The charity, Team Margot Foundation, is closing…

October 17, 2024

The charity, Team Margot Foundation, is closing…

By Yaser

Dear Friends and Supporters

Today, we find ourselves at a poignant crossroad in the journey of Team Margot Foundation. Over the last decade, thanks to your unwavering support, we have achieved remarkable strides in donor advocacy and health equality. And we have helped save many lives. The profound impact we’ve managed to make together fills us with immense pride and gratitude.

However, after much reflection and with heavy hearts, we have made the difficult decision to begin the process of winding down the charity. Nothing lasts forever, and as a charity, we believe we have reached a natural conclusion, having achieved as much as we possibly could. This decision comes at a time when the demands of our ambitious projects and the shifting political landscape call for new energy and expertise that surpass what we can currently offer.

Our commitment to the mission we set out on remains as strong as ever.

While the charity, Team Margot Foundation is drawing to a close, our personal and individual dedication to these causes will continue, albeit outside the formal structure of a charity. Team Margot will continue to advocate for donation and fight the health inequalities that minority ethnic and mixed heritage patients face with transplant and transfusion treatments.

Indeed, the Team Margot community that you represent will continue in all our hearts, minds and most importantly in our positive individual actions. Nadia, the trustees and I are enthusiastic about the next chapter, where we can balance our personal commitments with our passions in more sustainable ways.

Sam Bell All this speaks to Margot’s ongoing legacy, not least that many lives have been saved and are still being saved, because of people like you, who signed up to the stem cell register during and since Margot’s appeal, who have registered as organ donors and who started giving blood & platelets as a result of the work of Team Margot.

It’s always amazed me how simply talking about donation can inspire people to either become donors or to donate more frequently, actions which can lead to lifesaving consequences.

As we plan for a responsible and thoughtful transition, our trustees will focus on ensuring that the remaining funds are used closely in alignment with our goals. We will work to make decisions that best serve the interests of those we aimed to help.

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Team Margot Foundation was instrumental in setting up the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion and provided secretariat services to the APPG for around 18 months. During that time, the Group held an inquiry, a key output being the “Where Are Our Nation’s Donors?” report, which serves as another lasting legacy from our efforts. The charity leaves behind a detailed blueprint that outlines all the areas needing urgent attention to effect positive change. This document will serve as a guide for future initiatives, ensuring that our collective work continues to inspire and facilitate improvements in donor advocacy and health equality.

Earlier this week, we were pleased to assist NBTA, The National BAME (Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Minority Ethnic) Transplant Alliance charity, in reconstituting the APPG. The new Group Chair is Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP and NBTA, will provide secretariat services, led by Orin Lewis OBE.

Thank you once again, from the bottom of our hearts, for your kind and generous support, encouragement, and engagement over the years. It has been a privilege to work alongside so many of you, and we feel proud of the community we have built together.

Personally speaking, this work has been one of the best things I have done in my life, bringing a sense of purpose, accomplishment and post traumatic growth that has positively impacted many lives. It has also been one of the most challenging.

With all our love, respect, and gratitude