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SAFE Foundation's Lucy Dickenson dies in Zambia crash | SAFE Foundation's Lucy Dickenson dies in Zambia crash |
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A charity worker from south Wales who devoted her life to tackling poverty has died in a car crash in Zambia. | A charity worker from south Wales who devoted her life to tackling poverty has died in a car crash in Zambia. |
Lucy Dickenson, 32, from Barry, was helping people in the south-central African country grow their own food when she died. | Lucy Dickenson, 32, from Barry, was helping people in the south-central African country grow their own food when she died. |
She was still being treated for neck injuries from an earlier crash when she was involved in the fatal accident. | She was still being treated for neck injuries from an earlier crash when she was involved in the fatal accident. |
Her family, including twin sister Hannah Fitt, were said to be devastated by the tragedy. | Her family, including twin sister Hannah Fitt, were said to be devastated by the tragedy. |
Ms Dickenson travelled around the world after setting up the SAFE Foundation with her sister in 2007. | Ms Dickenson travelled around the world after setting up the SAFE Foundation with her sister in 2007. |
They ran the charity initially from their mother's home in Barry raising money in Britain to fund projects around the world. | They ran the charity initially from their mother's home in Barry raising money in Britain to fund projects around the world. |
The organisation later moved to Cardiff where it worked with young people not in education, employment or training to boost their self-esteem by sending them to lead workshops in Africa and Asia. | The organisation later moved to Cardiff where it worked with young people not in education, employment or training to boost their self-esteem by sending them to lead workshops in Africa and Asia. |
Tom Beardshaw, a non-executive trustee of the charity, said on Twitter: "Lucy Dickenson, founder and inspiration behind the SAFE Foundation, was killed in Zambia on Monday. We are all in shock." | Tom Beardshaw, a non-executive trustee of the charity, said on Twitter: "Lucy Dickenson, founder and inspiration behind the SAFE Foundation, was killed in Zambia on Monday. We are all in shock." |
Ms Dickenson travelled to the Zambian capital Lusaka earlier in August after completing an international development degree with the Open University. | Ms Dickenson travelled to the Zambian capital Lusaka earlier in August after completing an international development degree with the Open University. |
She was doing charity work with a group called Monze District Land Alliance in the south of the country when she died. | She was doing charity work with a group called Monze District Land Alliance in the south of the country when she died. |
In her blog she wrote about travelling on dirt tracks in the isolated rural area and revealed how she suffered a neck injury in a previous road accident earlier in the month. | In her blog she wrote about travelling on dirt tracks in the isolated rural area and revealed how she suffered a neck injury in a previous road accident earlier in the month. |
Police in Zambia confirmed on Thursday that they were investigating the circumstances of the accident. | Police in Zambia confirmed on Thursday that they were investigating the circumstances of the accident. |
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in Zambia and we are providing consular assistance." | |
'Unselfish' | 'Unselfish' |
Tributes were made to the charity worker who had set up projects in Zambia, Cambodia, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Ghana, India, and Nepal. | Tributes were made to the charity worker who had set up projects in Zambia, Cambodia, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Ghana, India, and Nepal. |
Gareth Bickerton, director of the social enterprise charity UnLtd in Wales, said of Ms Dickenson: "You would only have to meet her for 30 seconds and you would be totally blown away by her. | Gareth Bickerton, director of the social enterprise charity UnLtd in Wales, said of Ms Dickenson: "You would only have to meet her for 30 seconds and you would be totally blown away by her. |
"She was such an amazing person, one of the most impressive people I have met. | "She was such an amazing person, one of the most impressive people I have met. |
"She was totally unselfish, always thinking about other people - someone like her should be on the front page of the newspaper every day. | "She was totally unselfish, always thinking about other people - someone like her should be on the front page of the newspaper every day. |
"She's just a huge loss and she leaves a gaping hole in the lives of everyone who knew her. | "She's just a huge loss and she leaves a gaping hole in the lives of everyone who knew her. |
"She achieved so much in her life but she could have achieved so much more if she hadn't died." | "She achieved so much in her life but she could have achieved so much more if she hadn't died." |
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