the eden trust
Wanstead
Eden’s Trust (registered charity No. 1136092) was set up by Elli Galvani after
her daughter, Eden Galvani-Skeete, was tragically killed at a five star resort
in Turkey in 2006 when an entertainment stunt went wrong. As the evening got
underway, a wall of fire was lit but when a waiter tried to light a second line
of fire, the bottle of flammable liquid he was holding caught alight and
exploded, sending fireballs into the audience. Eden took the brunt of the
explosion and was on fire from head to toe, suffering 70% burns. Two days later
on 31 July 2006, after suffering two heart attacks and kidney failure, Eden
died. She was just six years old. As Elli tried to come to terms with Eden’s
death, she became painfully aware of a gap in specialised counselling so decided
to set up support/survival groups and workshops especially for people who have
lost a child. The groups, launched in May 2013, are FREE to attend thanks to
special funding sourced by Elli. More information can be found on our Support
Groups page.
We also support bereaved children in a school setting and offer training
courses to school staff on bereavement counselling and benefits of early
intervention.'
