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Lebanese feast at home raises £1,375 for Children on the Edge

7/10/2020

 
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A Lebanese themed ‘dine in’ event, organised by Chichester based chef Juliet Graham has raised £1,375 for Children on the Edge’s Beirut explosion appeal. 

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UK charities come together to address hate speech on social media

6/7/2020

 
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This July, Facebook’s lack of action in addressing hate speech has been under increasing global scrutiny as big businesses have boycotted advertising on the platform. 

​In response to this moment, Children on the Edge are joining forces with 36 other UK charities to challenge social networks to become safer and more inclusive environments. This has included the release of a joint statement and the formation of a working group to review these concerns for the sector and bring recommendations of potential change.

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Local support for the 12,000 steps challenge

1/7/2020

 
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Earlier this year we launched our new virtual event 12,000 steps for 12,000 refugee children.
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Since the launch we have been delighted to see so many people signing up, getting active and walking to help make a difference to the 12,000 refugee children we support.

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8 year old Zach runs a lockdown marathon for Children on the Edge.

1/6/2020

 
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8 year old Zach Evans
In April the team behind the London Marathon started a new virtual fundraising event, the 2.6 Challenge. Created in response to thousands of fundraising events, including the London Marathon, being cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

8 year old Zach Evans was inspired to take part in the 2.6 challenge after seeing his cousin complete his own version of the challenge, cycling 2.6 marathons in 2.6 days. Zach enjoyed following his cousin’s progress and thought it was an amazing idea so decided to challenge himself by running a marathon over 10 days and raising as much money as he could for Children on the Edge. ​

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Stanley and friends inspired by Ugandan Child Rights Clubs

28/11/2019

 
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10-year-old Stanley Wilkes visited Uganda last month on behalf of Jessie Younghusband school student council. He spent time with the inspirational ‘Child Rights Clubs’ we support here, who are changing their communities in the slums surrounding Jinja. Now he is back in Chichester, exploring with his friends how they can put what he’s learnt into practice.  
Stanley is a member of his student council at Jessie Younghusband primary school in Chichester, and his Dad Ben works for Children on the Edge. They travelled to Uganda at the end of October to find out exactly how Ugandan Child Rights Clubs have made such a difference and what he could learn to inspire his own Student Council at home in Chichester.
 
Soon after arriving in Jinja, Stanley went along to Loco Child Rights Club meeting, asking questions on behalf of the student council and hearing members explain about how they’ve succeeded in getting children into school, stopping abuse, and cleaning up the community. He also attended a Child Rights Club workshop in Wandago, where the club presented to over 100 children from the local primary school, teaching them all about their rights and responsibilities.
 
Stanley says “The children go home and tell their parents about what they’ve learnt, which changes things, but they also teach other children by running their own workshops and talking to them around the community, which works really well. It seems like children learn from other children, who are slightly older, a bit better sometimes, and they find them easier to talk to as well”.

Stanley also conducted a series of one-on-one interviews with children from both areas about what makes them feel safe in their communities. He described how “The children here have to deal with loads of things that we don’t often have to, and sometimes when they go to adults to talk about making a change, the adults have an angry response to them, but they just keep going!”
Stanley has recently presented his findings at a full school assembly, but the plans are just getting going. He has already fed back to the council and has ideas about litter picks, teaching about child rights, writing to local government about the environment and doing a poster campaign.
 
Paul Neaves, Deputy Headteacher from Jessie Younghusband says “We’re looking forward to the School Council putting into practice what Stanley has learnt in Uganda and leading an assembly about the rights of the child in the new year. They will also be inviting children to come and find the School Council at Surgeries and then putting together small working parties to tackle problems as they arise”.

Other local schools have already expressed an interest in taking Jessie Younghusband’s lead and implementing some of the ideas from Uganda, so the achievements of the Jinja Child Rights Clubs are set to have international influence.
 
Naturally no trip would be complete without a few good games of football, which was one of Stanley’s highlights. He says “I really liked playing with the children, it’s no different to playing with friends at home. They don’t play video games, but apart from that it was the same. I feel like the world sees a lot of people in poorer countries as gloomy and isolated, but they’re not, they’re enjoying life. The main thing I can learn from them is that they believe in what they do, and they don’t let anything get in the way”. 
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Run for Refugees team raise over £5,000 for Children on the Edge

18/10/2019

 
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We’re incredibly grateful to our Run for Refugees runners, who have recently raised thousands for our work with some of the most marginalised children in the world. 
 
