trunks
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Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:16 pm |
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I just want to show my support to the red nose day 2009, and give our users some brief information about what it is, and what our support does!
Some info is pulled from the comic relief website.
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I hope you read this post fully, and really understand what poverty is...
Red Nose Day changes lives - thanks to the money you raise. Whether it's supporting orphans in Africa who've lost their parents to Aids, or helping older people in the UK who are abused by someone they should be able to trust - Comic Relief will use the money you raise to help people in desperate need. Your cash will give thousands of people who face discrimination, injustice or grinding poverty the chance to transform their lives. On their behalf, thank you. For more information check out the Comic Relief website at www.rednoseday.com (and via the links on this page).
All the money you raise or donate is spent by Comic Relief to support long-term projects which help people to help themselves across the UK and Africa. You can read more at www.rednoseday.com/changelives.
Find out what a difference just a small amount of money can make to the lives of poor and vulnerable people here in the UK and across Africa.
Key issues
There are 4 key issues that are being highlighted for Red Nose Day 2009:
* Malaria
* Education
* Maternal Health
* Mental Health
Spotlight on Malaria
Malaria kills a child in Africa every 30 seconds. That’s over one million lives lost every single year.
Incredibly, malaria is actually a disease that’s cheap and easy to prevent which means you really can help to save lives.
Your cash can help to deliver a package of intervention, including bed nets, which will work to protect thousands of children and families across Africa from malaria.
Spotlight on Education
Believe it or not, there are millions of children across Africa who’d love nothing more than to be given a ton of homework to do. That’s because getting homework would mean they’d be getting an education and that‘s their best chance of escaping the grinding poverty they face.
Education gives children the opportunity to find better jobs and earn more money in the future so that, one day, their children won’t have to suffer the same hardships that they live with now. Education also gives a whole generation the tools and knowledge they need to improve things for their community and even fight diseases like HIV and malaria.
One that is close to home, as im sure it is for many is:
Spotlight on Maternal Health
A woman in the UK has a 1 in 8,200 chance of dying whilst pregnant or giving birth.
In some parts of Africa, it’s 1 woman in 8. That's one woman dying every minute.
Each year, more than 500,000 women die in childbirth or from complications during pregnancy. About half of them live in Sub-Saharan Africa. In some regions, these numbers are tragically going up.
A lack of decent health care, poverty and deprivation cause women to die during pregnancy and childbirth every day across Africa. In fact, 57% of births in Sub-Saharan Africa take place without any help from a skilled nurse, midwife or doctor.
Of course, it's not just the mums who are affected. Every year, more than 1 million children are left without a mother, and children who have lost their mum are up to 10 times more likely to die young than those whose mothers are still alive.
As shocking as these statistics are, the good news is that you can help to change them. Your cash can help to save pregnant women and improve their chances of survival during childbirth.
Spotlight on Mental Health
1 in 4 of us in the UK will be affected by mental health problems at some point in our lives, so whether it’s you, or someone you know and care about, you’re likely to come into contact with this issue at some stage.
While trying to overcome mental health problems can be tough, it’s often the stigma and discrimination surrounding these difficulties that makes life far more unbearable. The stigma stops people from applying for jobs, making new friends and even seeking the help they need to recover.
Your cash can help to break down the barriers that stop people getting help. It can give them the support they need to get better and lead happy and fulfilling lives.
Research shows that prejudice against people with mental illness is on the rise. That’s why, as well as supporting specialist mental health projects, Comic Relief is supporting a brand new campaign called ‘Time to Change’ which aims to raise awareness of mental health problems in England and tackle the stigma and discrimination that exists. |
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