What are your memories of school? Your classes? Your teachers? Your unused text books?! Most of us can look back on a decent education and are grateful for receiving one. Unfortunately not everyone gets this opportunity.
World Trade Day kicks off today, Friday 14th May 2011, and with a third of the world’s population living on less than $2 a day, now is the time to take action with Concern Worldwide. Every year the World Fair Trade Day aims to enable people to improve their lives by making sure they’re paid a fair price for their labour, something that much of the time doesn’t happen.
Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world in honour of mothers and motherhood. But every day over a thousand women die from preventable causes during pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these happen in developing countries and most could have been prevented.
As people all around the world celebrate everything that is great about the Irish, we would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the Irish charity, Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide helps thousands of people every year and was started in Ireland back in 1968 working in Africa. Back then it was known as Africa concern and was established in the home of Kay and John O’Loughlin Kennedy on 19 March 1968.
If you’re worried that you haven’t had time to buy your loved that special something, then don’t worry, Concern Gifts has got the perfect solution. There’s a great range of fun and quirky gifts that are perfect for every taste and budget, and every charity gift comes with an e-card that can be sent directly to the recipient and you can order right up until Christmas Day so they’re are perfect for those last minute presents!
Why not help Concern Worldwide this Christmas by giving someone less fortunate the skills they need to work themselves out of poverty? Concern are determined to help transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty across the world, and with your help they can continue their sterling efforts.
After last night’s amazing win in the second test of The Ashes in Australia (something that is causing me to fall asleep at my laptop every morning!), we thought we’d add a topical sporting twist to our 12 Days of Christmas! So after his 5 wicket haul on the final day to nail the Aussies coffin firmly shut, I give you Seven Graeme Swann’s a Spinning…
Concern Worldwide are looking for supporters to help them ‘Bake a Difference’ and help raise much needed funds to help their life saving work in poverty stricken communities. Set up in conjunction with National Baking Week, this new fundraising initiative will be taking place from 18-24th October 2010, and Concern hope that your delicious goodies can help them raise £100,000 in donations to help transform the lives of the world’s poorest people.
With school almost over for the summer, why not spare a thought for the teachers that have taught your children over the last year and show your appreciation with a gift from Concern Worldwide? As kids right across the country countdown the days until they are ‘free’, now is a great time to spare a thought for the hard working and dedicated teachers who strive to make a difference through education.
Tractor Road Run for Cancer Research UK
International Alert Women of Peace Concert – 08-03-12
Amnesty International Global Day of Action