World Vision Aberdeen
The Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre is backing international relief and development agency World Vision’s current ‘3,000 Sponsors Appeal’, that was launched this month by Miss Scotland Nicola McLean. All this week until September 23 the centre will be joining celebrities such as Clare Grogan, Sian Lloyd and Noel Edmonds in supporting the current search for 3,000 new Scottish child sponsors before the end of September.
Representatives from World Vision will be chatting to Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre shoppers and locals about child sponsorship and encouraging people to sign up to help change the lives of children living in extreme poverty.
Matt Marlow, World Vision’s Marketing Manager for Child Sponsorship said: “We’ve already had a fantastic response from the people of Scotland and we are look forward to heading to Aberdeen’s Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre to help gain the support of the people of the north of Scotland.”
“Last years ‘Big Month’ Child Sponsorship campaign in Scotland successfully recruited thousands of new sponsors, people who are now helping to provide the life-saving basics, like clean drinking water and immunisation for children in the developing world, so we are hopeful that we can beat the target again this time round,” continued Matt.
Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre Manager, Frank Sutherland said: “World Vision currently help thousands of children in developing countries through Child Sponsorship. When the staff at the centre heard that for as little as 60p a day – probably less than the price of a cup of coffee - a child in the developing world can be given the basics like clean drinking water we felt we had to get on board and offer our support.”
World Vision representatives will be rallying support and offering further information on their ‘3,000 Sponsors Appeal’ in the Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre until September 23. Alternatively, to sponsor a child with World Vision log onto www.sponsor.org or call 0800 50 10 10.
About World Vision
● World Vision is one of the world’s leading relief and development agencies. It is a Christian charity currently helping people in nearly 100 countries in their struggle against poverty, hunger and injustice, irrespective of their religious beliefs.
Children in the developing world - Key Facts
● As parents and other family members become ill, children take on responsibility for income generation, food production, and care of family members.
● Children often face inadequate nutrition, basic health care, housing and clothing.
● Few families can afford to send their children to school, particularly young girls.
● Many orphans are struggling to survive on their own in child-headed households, or forced to live on the streets.
● Children impacted by HIV/AIDS are also at serious risk of exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse.
● After the death of a parent children often suffer from fears about the future; economic circumstances, discrimination and isolation, all affect orphans.
● World Vision is a member of several major agency groups including the Disasters and Emergency Committee (DEC), British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND) and the Consortium for Street Children (CSC).
Chris
Representatives from World Vision will be chatting to Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre shoppers and locals about child sponsorship and encouraging people to sign up to help change the lives of children living in extreme poverty.
Matt Marlow, World Vision’s Marketing Manager for Child Sponsorship said: “We’ve already had a fantastic response from the people of Scotland and we are look forward to heading to Aberdeen’s Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre to help gain the support of the people of the north of Scotland.”
“Last years ‘Big Month’ Child Sponsorship campaign in Scotland successfully recruited thousands of new sponsors, people who are now helping to provide the life-saving basics, like clean drinking water and immunisation for children in the developing world, so we are hopeful that we can beat the target again this time round,” continued Matt.
Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre Manager, Frank Sutherland said: “World Vision currently help thousands of children in developing countries through Child Sponsorship. When the staff at the centre heard that for as little as 60p a day – probably less than the price of a cup of coffee - a child in the developing world can be given the basics like clean drinking water we felt we had to get on board and offer our support.”
World Vision representatives will be rallying support and offering further information on their ‘3,000 Sponsors Appeal’ in the Bon Accord St. Nicholas Shopping Centre until September 23. Alternatively, to sponsor a child with World Vision log onto www.sponsor.org or call 0800 50 10 10.
About World Vision
● World Vision is one of the world’s leading relief and development agencies. It is a Christian charity currently helping people in nearly 100 countries in their struggle against poverty, hunger and injustice, irrespective of their religious beliefs.
Children in the developing world - Key Facts
● As parents and other family members become ill, children take on responsibility for income generation, food production, and care of family members.
● Children often face inadequate nutrition, basic health care, housing and clothing.
● Few families can afford to send their children to school, particularly young girls.
● Many orphans are struggling to survive on their own in child-headed households, or forced to live on the streets.
● Children impacted by HIV/AIDS are also at serious risk of exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse.
● After the death of a parent children often suffer from fears about the future; economic circumstances, discrimination and isolation, all affect orphans.
● World Vision is a member of several major agency groups including the Disasters and Emergency Committee (DEC), British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND) and the Consortium for Street Children (CSC).
Chris
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