Street Child Africa

Charity

Street Child Africa - Street Child Africa works with local partner organisations in sub-Saharan Africa to support children in street situations who are often uncounted and unheard. These children are denied access to education and healthcare, subject to violence and overlooked by government policy. The daily injustices they face are violations of international human rights law. Street Child Africa recognises that children in street situations are entitled to protection, provision of services and participation in matters affecting them. Street Child Africa funds twelve grassroots organisations in eight countries; Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, DR Congo, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Street work Education and skills training Drop-in and residential centres Basic healthcare services Family tracing, mediation and reintegration.
Street Child Africa
Street Child Africa works with local partner organisations in sub-Saharan Africa to support children in street situations who are often uncounted and unheard. These children are denied access to education and healthcare, subject to violence and overlooked by government policy. The daily injustices they face are violations of international human rights law. Street Child Africa recognises that children in street situations are entitled to protection, provision of services and participation in matters affecting them. Street Child Africa funds twelve grassroots organisations in eight countries; Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, DR Congo, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Street work Education and skills training Drop-in and residential centres Basic healthcare services Family tracing, mediation and reintegration.

Event details

30 August 2011

Street Child Africa - Special Appeal



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Special Appeal

Fundraiser: 
Street Child Africa

My page: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/StreetChildAfricaappeals

Children can’t afford to go back to school next term. Can you help us to help them make their dream a reality?

Children in the UK will be looking forward to their first day at school or maybe returning to a new term in September.  Many children in Africa would love the opportunity to do the same – but they won’t see the inside of a class room without your help.

 

Education can help children facing hardship and discrimination break the cycle of poverty that traps generation after generation.

 

Access to education is the right of every child.  Children whose lives revolve around the street are among the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world and they miss out on school because they must work to buy food and shelter, or simply cannot afford uniforms and books.  Enabling children to have a secure future away from the streets, helps to break the cycle of poverty from generation to generation and families of the children will benefit too. 

 

What you can do to help:

We urgently need funding to get children into school next term.  Please help these young people to reach their potential by donating whatever you can afford.

A quote from street children: 

“Florence was thrilled to be invited to the sponsorship scheme, and she has been enrolled in a three year apprenticeship in sewing” 

 

“I am now in school and am living with a family in the city on a trial basis.  So far it is going well and I am really trying to make sure that it works.  I want to be a teacher when I leave school.  It is my dream to help other street children, like Martha has helped me.”

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Recent donors

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25.03.11 best wishes

20.03.11 God Bless

17.03.11 Study hard kids.

17.03.11 Bless the kids in Zimbabwe.

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26.10.10 Humbled. My privileged life and its priorities count for nothing when set beside this fight against insurmountable odds.

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19.09.10 Children in the UK do not always value the education they receive at taxpayers expense. It was humbling to see how much these African children crave a basic education and how hard it is for them to receive it.

17.09.10 David Millican's donation of a £1000 on 31.08.10 and everyone else's genorisity on this page has really humbled me. You all inspire me to try to be a better human being.

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06.09.10 I never realised that poverty for education existed on the scale that the programme reflected in Zimbabwe - I can only send £10 but I know it will be enough to send a child to school.

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05.09.10 The BBC programme opened my eyes. I naively did not realise such terrible conditions still existed. These children deserve an education.

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03.09.10 we must do what we can in any way to help these children ,

03.09.10 we are so lucky in this country - the way these children have to live is unacceptable in this day and age

02.09.10 I've watched 'The forgotten children of Zimbabwe'. My life will never be the same again.

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02.09.10 I'm sorry it's a mere drop in the ocean but I promise I will send more when I can.

01.09.10 With love

01.09.10 gud luck

01.09.10 Wanted to give something after seeing the documentary.

01.09.10 When I watched the BBC documentary yesterday evening I was heartbroken. I really wish I could do more, for a child to have to try and kill a bird to eat simply breaks my heart.

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01.09.10 the sad eyes of those little angels broke my hearth. I hope this little can help

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01.09.10 My heart goes out to those children. We take so much for granted. If only our own children valued education as much.

01.09.10 we dont realise how fortunate we are. Hope this helps

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01.09.10 It broke my heart to see those poor children, we take so much for granted!

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01.09.10 This is for the street children in Zimbabwe. Having lived in Salisbury in the 70s I find the present situation unbelievable.

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01.09.10 I've donated before, but having watched the documentary on BBC4 last night "Zimbabwes Forgotten Children" I needed to give again.

£5,894.00

Running total

Target:
£15,000.00
Total raised incl. Gift Aid:
£6,896.66
Total donors:
93
Biggest donor:
Anonymous
£1,130.00  
Last donor:
Anonymous 31.03.11  
Offline fundraising:
£0.00
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