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Take part in
Refugee Week!
Refugee Week
is a time to celebrate the contributions
that refugees have made to the UK. Refugee
Week also tries to make people more aware
of the issues that refugees face in their
new countries. For the last Refugee Week
in 1999, over 800 schools organised special
events during Refugee Week. This year it
could be your turn!
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This year, Refugee Week will run from 23rd-29th
June. You can join in by taking part in the Global
Eye competition for Refugee Week (go to our Competitions
page to find out more). You could also plan
a school play or concert about the lives of refugees,
organise an assembly or talk about refugees, or
you could run a fun event to raise money to help
organisations that care for refugees.
To find out what events are going on in your area
or to find out how you can get involved, ask your
teacher to contact the Refugee Week information
line on 020 7820 3055, or email [email protected]
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John
Barnes joins Save the Children in Kenya
and Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, John showed that he still
hasn't lost his footballing magic. In
February 2001, John Barnes went to Kenya
and Ethiopia to see the results of the
work done by Save the Children to improve
the lives of children and their families
in these two countries. John used to play
football for Liverpool and England. Now
that his days as a football player are
over, he wants to do more to support the
work of Save the Children.
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Save
the Children has worked in Ethiopia for 30 years.
The organisation has set up a number of feeding
centres in areas where there is not enough food.
These centres feed 3,000 people every day.
During his trip to Ethiopia, John visited areas
that have been badly affected by famine
in the past. John was amazed at some of the efforts
of farmers to find new ways of using local resources
to grow more food. In one area, farmers have made
their own pesticide from plants and animal urine.
This concoction fights off the 'degeza', a type
of cricket that destroyed their crops three years
ago. Before leaving Ethiopia, John said, "I want
to meet these children again, and learn more about
the fantastic Ethiopian history and culture".
You can find out more about Ethiopia by clicking
on the 'Eye on Ethiopia' icon at the top of the
page. To find out more about Save the Children,
visit their website at www.savethechildren.org.uk
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Comic Relief:
The best year ever!
Did you do anything fun to raise money for Comic
Relief this year? If you did, you contributed to
the most successful year yet. This year, �46 million
was raised, more than any other!
Two thirds of the money Comic Relief raises is spent
on projects in Africa. These projects are aimed
at the poorest people, giving them the chance to
help themselves and to secure a better future in
the long-term. The 2001 Comic Relief team made a
film about one of these projects in Rwanda, which
you may have seen on Comic Relief night on TV. This
project called AVEGA showed how four women in Rwanda
had worked together to help the victims of the civil
war there. All four of these women had lost
their husbands and other family members during the
civil war in 1994. Some had been infected with HIV
after they had been raped by soldiers. Today, AVEGA
has 35,000 members. With help from Comic Relief,
AVEGA members can set up their own businesses, and
children who have lost their parents because of
war or AIDS can get the care and support that they
need.
Of course, it is never too late to make a donation
to Comic Relief. You can find out more on their
website, www.comicrelief.com,
or phone 08457 910 910.
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