Swing into action for local charity Inuka

Inuka is an Australian charity that operates in Tanzania, dedicated to building stronger communities through education and empowerment projects. As a Helensburgh local and the charity’s founder, this year I am thrilled to welcome an old primary school friend, Brady Tipping, to our team.

Brady attended Helensburgh Public School, Heathcote High School and UTS. He’s heavily involved in the Helensburgh Thistles Soccer Club, playing since he was in primary school.

Brady has helped organise our first sports fundraising event. The Inuka Open is a charity golf day that will raise money to build a sports field for our schools in Arusha, Tanzania.

Brady joined the charity last year because he wanted to have a positive impact on the world.

“Simply put, I help Inuka in any way I can to achieve its mission," he said. "Recently, everything has been around planning The Inuka Open, but when I began volunteering mid-last year, I spent a lot of time creating content for the students at CHETI Schools.

“I consider Inuka’s work incredibly important. Access to education and the opportunity to work is a foregone conclusion for many of us in Australia. In the rural parts of Arusha, this simply isn’t the case, and that is what we are constantly working to change.”

Brady is looking forward to the Inuka Open in March and then seeing where the funds will go.

Firstly, he said: “I really do think it will be an awesome day.

“Secondly, I will be travelling over to Tanzania in July with Maeve. This will be the first time I get to see the impact of Inuka’s work in person. I cannot wait to meet all of the amazing people and build my own personal connection to the work we do.”

The Inuka Open is on March 7 at Brighton Lakes Recreation & Golf Club. Book a spot via Humanitix.