2012
January:
Street Child of Sierra Leone 2012 update & Kiln Sierra Leone Marathon Introduction Evening
Happy New Year! 2012 is a hugely exciting year for us as we develop our work in Sierra Leone and organise our ground-breaking Sierra Leone Marathon events (a full and half marathon and a 5k run) on the 9th of June. In light of this, we warmly invite you, your friends, and anyone else who wants to come along, to join the Street Child team, marathon committee, other charity supporters and runners on Thursday 26th January to hear the latest news on our projects and a preview of our 2012 plans as well as see a presentation on the Kiln Sierra Leone Marathon.
Come and hear how we plan to spend (and have been spending!) your money on children who really need it. Come and hear how you can back us this year in different ways to help us reach even more children in Sierra Leone.
If you are hesitating to participate in the marathon, this is an excellent opportunity to meet other runners and exchange tips, or speak to the Street Child team who can answer any questions you may have.
The event will be held at the Jewel Bar in Piccadilly and will start promptly at 19:00. Please RSVP to jannah@street-child.co.uk. We look forward to meeting all our Street Child supporters there!
2011
December:
Kiln Sierra Leone Marathon LaunchOn Tuesday 6th December, Ben Fogle - adventurer, presenter and our Marathon Patron - launched the Kiln Sierra Leone Marathon in the City. For more on the Marathon taking place in Makeni on the 9th June next year, see 'SL Marathon 2012' link on the left.
Carol Service Thank you to everyone who came to our Carol Service at St Margaret Lothbury on Monday 5th December. A special thanks to the New London Children's Choir for singing, and the Sierra Leone High Commissioner for reading at the carol service, as well Joule Africa, our sponsors. Annual Gala Dinner, sponsored by Frank Timis and friends. On Thursday 1st December, almost 300 guests attended a gala dinner at the beautiful Landmark Hotel. An auction, silent auction and raffle was held to raise money for Street Child of Sierra Leone.November:
Registrations for the Kiln Sierra Leone Marathon are now open! Click on the SL Marathon link on the left for more information about this exciting event on 9 June in Makeni, Sierra Leone.October:
Boyo Junior Secondary School is now open in Bumbuna, with 171 boys and 186 girls registered already! You can read more about it on our blog (see left hand link!) And a big Well Done to all the Royal Parks Half Marathon runners who ran on behalf of Street Child of Sierra Leone!August:
We've been commended by DFID Minister Stephen O'Brien and Scotland Office Minister David Mundell - check out our Youtube channel to see what they have to say about our work helping some of the poorest children in the world get off the street and into school.May:
We officially launched our Golden Jubilee Appeal at London Zoo this month. We're aiming to raise £1 million over the next year for street children in Sierra Leone!April:
Well done Gemma Tetlow. She ran the Marathon des Sables on 3rd April this year for Street Child of Sierra Leone.March:
Plans are now well under way for new street children programmes in Kono & Tonkolili districts which will begin later this month...
Building work has commenced in Tambakha for 7 additional community shools now being supported through our Every Child In School programme.
Ches and Andy have started the sponsored drive to Freetown from London, with the aim to give the 4x4, donated by Dawnus, to our project in Makeni.