who are teech
TEECH was established in 1998 when a group, who worked (at that time) together at BT near Ipswich, Suffolk, took up the challenge from a colleague to help repair two hospitals in Bucharest.
About fifty volunteers travelled to Bucharest, under the banner of ‘BTL Aid to Romania’ in August that year and set about painting, plastering, providing lighting and generally making the hospitals cleaner, safer and brighter places. After the success of this trip, and seeing the need to be more structured the volunteers organised themselves into a Registered Charity and hence TEECH (Telecommunications Eastern European Challenge) was born.
TEECH is a small independent charity, run by an unpaid team of volunteers, which welcomes volunteers from all walks life.
TEECH no longer has links with BT and BT have no involvement in the charity.
About fifty volunteers travelled to Bucharest, under the banner of ‘BTL Aid to Romania’ in August that year and set about painting, plastering, providing lighting and generally making the hospitals cleaner, safer and brighter places. After the success of this trip, and seeing the need to be more structured the volunteers organised themselves into a Registered Charity and hence TEECH (Telecommunications Eastern European Challenge) was born.
TEECH is a small independent charity, run by an unpaid team of volunteers, which welcomes volunteers from all walks life.
TEECH no longer has links with BT and BT have no involvement in the charity.
our aim
Our vision is to improve the lives of those in Eastern Europe, who by no fault of their own are living in conditions not seen in Western Europe since before the war.
TEECH aim to improve their lives by installing sanitary ware into schools, orphanages and elderly residences where no indoor toilets exist. The charity also delivers aid, including clothing, toys and shoes to the local communities. Over the 20+ years the charity has worked with many schools and hospitals and a home for the aged in Eastern Europe. By sparking enthusiasm with the local people we hope to enable and encourage self-help and enterprise to continue after we have left.
TEECH aim to improve their lives by installing sanitary ware into schools, orphanages and elderly residences where no indoor toilets exist. The charity also delivers aid, including clothing, toys and shoes to the local communities. Over the 20+ years the charity has worked with many schools and hospitals and a home for the aged in Eastern Europe. By sparking enthusiasm with the local people we hope to enable and encourage self-help and enterprise to continue after we have left.
Every year the TEECH trustees visit possible projects and decide which would best benefit from help and how they could be made self-sufficient. A team of approximately 30-40 volunteers armed with tools travel overland by coach to endeavour to complete the project. We also deliver aid to various contacts in the local area (e.g beds and medical supplies to hospitals, clothes and shoes for orphanages).
To read further about the charity download our leaflet
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