Archive for the ‘Childrens Charities’ Category

World Vision UK is calling on all political parties to ensure that extreme poverty remains a priority on their agenda as they canvas for votes with the election just around the corner. World Vision is asking their supporters to use this opportunity to help persuade your local parliamentary candidates that child health is an issue that the UK public cares deeply about.

The last general election was 5 years ago, and since then people have written to MP’s to speak against injustice, and asked the government to take action towards ending global poverty. Nearly 9million children die ever year across the globe before their 5th birthday, with many of the deaths caused by completely preventable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria.

World Vision is joining with a coalition of other charities to ensure that international development and extreme poverty remain a priority for all political parties. When talking about a wide range of domestic issues, it is important that local candidates understand that there is much to do across the world and this must not be forgotten. World Vision are asking you to use the help persuade your local candidates and their parties that child health is an issue across the globe, not just in the UK.

The bigger fight must continue…

> > Click here to register to take part and Vote Global

Help World Vision by sponsoring a child

The World Vision Sponsor a Child programme is a great way to give a needy child a real chance of escaping poverty. As part of a long-term program, your continued support enables World Vision to use your donations to build sustainable communities in partnership with the people who live there.

You can provide a child with a better future for just 60p a day – giving them a real chance of escaping poverty. You get to see and feel the difference your support makes directly, through the eyes of your sponsored child and their regular letters and photographs.

> > Click here to sponsor a child with World Vision UK

The UNICEF UK Shop is now offering free delivery to all customers who spend over £50 at their online boutique. Simply add the voucher code -

9C95

at the online checkout when purchasing over £50 worth of goodies to enjoy free postage and packing (worth £4.95), and that’s not all. For a very limited time you will now receive UNICEF premium eco bag absolutely free with all orders. There’s loads to choose from, including -

• £2 – Unite against Aids Wristband
• £8.95 – UNICEF Pocket Diary
• £14.95 – Happy Children Watch
• £14.94 – Adidas UNICEF Football
• £19.95 – Global Cuddly Bear

Plus many, many more excellent charity gift ideas for all the family. But do hurry, as this great offer is only available until the end of Sunday 14th March 2010.

> > Click here to shop online at the UNICEF UK Gift Shop

Other top charity gifts

World Vision charity workers are currently on the ground trying to help the estimated 2 million people whose lives have been devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Chile’s coastal towns. The devastation, which brought down buildings and killed hundreds of people, has left many people homeless and without food and shelter.

The World Vision distribution team was on the ground within 48 hours, handing out blankets and water containers to earthquake survivors. Having worked in Chile for 30 years already, World Vision is gearing itself up one of the biggest relief efforts the country has ever seen.

With relief supplies already in the capital of Santiago, with more water tanks, purification tablets, cooking items, hygiene kits, blankets are being transported from regional hubs to families in and around the devastation.

By making a donating you will be helping to provide funds to aid World Vision’s emergency response in Chile, allowing them to respond swiftly to help the poor people who’s lives have come crashing around them due to this terrible disaster.

> > Click here to make a donation to World Vision in Chile

Help World Vision by sponsoring a child

The World Vision Sponsor a Child programme is a great way to give a needy child a real chance of escaping poverty. As part of a long-term program, your continued support enables World Vision to use your donations to build sustainable communities in partnership with the people who live there.

You can provide a child with a better future for just 60p a day – giving them a real chance of escaping poverty. You get to see and feel the difference your support makes directly, through the eyes of your sponsored child and their regular letters and photographs.

> > Click here to sponsor a child with World Vision UK

UNICEF UK will hosting its first ever skydive day at Cambridge Airfield on Saturday 8th May 2010. Supporters from across the country will be completing in the ultimate challenge to help raise money for UNICEF tireless work across the globe. By taking part, you will be helping to promote and protect the rights of children in over 190 countries, plus having a lot of fun!

Those that choose to join in the fun will receive -

• Fundraising pack
• Personal online fundraising page
• Free UNICEF t-shirt
• Supported from the UNICEF UK Team
• Encouragement and refreshments
• Special goodie bag

Participants must be 16 and those that are under 18 will need parentalconsent. All participants must also complete a medical form. So why not take the big jump and help raise funds for the UNICEF UK childrens charity, you never know, it could be the biggest thrill of your life!

To take part Contact UNICEF for a skydiving pack at fundraisinghelp@unicef.org.uk or call 0844 801 2414 with your name, postal address, telephone number, and T-shirt size.

