TEECH was established in 1998 when a group of BT staff took up the challenge from a colleague to help repair two hospitals in Bucharest. About fifty volunteers traveled to Bucharest under the banner of ‘BTL Aid to Romania’ and set about painting, plastering, installing lighting and generally making the hospitals cleaner, safer and brighter places.

The Charity retains the "telecoms" name and BT continue to provide assistance with transport, but TEECH is an independent organisation which welcomes volunteers from all walks of life.

 Following the massive sucess of our previous two shoe box appeals we are again collecting shoeboxes to deliver to some of the poorest parts of Eastern Europe. The orphanges, familes, hopsitals and retirement homes cannot believe the generousity and the shoeboxes are often the first christmas present they have ever had.

As with the previous appeals TEECH volunteers travel to Eastern Europe arriving on Christmas Day which means we are able to collect shoe boxes until around the middle of December which means you can save lots on the Christmas deals in the shops.

To download your copy of 2011 poster please click here and select 'Save Target As'   

The 2010 shoebox appeal can be found here   If you are interested in donating please sign up to our newsletter to ensure we keep you upto date.

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 20-40 volunteers armed with tools travel overland by coach to endeavor 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)