Penelope Keith Presents a Good Egg Award to Representatives of Channel 4 – Paul O’Grady The Compassion in World Farming ‘Good Egg Awards’ have been handed out this year, with 95 European companies receiving awards for ditching the battery cage egg in favour of eggs from organic, free-range or barn-kept hens. The celebrations, held at the Eiffel Tower and Houses of Parliament, all saw 22 local councils win awards for also committing to use only free-range eggs in their schools and care homes.

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UNICEF UK Ambassador, Jemima Khan, has launched UNICEF UK’s Manifesto for Children at the House of Parliament. Jemima is urging politicians to keep the promises they when signing up to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The Manifesto calls on all political parties to implement UN Committee recommendations and to promote policies that support the rights of children.

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Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs, Patrice Evra and Federico Macheda took time out of the club’s pre season tour of Asia to help UNICEF UK champion the rights of marginalised children in Malaysia. ‘Positive Living’ is a UNICEF supported program in Kuala Lumpur, where the players spent time with street children and those whose families have been affected by the HIV virus.

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UNICEF UK has hand picked a team of young people to represent Great Britain at the J8 summit, a mirror image of the G8 summit held by world leaders to discuss major economic and political issues affecting their own countries and the international community as a whole. The team will discuss with young groups from other countries how to change our world for the better, and then write a declaration to world leaders to ensure they take into account young people’s views when making their decisions.

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Hip hop superstar Kanye West has set up his own childrens charity – Students Helping Our World (S.H.O.W.). The Foundation has been set up to work with schools and community organisations to provide unlimited youth access to music production equipment, alongside academic support programs. The Foundation’s main aim is to combat the severe dropout problem in schools by offering programs to unleash their creativity and reach their full potential.

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Rock band The Killers have teamed up with UNICEF UK and MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) in an exclusive collaboration to produce a music video that dramatically highlights the dangers of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, particularly for young women. The video is the second in a series of music video collaborations after last years award-winning film produced by MTV EXIT for the Radiohead single All I Need.

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Christian Aid UK are promoting a new campaign ‘Poverty Over’, to make people aware that if we all pull together we can help end poverty in our lifetime. Throughout the annals of history, social changes can be galvanised during times of crises, as has been proven by how quickly governments shored up their economies in the financial crisis.

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World Vision UK plans to crown the city of Liverpool as the UK’s ‘Capital of Generosity’, with plans to sign up 500 sponsors in 500 hours. World Vision is challenging Scousers to earn the title by sponsoring a child in Banja, an impoverished area in the North-West of Ethiopia. The people of Liverpool will then be able to support long-term development and a lasting difference to children, their families and communities in the area.

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The Payment Network is a German company that have recently launched their payment method in the UK. The exciting element for charities is that they offer zero transaction fees to charities when they are accepting contributions online. This means charities could save literally tens of thousands of pounds to mean that even more of you charity donation goes to those who need it most.

We spoke to James Rigby of Payment Network to find out more.

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Cancer Research UK’s new advert was screened across the country on ITV1 at 8.30pm on Sunday 12th July. The advert explores the stories of how cancer survivors and patients heard the news of their illness and the difficulty they faced in telling their loved ones.

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