Help Support UNICEF UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with UNICEF Inspired Gifts. Presents start at just £8, and for a little as £16 you could buy a virtual charity gift like five footballs for children in refugee camps. There are so many to choose from, and these thoughtful gifts would make an ideal present for a loved one…

it’s the gift that keeps on giving.

> > click here to purchase a UNICEF UK Inspired Gift

Other top charity gifts

The NSPCC charity has trained nearly 250,000 people in the last decade for a wide assortment of societies to spot and report child safety concerns. With 11 Educare child protection training programmes available, the NSPCC provides training in basic Child Protection Awareness, Keeping Children Safe in Sport, Preventing Bullying Behaviour and Safer Recruitment and Selection.

NSPCC director of training and consultancy, Enid Hendry said -

We are incredibly encouraged that so many groups understand the need to undergo this training. Their staff are now in a better position to recognise and report abuse and ensure that a child’s safety remains paramount. It’s everyone’s responsibility to protect children. From the head teacher to the dinner lady, the sports club manager to the part time volunteer. NSPCC Educare programmes help equip everyone to play their part in keeping children safe.

Among the many companies that have chosen to be trained by the NSPCC Educare programmes include Premier league football clubs Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, the Royal Armouries Museum and the UK Youth Parliament. Many schools, councils and sports clubs across the UK have also ordered programmes to held them to be aware of child protection and awareness.

Managing Director of EduCare, Keir McDonald said -

We have a wonderful team of committed staff, each one making a unique contribution to this work and I am both thrilled for them and proud of their achievements. Abuse scars for life and the price that the child and society pays is immeasurable. We must never accept the excuse of ‘we thought the child was being abused, but didn’t know what to do about it’. Our job is to eliminate ignorance and provide people with the knowledge and confidence to act if they feel that a young person is suffering abuse. Over 250,000 people will now understand how their intervention can help. If what we have done means that just one child has been saved from becoming another victim, our work will have been worth it.

> > Click here for further information on Educare

Help the NSPCC today

The NSPCC help thousands of children each year, and with your donations they can endevour to answer more calls from children who struggle to get through on their busy phone lines.

The NSPCC childrens charity are eager to raise £50million to help expand their UK services and recruit nearly two thousand volunteers. By donating to the NSPCC you can help stop atrocities happening to children.

> > click here to make a donation to the NSPCC

Read our NSPCC review

UNICEF UK is asking people and world leaders to Put It Right, and help protect the rights of children around the globe. All children should be born with the same rights and privileges, no matter where they are born. Children deserve the right to the right to education, to be healthy, to be heard, to be treated fairly…

the right to have a childhood.

The problem is, that millions of children around the world don’t have a childhood, and all these rights are denied. UNICEF childrens charity want you to help them put it right for children and show that it is unacceptable for them to live this way. By working in more than 190 countries across the globe, UNICEF try to uphold the rights of all children, no matter where they were born, but they need your help…

Help Support UNICEF UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with UNICEF Inspired Gifts. Presents start at just £8, and for a little as £16 you could buy a virtual charity gift like five footballs for children in refugee camps. There are so many to choose from, and these thoughtful gifts would make an ideal present for a loved one…

it’s the gift that keeps on giving.

> > click here to purchase a UNICEF UK Inspired Gift

Other top charity gifts

NSPCC charity campaigner Paul Ntulila, has been appointed as Youth Representative on the London Olympic 2012 Diversity and Inclusion Board. Paul, who is deaf and been a member of the NSPCC Talk to Trustees group, has been an NSPCC campaigner for six years. Paul is seen as a role model for deaf young people,and has been pivotal in helping people understand the needs of the deaf community.

NSPCC Children and young people advisor, Emily Cherry, said -

Paul is an inspirational young person who is determined to make a difference to all young people and promote deaf issues. I’m sure he will succeed in this exciting new role and he is already committed to ensuring he promotes NSPCC to the 2012 committee. He’s a great example of the effectiveness of involving children and young people in our work.

Paul will have important role on youth representative at the London Olympic 2012 Diversity and Inclusion Board. Not only will he be adding his views to ensure tickets are accessible to a wide range of people, but also making sure that young people are volunteering and are excited about the challenge.

Long term NSPCC supporter and 2012 Olympic Ambassador Floella Benjamin was so inspired by Paul that she nominated him for the position, which he was awarded after impressing at his interview.

Help the NSPCC today

The NSPCC help thousands of children each year, and with your donations they can endevour to answer more calls from children who struggle to get through on their busy phone lines.

