swiss Cottage and Camden Town.

It provides a variety of programmes and valuable activities for children and young people, particularly those who are disadvantaged and single- parent.

The sevices offered include afterschool club, play schemes, festivals, workshops and initiatives giving a real support to the families and the Youngers.

At the moment the Winch is facing a big challange of funding.

Because of the economic crisis the local goverment is cutting on education and social care and less companies do investments. Also the number of donations and contributions are going down.

The charity is trying to find alternative solutions to get money to fund the centre. One of these is pushing the advertising campain to get the people known and use various material to promote the Winch and its amazing work in the local community.

The staff working in the charity has the hard job to listen the children, their needs and problems, focusing on their potential in a creative way. There are many volunteers in the team who decide to believe in the Winchester Project.

"I like going to the Winch because it is like my home. It's a family. This is a place that make things happen. Makes things possibile. It wasn't for the Winch, I woudn't be where I am now. I'd be out on the street."
There words come from a young boy who has found a place helping him to feel better and to change his life.

The Winch's motto states the centre is a big family for every children, in a regime of freedom, racial and sexual equality.

The young people grow up being aware of the differences in the society but in the same time to integrate these, going over the stigma made by the society.

Those of them who are disadvantages suffer from problems in their families, maybe because of single-parent or because the parents are sick, unemployment, poor, etc..
They are called "lost generation", feral children without prosepective, judged for their mischance.
If they get angry, violent they will be marginalized from stigmatized as a people prone to crime and abusive behavior when they will be adults.

The Winch has taken the mission to cope with these assumption and harassment, bringing the children together in a happy community. Those who behave antisocial are involved in many activities.

The Winchester Project is giving a relevant contribute to the society and its work have to be recognized and supported. The charity needs the money to fund news project to improve their programmes, refurbish and renew the building.

The Winch believes in a better future for our children and with our help can make it possible. The goverment and every people have the responsibility to keep the centre alive.