Fundraise with your own event


Whether you’re fundraising on your own, or as part of a club, school, faith group or at work, organising an event can be a great way to raise donations.

Children on the Edge relies entirely on donations like yours to fund our vital work to create safe, child friendly environments, where children are able to realise their rights.

There are lots of ways you can raise money to help restore the ingredients of a full childhood to some of the worlds’ most vulnerable children. But many of our fundraisers use their own creativity to come up with fundraising ideas that work for them.

Here’s a few ideas to get you started:

  • Arrange a BBQ, coffee morning, tea party or dinner party and charge your friends to come
  • Ask for a Children on the Edge collection box to put in your local shop, school or workplace
  • Offer to do chores or small jobs for friends and family for a small donation to Children on the Edge
  • Do something special for a week, like donate the cost of your daily coffee or make a packed lunch and donate what you would spend in the shops!
  • You could walk or cycle to work and donate the money you would have spent on petrol. Encourage friends to join you and make an even bigger difference!
  • Take part in a challenge, like a half-marathon, cycle ride or long walk, either on your own or with a group. Find out more about challenge fundraising.
  • Have you got a special skill that you could use? Are you a talented chef who could cook for friends and family for a donation? Could you run a class for your friends or family and take donations? What about playing an instrument or singing for donations at work or school? ​

There are unlimited options for fundraising for Children on the Edge, so have a think and be creative about what you can do. Even a small amount can make a huge difference.

£1 could help provide a child with a snack and drink every day for a week at our Early Childhood Development Centre in Uganda
£5  could help provide a place in a tent school for a refugee child for a week in Lebanon, giving them a safe space to learn and play
£20  could help pay for a teachers salary for a month at one out our Learning Centres for Dalit children in India
£50 could help pay for a months rent at one of our Community Schools for working children in Bangladesh

Read more about our work and how your money can help


Get in touch

Let us know what you’re planning and we’ll be able to support you every step of the way. We'll also be able to give you advice on the best way to pay in any donations you collect.

Contact our Fundraising Team fundraising@childrenontheedge.org or call 01243 538530

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