AMERICAN EXPRESS COLLECTS 9 TONS OF FOOD FOR NEEDY CHILDREN1 February, 2010 -
Company honored with ChildsLife Award for helping children in Eastern Europe Haarlem, The Netherlands – Thousands of children living in poverty in Eastern Europe need help if they are to grow up healthy and strong. The generosity of American Express Services Europe, Ltd., is paving the way for them to have healthy meals, and was recently recognized with the 2009 ChildsLife Yearly Appreciation Award. “We selected the American Express Company to receive the 2009 Award because of the enthusiastic and dedicated way its management and employees have helped the lives of children by holding their yearly Food Rally,” said Patricia Korver-Kicak, Executive Director of ChildsLife International. ”They have collected more than 9 tons of food from supermarket customers to help feed hungry children. Their generosity has made an important contribution to the ChildsLife distribution program in Eastern Europe,” said Korver-Kicak. The nonprofit organization impacts more than 16,000 children every month in Eastern Europe and Africa. Jean-Luc Nocart, Vice President, Country Manager Benelux of American Express, received the Award from ChildsLife International at a recent ceremony. “I find it important that a business makes an effort to encourage its employees to take initiatives for charities. Particularly in this economic times, I see it as important to keep active in our social responsibility.” Mr Nocart stated. With this annual Award, ChildsLife recognizes individuals and organizations that have provided exceptional support of ChildsLife’s work to improve the lives of poor and disadvantaged children around the world. The inspiring words of Sir Winston Churchill, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give” are inscribed on the award. The American Express workers volunteer every year with ChildsLife as part of the company’s Good Citizenship Program. American Express has continued to support successful initiatives around the world that enhance communities and raise support for important causes. American Express Company is a leading global payments and travel company founded in 1850. For more information about American Express, go to www.americanexpress.nl.
Helping children effectively: ChildsLife’s 2010 plans23 December, 2009 -
Kenya In the Kibera slums of Nairobi, ChildsLife will pay teachers and cooks salaries at Stara School, feed pupils at Mchanganyiko Kindergarten and assist additional mothers with HIV/AIDS via our Home Based Care Program. Construction of the Vocational Training Centre will also commence early next year. In Kajiado district, support for the Maasai community will focus on ChildsLife’s school feeding program, provision of school supplies and improvement of school infrastructure. Children in Machakos schools will receive assistance through installation of water collection systems and ChildsLife’s school feeding program. ChildsLife will open two ‘community offices’, in Kenya. In the Kibera slums and in Kajiado for the Maasai community. With these offices ChildsLife is in close contact with those we serve. At grassroots level our representatives are trouble shooters and problem solvers for the community as well as our ‘eyes and ears’ on the ground. Romania and Moldova ChildsLife will continue supporting institutions, daycare centres, homes for handicapped children and kindergartens in Romania and Moldova. A brand new ChildsLife project is the “First Step in Life Program” in Romania. Mothers and their newborn babies are offered a maternity package with baby clothes, lotion, powder and other baby necessities, courtesy of ChildsLife. Combined with social assistance offered in the hospital the aim of this ChildsLife program is to avoid child abandonment. Other countries ChildsLife will of course continue to cooperate with numerous partners to reach children in need in Surinam, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe and the Philippines. Detailed results over 2009 and plans for 2010 will be published in our next annual report. For regular updates on projects please read the news section on our website.
Hungry children benefit from expansion feeding programme in Kenya9 December, 2009 -
After visiting several primary schools in remote Machakos District in Kenya and seeing hungry children sitting at their desks, unable to concentrate to learn and play, ChildsLife decided to expand its feeding programme in Kenya. In November, ChildsLife began feeding once-a-day hundreds of children at Kathamboni, Mathemba, Syatu and Kiumbwani schools. In addition to the feeding programme, ChildsLife is raising funds for water tanks and roof catchment systems for two primary schools, which are needed to collect drinking water for the children. Similar water tanks and roof catchment systems have already been built at Kathamboni Primary and Secondary School and Uiini Primary school in the same region.
Because of these systems, the children have fresh water daily, even in periods of extreme drought. If you would like to donate financially to help continue these programs, contact info@childslife.nl. The Maasai waterpump is operational!16 November, 2009 -
We asked Moses Masek, ChildsLifes Maasai community coordinator who is a Maasai and lives in the area, how the water affects the lives of the Maasai population in this area:
ChildsLife Delivers its 500th Shipment of Supplies to Needy Children and their Families21 February, 2008 -
ChildsLife International today sent its 500th transport of food, clothing an dother supplies to needy children and their families. Helping celebrate the landmark achievement were ChildsLife goodwill ambassadors actress Dominique van Vliet and television presenter Rob Geus. Van Vliet and Geus came to ChildsLife International global headquarters in The Netherlands and helped fill the transport truck with shoes, beds, linens, clothing, school supplies and food bound for Moldova. The supplies will be distributed to schools, orphanages, foster families and homes for disabled children. Each year, ChildsLife ships nearly $3 million worth of goods to communities in need around the world. The items are donated by businesses and individuals and are stored at ChildsLife’s 600 square-meter warehouse at its headquarters in The Netherlands. Along with regular shipments to ongoing projects, ChildsLife responds to crisis situations around the world by delivering life-saving supplies such as food, water, blankets and medicine to families struck by natural disasters and other emergencies. ChildsLife made its very first shipment of goods in 1997, delivering potatoes to impoverished families in Romania. Since then, ChildsLife has sent more than10,000 tons of supplies – an average of 50 shipments a year – to hundreds of communities in dozens of countries. &nb KLM AirCares supports ChildsLife1 October, 2007 - During the months of October, November and December 2007 KLM AirCares is supporting the work of ChildsLife International by showcasing its efforts for street children in Moscow. ChildsLife’s project supports a streetchildren’s center for children ages 13 - 18 who are on the Moscow streets due to poverty and substance abuse. KLM intercontinental flights are showing a short film, and KLM’s inflight magazine provides further information on the Moscow center. |
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