Project Albert MBE
New Years Honours List 2006
Eddie Brophy, a Flight Sergeant from Royal Air Force Lyneham is overjoyed and extremely proud to be honoured for his dedication and painstaking efforts in helping to build new facilities, and improve on old infrastructure, which benefits the underprivileged children of Nairobi, and the surrounding area.

An awesome and endless task initiated in the latter years of the last decade, aptly named 'Project Albert', Flight Sgt Eddie Brophy, has spent many years of unparalleled effort to achieve his aim: To relieve poverty and sickness, to encourage the education of children and young people and to assist the underprivileged people of Kenya by purely practical means.

Previous works include the construction of schools and kitchens, the installation of water facilities, the refurbishment of an orphanage and the installation of a dental facility. Much of this previous work has been undertaken in and around the slum communities of Nairobi.

Flt Sgt Brophy, 48, an airframe aircraft engineer on 47/70 Squadron RAF Lyneham, has always had an overriding desire to improve the lifestyle for the countless underprivileged children and families of Nairobi. "It took a while before I realised that I had just experienced a moment of deep personal significance" a statement Eddie reflects upon so often when his first notions were being spun around his unselfish mind.

Andy Humm, web designer to Lyneham Village Online, served at RAF Lyneham with Eddie Brophy, both spent many hours reflecting on their community work helping unfortunate families. Andy recalls "Involved in over thirty years of charity and community work myself, many in the Royal Air Force, the endless work that Eddie achieves is unsurpassable and he has a rewarding personality supported with a cheerful smile which he has passed onto thousands of African families to make their lives that much better. "

"Eddie achieves the impossible, he has set himself many major overseas charity projects, to many that seem so difficult, but he will never give up to ensure that the tears of personal hardship are turned into tears of happiness"

Many of the projects Flight Sergeant Eddie Brophy has undertaken with a view to making a difference to the lives of underprivileged children in the slum areas of Nairobi, Kenya involve extraordinarily physical, and often emotional journey's to some unique and occasionally inhospitable environments. The Project teams have met some remarkable people and forged new friendships with some unforgettable characters in these often astonishing areas of abject poverty.

Eddie Brophy endless project plans include a visit to Marich, nr Kitale in Africa in February 2006 to build a bridge to improve local transport needs, a new flooring in a medical clinic, and improve local education by introducing a needed school building. For further information, and see if you can help, visit the Project Albert website www.projectalbert.co.uk

To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Flight Sergeant Edward Joseph BROPHY, (P8112028), Royal Air Force.

Congratulations Eddie! You deserve the recognition.
Source Photos: With thanks to Eddie Brophy and Project Albert

Project Albert
www.projectalbert.co.uk
Registered Charity No: 1096743
The key to Project Albert’s continued success is really a very simple one, money. Active, enthusiastic people are giving their time to innovatively generate funds for future Project Albert ventures. If you brush with them, please give them your support. If someone offers you a Project Albert Christmas Pudding or some other piece of Project Albert paraphernalia, please buy one, at least now you know where your money is going.