Showing posts with label SAVE THE CHILDREN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SAVE THE CHILDREN. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 November 2014

Leaders of the world: you MUST do better against Ebola

"Let's not allow the world leaders to
turn their backs on it"
BRISBANE (Australia) -- The G20 summit meeting  is taking place right now. This is why Save The Children, Oxfam, Plan España and Amnesty International Spain, among others, are urging the world leaders of the 20 richest countries put aside the resources necessary to battle Ebola with greater speed and efficiency. Some 166,000 signatures have already been gathered.
You can get full information and sign the petition here: http://www.savethechildren.net/ebola. It will take you just a few seconds, please do it.

Friday, 31 October 2014

There are 2,826,000 children living below the poverty line in Spain

Alberto Di Lolli / Ana del Barrio
MADRID (EFE) -- Strange though it may seem, a lot of expats don't know that Save the Children has a branch in Andalucía. The NGO works in 120 countries, so it isn't very surprising that there's a need for them in one of the poorest areas of this country, Andalucía. With recent news about Malala Yousafzai winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which she shares with Kaylash Satyarthi, also a defender of the poorest children, below are some of the facts for Spain and Andalucía, according to various sources, but especially a recent report by UNICEF:

There are 2,826,000 children living below the poverty line in Spain

MADRID (EFE) -- Strange though it may seem, a lot of expats don't know that Save the Children has a branch in Andalucía. The NGO works in 120 countries, so it isn't very surprising that there's a need for them in one of the poorest areas of this country, Andalucía. With recent news about Malala Yousafzai winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which she shares with Kaylash Satyarthi, also a defender of the poorest children, the facts for Spain and Andalucía are as follows, according to various sources, but especially a recent report by UNICEF: