Fundraising doesn’t need to be all about jumping out of airplanes, hiking up cold mountains or swimming in the English Channel! You can entertain your family and friends at home and still help to raise funds for our ongoing projects. CINI has now launched its own “dinner party package”. All you need to do is invite some people over, provide a meal and refreshments. CINI will provide a special invitation card explaining to your guests that they will be asked to donate whatever they would have spent if they went out for a meal.
We will provide you with the invitations, and everything you need to set up the event in your own home. If you want to find out more then call Anna in the office on 020 7793 3714 or email annataylor@ciniuk.org
The Oscar winning film, Slumdog Millionaire, has given more people an insight into the difficult lives faced by children living in India’s slums. Children stuck in desperate circumstances are forced to take menial jobs from sorting litter, to working in industries making consumer goods destined for the British market, including leather items and plastic flip flops. Many are working in hazardous conditions for very long hours, earning as little as £2.50 a month.
“We obviously still need to get across the point that if children living in slums or on the streets are going to get the skills they need to lift themselves out of poverty, they need to be studying not working” he added.
The CINI founder is ambivalent when commenting on the Indian government’s role in trying to ensure education for all children. He says: “The Indian government has brought in an impressive array of legislation on this issue, including laws made last October banning children from working as domestic servants, but we need to hold them to account for implementing these laws.”
Disagreeing vehemently with the idea of work being the only option for children born into abject poverty, Dr Chaudhuri says the failure to provide them with a stable life and a secure future lies with society – and its failures to look into the roots of these problems: “Working children are being deprived of their childhoods - and it is important that we all take responsibility for helping them get educated, rather than taking the easy route out by pretending the situation is hopeless.”
“To date, CINI has helped more than 10,000 child labourers go back to school, or get registered at school for the first time in their lives – so we know that by motivating parents and children, providing good quality teaching and supplying two nutritious meals a day at education centres, it is possible to give children the start they need to reach their potential as productive young men and women” he added.
If you would like to support this work please use the big yellow ‘donate now’ button at the top of the page and when asked for your instructions to the charity, write “for work with slum and street children.”
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It may sound daft, but toilets are important!
Many schools in India don't have toilet facilities. A lack of loos can lead to girls dropping out.
Without toilets, girls have to relieve themselves outside of the school building, which is not only embarrassing, but can also lead to sexual harassment. A lack of toilets can also pose a threat to girls' health. Reluctant to urinate where they might be seen, many girls don't go to the toilet all day, which can lead to infections and bowel disorders. During their period, girls find it especially difficult to attend school.
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 Girls' education is vital and is known to have a variety of benefits for the wider community, and particularly the well-being of the next generation. We can't let a lack of loos stand in the way of girls going to school!
Actress Sophie Thompson and London Secondary School Teacher of the Year, Dai Jones have come together to launch this campaign. Now we need your help.
- £22 is enough to pay for one toilet
- £125 would pay for running water so the kids can wash their hands
- £562 would pay for a septic tank
- £2,500 would build a complete toilet facility: the building itself, the plumbing etc, with two toilets for girls and two for boys. And your name on a plaque!
By providing toilets for schools in India, you can help ensure more girls get an education.
 Sophie Thompson
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Alternatively you can make your donation over the phone, ring 020 7793 3714 or send a cheque to Loos Women Campaign, CINI UK, Suite 631, 456-458 Strand, London, WC2R 0DZ (payable to CINI UK).
If you would like to raise funds for this work at your school or workplace, please email us on info@ciniuk.org for a list of fundraising ideas. |
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