Our 20-strong team took part in the Chichester Half Marathon event on October 6th, with different runners taking on the full marathon, the relay, ten miler and the nordic walk. Getting sponsored by friends and family for their efforts, together they have now raised over £5,000.

Lucy Hobden said, "I have always wanted to do a half marathon and the Chichester Half seemed like a great first one for me to do. Great atmosphere before and after the race. Was also such a beautiful run at the top of the hill. Children on the Edge is a great charity that goes beyond others by going to places that other charities don't". 

​Not all our runners could make it to Chichester for the Half Marathon Event, but Kim Ozano did not let this deter her from fundraising! Feeling passionate about the challenges faced by refugee families, she decided to create her own alternative challenge of running a marathon a week for a month, raising over £450.

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Stanley set to Bring Ugandan Child Rights to Chichester

17/10/2019

 
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​10-year-old Stanley Wilkes will be travelling to Uganda this October half term on behalf of his school student council, to learn from some inspiring children who are changing their communities in the slums surrounding Jinja.


Stanley is a member of his student council at Jessie Younghusband primary school in Chichester, and his Dad works for Children on the Edge. Recently, Stanley found out about three ‘Child Rights Clubs’ supported by Children on the Edge in Uganda and all the incredible things they have done to make their communities cleaner, safer and more fun.
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He decided he wanted to find out exactly how and why these children have made such a difference to this situation, and what he could learn to inspire his own Student Council at home in Chichester.
 “What happens to some of the families in Jinja is devastating and in some cases against child and human rights. For example, the children are exposed to diseases and illness but rarely given protection.” - Stanley

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Children on the Edge celebrates two incredible years of fundraising with Make it Cheaper

19/8/2019

 
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For the past two years Children on the Edge has been Make it Cheaper’s charity partner. During the partnership, the team at Make it Cheaper have raised an amazing £49,917 for Children on the Edge.
Dan O'Sullivan from Make it Cheaper shares how; “​I saw first hand how Children on the Edge make a difference to the lives of truly vulnerable children and knowing Make it Cheaper were part of that is truly satisfying. We are a passionate bunch and took the cause to heart, whether we were doing bake off competitions, running through mud or donating from our pay packets. We were brilliantly supported by the Children on the Edge team and couldn’t have raised this great amount without them.” ​

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Can you Run for Refugees at the Chichester Half Marathon Event?

17/6/2019

 
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Each year, our flagship fundraising event, the Chichester Half Marathon Event raises thousands of pounds for our work with vulnerable children around the world.

We organise the event in partnership with Everyone Active and it's only possible with the kind support of our local sponsors ​Store Property and ​Montezuma's Chocolate.  We've been running the event for the past seven years, and all proceeds from the race go to support our work. The event has raised over £120,000 so far!

All our runners, just by entering the race, are supporting Children on the Edge. But for those who want to go the extra mile, we encourage them to raise money for us as they run.

This year, we're looking for 100 runners to raise £100 for our work with refugee children as part of our Run for Refugees Team. Could you join our Team?

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33 Art Sale to raise funds for Children on the Edge

1/4/2019

 
Local art sale at Bordean House, Langrish (Petersfield) to raise funds for Children on the Edge.

When: Thursday 13 June, 6-9pm
Where: Bordean House, Langrish (Petersfield, Hampshire), GU32 1EP

33 Art Sale is the brain child of Emma Thistleton, a well-known London based artist. Her vision was to bring together some of the best local, national and international established and up-and-coming artists for an art sale.

The art sale is unique in that it takes place in a private home. It raises money for two charities that are very close to Emma’s heart – with 33% of every piece sold going to Children on the Edge and the Rural Refugee Network.

Emma wanted to make something in response to the two charities that would be affordable for all. She discovered 'Sticky Toffee Chic' and instantly fell in love with her brilliant bags and pouches and has bought many of them! Angela, the maker, then went to Emma's 'Open Studios' and bought one of her illustrations. They decided on that first meeting that they would collaborate, and producing something for the 33 Art Sale turned out to be the perfect place to start.
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Emma has designed two fabrics, one for the Rural Refugee Network and one for Children on the Edge and Angela has made them into a selection of items. Like wash bags and coin purses. ​

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    • Bangladesh: Education for Rohingya refugee children
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    • Kachin State Myanmar: Support for displaced children
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