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For over 60 years UNICEF has been the world's leader for children, working on the ground in more than 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
The Lotus Children's Centre Charitable Trust is dedicated to providing care, accommodation support and education to orphaned, abused, and abandoned children in Mongolia. The Lotus Children's Centre was set up in 1993 by Australian Didi Kalika, who started simply by giving food and basic medical care to children living on the streeets of Ulaanbaatar. She soon realised that more was needed, and with the help of friends built a small home for the children in the ger district of Yarmag, on the outskirts of the capital. Harsh economic conditions in Mongolia resulted in more babies and children being abandoned, and the project grew. In 1997 Didi founded a kindergarten, and this was then followed by The Lotus Primary School. Since then Lotus has cared for and educated up to 150 children at any one time, in small family units each looked after by a housemother. As the children have grown up there has been an increasing emphasis on vocational training programmes to prepare them for adulthood. Lotus also runs a Guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar staffed almost exclusively by ex-Lotus children, which not only provides employment as the older children leave school, but also generates profits which contribute towards the running costs of the Centre. In 2009 Didi Kalika was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to the street children of Mongolia.
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Takhi racers's fundraising page
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Recent donors
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Issei £20.00 12.08.12 Enjoy the rest of the way! |
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Peter £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 14.07.12 Have fun! |
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Henry £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 13.07.12 we all know this is just a holiday for you |
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Alberto £20.00 12.07.12 Enjoy guys! |
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irene £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 12.07.12 good luck! :) |
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Alan £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 10.07.12 Try to take some photos and enjoy it before you know the race will finish a lot quicker than you think.... |
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H.R.H Mohammed £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 10.07.12 Harris you crazy bubble - If Greece rocks out of the Euro, just stay in my old pals cave...if anyone can find it you can, bleedin Afghan!! |
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MDT £15.00 09.07.12 Best of luck to all of you guys, enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime journey! |
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Anonymous £40.00 07.07.12 Hudu gost u ejjew lura qawijin u shah :p |
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Federica £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 04.07.12 Good luck, guys! |
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Andre £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 04.07.12 Good luck guys and I hope the car won't break down on the M25 ;) |
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Nick Smith £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 03.07.12 Good Luck...Say hello to Sergei! |
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(Dr) Rachel £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 03.07.12 Good luck! |
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Playmobil £80.00 01.07.12 |
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Dilyana £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 23.06.12 Enjoy it and keep safe! |
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Gillian Fenech £80.00 11.06.12 |
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Agata £20.00 22.05.12 Charis - i hope that your camera is fully charged ! |
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Angel £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 22.05.12 Enjoy the "holidays"! |
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Guillaume £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 25.04.12 Have fun guys, don't forget the maps ;-) |
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Chandni £15.00 19.04.12 Hope you guys come back in one piece! Charis - don't worry about your job...it's in my hands :D |
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Zubair £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 19.04.12 There might be a strike so fill up the tank now :p |
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Hue £10.00 12.04.12 When you get another flat tire, just remember us being stuck in the office and things won't appear so bad afterall. |
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A friend £10.00 (+ £2.50 giftaid) 10.04.12 You should have told me too, after all our expeditions, i should be the first to come |
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Chris Slomka £50.01 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 04.04.12 Wanted to donate £60 but had to deduct £9.99 for a gift for you: http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/borat-mankini.htmlwww.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/borat-mankini.html?tc=AD&gclid=CPOfxZmfm68CFYsntAod50YVaA |
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Karl Fallon (Mutley) £40.00 03.04.12 No smoking in the car, in Khazakstan. It's illegal. |
