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Juliet’s Great Swim

Written by Mary Ann on June 24, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: AbleChildAfrica, Fund Raising

Next weekend, Juliet Turnbull will be swimming for us in the  Great British Swim held in Central London! The Challenge is to swim a one-mile swim in the heart of the capital http://www.greatswim.org/ The Royal Victoria Dock, venue of the British Gas Great London Swim, is situated in the East End of London near Canary [...]

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Florence is one in a million

Written by Mary Ann on June 15, 2010 - 3 Comments
Categories: AbleChildAfrica, Uncategorized

We are currently running a campaign asking supporters to sign up to Give Every Disabled Child the Right to an Education.  Florence works as a campaigner with USDC our partner organisation in Uganda.  Her story shows just how important an education is in making a difference to the life chances of disabled children in Africa. [...]

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Smiles party success

Written by Mary Ann on June 11, 2010 - 1 Comment
Categories: AbleChildAfrica, Fund Raising, Uncategorized

The charity night at Boujis in South Kensington on 9th June was a massive sucess.  So many lovely people came out to support us and raised  £5000 on the night to support surgery for disabled children which will take place in Uganda later in the year.  We have also raised over £2,500 online before and after the [...]

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Evelyn Glennie lends her support to our campaign

Written by Mary Ann on June 9, 2010 - 0 Comments
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  Evelyn Glennie, an AbleChildAfrica patron and an inspiring musician and composer, has lent her support to our Ready, Willing and Able campaign which is asking that more disabled children are enabled to achieve their right to education.  Evelyn believes passionately that: “All children have a contribution to the future regardless of their abilities – our [...]

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World Cup Opportunity

Written by Glen on June 7, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Could the World Cup help give every disabled child the right to an education? On Wednesday 7th July – not far from the World Cup semi final (hopefully featuring England) –world leaders will gather in Cape Town to discuss the UN’s goal of giving every child the right to an education by 2015 The summit [...]

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