Trading Places Challenge

I am taking part in a fundraising challenge, called Trading Places in January 2012. During the challenge I will try and live on the Job Seekers Allowance (£67.50) for one week in the third week of January.
By participating in this challenge I am looking to support Fredericks Foundation, a not for profit UK based micro-finance organisation.

Any contribution, even the smallest amount, can help make a difference. Below you can find more information on Fredericks Foundation:

Fredericks Foundation is a charity that helps disadvantaged people to set up, or expand their own business as a means to achieve financial independence while rebuilding their confidence and self-esteem, and to contribute to their communities. We provide a comprehensive range of business support and microloan funding for start-ups and small businesses, which are unable to raise loans from traditional sources.
As a result of the economic downturn, as well as helping the long-term unemployed, Fredericks Foundation has branched out to assist existing companies. Our founder?s successful corporate background means that Fredericks is run as a lean, effective organization with low costs and high productivity. 94% of our income go directly towards our work. Our excellent professional team means that we have achieved approximately 75% loan pay back over 10 years, all of which are in turn recycled as new loans. In this way, money invested in Fredericks can be used repeatedly, thereby having a far greater impact than a one-time only grant. Thus we have achieved sustainability in our loan capital. We estimate that we save the
country at least £3.6m over a 3-year period for every 100 people we enable to come off benefits. We have helped financed over 900 businesses over the past 10 years