The NSPCC childrens charity are eager to raise £50million to help expand their UK services and recruit nearly two thousand volunteers. By donating to the NSPCC you can help stop atrocities happening to children.

> > click here to make a donation to the NSPCC

Read our NSPCC review

What started off as simple sponsored bike ride for UNICEF UK turned into a whirlwind adventure for little Charlie Simpson! Charlie was the toast of Britain after he astonishingly raised over £200,000 for Haiti earthquake victims in just 24 hours! Click below to see Charlie’s AMAZING ‘Just Giving’ page -

Charlie Simpson Just Giving

Charlie had initally hoped to raise around £500 by riding his bike around the local park, but as news of his valiant effort spread, so did the donations on his appeal site! Thousands of people flogged from across the UK to sponsor him, including some very special supporters. As TV stations got wind of the story, so did a few famous faces including Simon Cowell, who donated £5,000, and even the Prime Minister Gordon Brown got in on the act.

Charlies Mum, Leonora, said -

We cannot believe what he has managed to do. It just took off. What started off as a little cycle round the park with his dad has turned into something a lot bigger than that and we can’t believe it. He’s done really well. He’s worked hard and he’s raised a phenomenal amount of money. He really felt strongly about this and thought that something had to be done. It was great to see him so motivated. I am extremely proud of our Charlie.

This truly heart warming story just goes to show you that in times of need, people really can pull together, even if it does take a 7 year old to show us the way!

Help Support UNICEF UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with UNICEF Inspired Gifts. Presents start at just £8, and for a little as £16 you could buy a virtual charity gift like five footballs for children in refugee camps. There are so many to choose from, and these thoughtful gifts would make an ideal present for a loved one…

it’s the gift that keeps on giving.

> > click here to purchase a UNICEF UK Inspired Gift

The NSPCC charity is over the moon, thanks to some 250 runners who scaled St. Mary Axe to help raise funds for NSPCC by Climbing the Gherkin. All of the competitors had to race up the 1,037 steps over 38 floors,  inside one of London’s most iconic buildings dressed in anything from running shorts to jeans.

The 180 metre climb certainly took it’s toll on some people, with several participants clinging to the handrail for dear life! The event organisers were hoping to raise £125,000 for the NSPCC’s Child’s Voice Appeal, not to mention test their endurance skills in this unusual charity race. On finishing, competitors were handed a celebratory drink and a medal, plus the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of London the Gherkin provides.

NSPCC spokesperson, Colman Cawe, said -

I’m extremely proud of how successful this event has been. Its popularity has been greatly down to the exclusive access we can provide to the Gherkin, which is thanks to the NSPCC London Business Group. I’d also like to thank everyone who will be taking part on the day; the money raised will be going towards our Child’s Voice Appeal, which exists to maintain and grow the NSPCC’s helplines.

Help the NSPCC today

The NSPCC help thousands of children each year, and with your donations they can endevour to answer more calls from children who struggle to get through on their busy phone lines.

The NSPCC childrens charity are eager to raise £50million to help expand their UK services and recruit nearly two thousand volunteers. By donating to the NSPCC you can help stop atrocities happening to children.

> > click here to make a donation to the NSPCC

Read our NSPCC review

The NSPCC charity will be hoping that 2010 is their biggest and best year yet at the London Marathon, held this year on Sunday 25th April. Over 600 supporters will be jogging, walking and running in the world’s biggest marathon to help raise money for the NSPCC.

This year the NSPCC aim to raise over £900,000, and you could help by getting in on the action! By joining the NSPCC ‘teamGO’, you will be able to not only help raise funds for the worthwhile childrens charity, but also receive -

• Advice from a dedicated running events team
• An online and offline fundraising pack full of hints and tips
• Expert training advice from Olympic runner Liz Yelling and her team
• Exclusive NSPCC running vest for you to wear
• Post-race reception dedicated to NSPCC runners

So why not start take the plunge and start training today, it’s a fantastic way to get fit and also a great way to help raise funds for the NSPCC. For information on this event click below or call 020 7825 2621.

> > Click here to join ‘teamGo’ online today

Help the NSPCC today

The NSPCC help thousands of children each year, and with your donations they can endeavour to answer more calls from children who struggle to get through on their busy phone lines.

The NSPCC children’s charity are eager to raise £50million to help expand their UK services and recruit nearly two thousand volunteers. By donating to the NSPCC you can help stop atrocities happening to children.

> > click here to make a donation to the NSPCC