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Dave Cooke founded Teams4U in 2006 after experiencing the atrocities of the Beslan crisis in 2004 when over 300 people were killed in a school attack in Russia.
At Christmas 1990, stories of the dire Romanian orphanages under Ceaușescu‘s dictatorship hit the news. Dave Cooke was moved by these stories and mobilised a team to ask the residents of Wrexham to donate Christmas gifts and materials to give to these children. This triggered a huge outpouring of generosity…Read More
Several years later Operation Christmas Child had become a global appeal. It was taken over by Samaritan’s Purse who had a large infrastructure with which to organise the appeal. Eventually, Dave left Samaritans Purse but continued to do humanitarian work.
After the Beslan terrorist attack in 2004, Dave was asked to lead a team of volunteers to help survivors with the healing process. Dave saw the impact that teams of volunteers can make and went on to found Teams4U.
Teams4U was officially founded in 2006. The first volunteer team held a sports camp in Liberia helping young people to make good choices regarding drugs and alcohol and teaching about HIV and AIDS. In 2006 Teams4U also began working with Ben Omoding in Uganda and with Dima Natchyna in Belarus,…Read More
Teams4U launched a Palm Oil Initiative in Sierra Leone – a sustainable business turning discarded palm kernels into valuable oil. This project not only creates jobs but also generates income to support our vocational colleges.
We launched the Develop with Dignity programme in Sierra Leone, providing girls with access to reusable sanitary pads, education and empowerment – breaking down barriers to education and opportunity.
CBeebies star Gemma Hunt joins Teams4U as the official Ambassador. Her passion and platform bring fresh energy to our mission, inspiring families and communities across the UK to join us in making a difference.
“Teams4U is all about drawing alongside children, showing them someone cares about them and believes in them. We want to be dream-makers, the kind of people that challenge these often forgotten-about kids and ask them what they want to be, what do they want to do? We are about helping remove the obstacles that can prevent these kids from achieving their hopes and plans (such as our education programmes in Romania and Develop with Dignity programme in Uganda) but we want to go deeper than that. We want to help these kids believe in themselves; sow that one seed that says they can achieve what they want to achieve.”
“Teams4U is all about drawing alongside children, showing them someone cares about them and believes in them. We want to be dream-makers, the kind of people that challenge these often forgotten-about kids and ask them what they want to be, what do they want to do? We are about helping remove the obstacles that can prevent these kids from achieving their hopes and plans (such as our education programmes in Romania and Develop with Dignity programme in Uganda) but we want to go deeper than that. We want to help these kids believe in themselves; sow that one seed that says they can achieve what they want to achieve.”
