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Running to raise £1000 for Burundi
Dieudonné Nahimana, a former street child who founded New Generation in Burundi, is visiting the UK in May and we will be discussing how the money raised can best be used to help the children.
If this cause appeals to you then you can make a donation through our Justgiving page http://www.justgiving.com/SA-edinburgh-marathon
Hopes for Street Action
After, he spoke to Street Action's co-director Joe Walker on his hopes for Street Action and partners in 2010 as captured on the video above.
World AIDS Day: The missing face of HIV – Street Children
As the world marks World AIDS Day on 1st December, Street Action would like to draw attention to the millions of street children around the world who are affected by the disease but continue to be the hidden face of the global pandemic.
Local events really make a difference
On Saturday local band from Crouch End, North London The Grateful Dads hosted an evening of music and fun to raise money for Street Action. Despite the awful weather their loyal following of fans turned up to hear the music and support the work of Street Action in Burundi and South Africa. Thank you to all those who came and over £1000 was raised.
Down the road in Hackney, the local Round Chapel monthly Community meal held a Christmas fair and donated a percentage of the takings to Street Action. £120 was given on the night.
20 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
As the world celebrates the achievements of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on its 20th anniversary Street Action along with the Consortium for Street Children, a network of 50 organisations operating in over 120 countries, are drawing attention to the estimated 100 million street children whose rights are often ignored and violated.
Read the press release from the Consortium for Street Children and its members. Follow the link at the end of this story to download the press release as a PDF.
- Sponsor a team of 10 cyclists riding from London to Brussels to raise money for Street Action. Here's how you do it: http://bit.ly/de8pDI 1 day ago
- Welcome @cycleafrica to Twitter. London to Cape Town, 20000 kilometres to raise money for street children #StreetAction proud partners. 5 days ago
- Joe Walker speaking in Vienna on 'what about when there is no family', presenting the research undertaken in Durban, SA http://bit.ly/9eaEia 1 week ago