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World Refugee Day 2019 - Hearing from the children we work with

20/6/2019

On the 20th June each year, the world commemorates the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees. Around the world more than 50 million people have fled their homes, and over half of these are children.

The refugee children we work with in Lebanon, Bangladesh and Myanmar all show great strength, courage and resilience every day, surviving in some of the toughest places around the world. On World Refugee Day 2019, we wanted to take the time to share some of their thoughts and experiences.

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

17/6/2019

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?

The Edge in Jinja

3/6/2019

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Children on the margins in Uganda

Despite reducing national poverty rates over the last decade, DFID estimate that 63% of Uganda’s population are either living in poverty or at risk of falling back below the poverty line. High population growth rates have a negative impact on economic growth and create challenges for education and health services. Over 700,000 young people enter the labour market each year with few job opportunities.

Only 13.4% of Ugandan children are enrolled in pre-primary education. This drops to 6.7% or children from the poorest households.

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World Refugee Day 2019 - Hearing from the children we work with

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

The Edge in Jinja

Children on the margins in Uganda

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Get Involved

aBOUT US

Registered charity no. 1101441REGISTERED COMPANY No. 4996130

Registered charity no. 1101441
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