Khushi Feet

About

Khushi Feet is an exciting charity (Registered Charity Number: 1150339) based in Kent which raises money and awareness for schools for street children in Kolkata. It was established by Emily Cook (in March 2012), in response to visiting the street schools in Kolkata with a team from Faversham Baptist Church (summer 2011).

What does ‘Khushi Feet’ mean?
The children at the street school have very few clothes and run around barefoot. At the same time they are some of the happiest children you could ever meet! ‘Khushi’ is the Bengali word for ‘happy’.

Beginnings

Emily at Hatibagan Mobile School, Summer 2011

"In the Summer of 2011, I went to Kolkata, India with a team from Faversham Baptist Church and had the opportunity to work in schools for street children. I was fascinated by how the volunteer teachers ran the schools with such limited resources. I was delighted by how excited the street children were to be at school, and could see how much of a difference an education was making in their lives. After returning to the UK, I wanted to do something to raise awareness and funding for these street children and their schools. My vision is to get as many people as possible involved in Khushi Feet's fundraising activities and to help change young lives in Kolkata." Emily Cook

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News

Song for Life Summer Concert

'Song for Life' will take place on Saturday 15th June, 7:30pm for 8pm at The Hot Tin in Faversham. Tickets are £15 each and must be ordered in advance.

Curry and Movie Night

You are warmly invited to a special screening of the 2016 film LION.

Khushi’s All Age Quiz Night

Come along to Khushi Feet's Quiz Night on Saturday 1 December at Faversham Baptist Church.

Fundraising

Khushi Feet is very fortunate to have a fantastic team of people who work hard to ensure things run smoothly. All our trustees are volunteers. Meet the Khushi Team:

Emily Cook (Chair)

Emily founded Khushi Feet after visiting the street schools in Kolkata with a team from Faversham Baptist Church in 2011. She is a freelance editor and writer, currently working as editorial assistant for Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who: The Complete History. Interesting Fact: Emily has two degrees from the University of Kent.

Dr. Hugh Matthews (Secretary)

As well as being a Doctor, Hugh is our very efficient secretary. He does all the paperwork so Emily doesn’t have to! Interesting Fact: Hugh used to be a steam train fireman.

Rev. Geoff Cook (Trustee)

Geoff is the minister at Faversham Baptist Church. He has been to Kolkata three times (in 2009 as well as leading the team from Faversham Baptist Church in 2011 and Khushi Feet in 2016) and has been involved with the work of GNCEM each time. Interesting Fact: Geoff is a life-long supporter of Chelsea FC.

Lesley Jackson (Trustee)

Lesley is a Legal Cashier who works in London after making the change from teaching Primary school children – useful experience for dealing with Solicitors sometimes! Interesting fact: Lesley is a science fiction fan and enjoys attending Conventions.

Stefano Gould (Trustee)

Stefano has supported our fundraising since the beginning. He is currently on a gap year volunteering out in Uganda. Interesting Fact: In August 2014, Stefano went on an expedition to Borneo.

Daryl Haines (Trustee)

Daryl is a student with a creative flair, currently studying on an Art Foundation course at the University of the Creative Arts in Canterbury. Interesting fact: Daryl has a collection of over 50 animal skulls, as well as many animal bones.

Kevin Martin (Trustee)

Kevin once spent 3 weeks travelling around Rajasthan and thoroughly enjoyed himself (apart from the bit with the camel) and is looking forward to being able to give something back as a thank you for the warmth and kindness he experienced in India. Interesting fact: Kev can juggle, both physically and metaphorically.

Stephen Palmer (Trustee)

In 2011, Steve visited Kolkata as part of the Faversham Baptist Church Team. He hopes to visit India again to follow up on the work going on there. Interesting Fact: Steve has also had contact with educational charities in Tanzania & Uganda and has visited both countries.

Khushi the Cow (Mascot)

Khushi the Cow is the final member of our team. She helps us raise money and awareness for schools for children who live on the streets of Kolkata. She visits children at schools and clubs (and even birthday parties) in Kent and can often be seen around at local events.