The Big Give Christmas Challenge has once again proven to be a phenomenal week of fundraising. Read on to find out how we got on.
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 is now LIVE! For the next 7 days, every donation made on our dedicated Big Give Christmas Challenge link will be DOUBLED until we have exhausted our match funds!
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In just two weeks’ time, at 12:00pm on Tuesday 28th November - Giving Tuesday - the 2023 round of the Big Give Christmas Challenge opens. Find out more about this year’s target plus answers to some of your most frequently asked questions!
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After the success of our first ever event in 2022, we're excited to confirm we're once again taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge from 28th November - 5th December 2023.
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Tuesday 10th October 2023 is World Porridge Day and we are inviting you to join in our celebrations by hosting a porridge breakfast for your friends, family or colleagues.
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Our very favourite news to share! We are pleased to welcome three new schools to the Porridge Clubs programme in Kenya, helping almost 300 additional children regularly go to school.
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Please spare 20 seconds to help us win £1,000 - or 11,111 mugs of porridge! - through Benefact Group's Movement For Good programme.
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Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 27th February - 12th March with this year's theme 'Endangered Foods' highlighting the dangerous combination of climate change with the effects of unfair trade on communities producing many of our much-loved food items.
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We are thrilled to confirm our Big Give Christmas Challenge target has been reached, thanks to YOU, our wonderful supporters!
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We are pleased to confirm the 2022 Big Give Christmas Challenge is now OPEN! The first £4,000 donated to us between 29th November and 6th December will be doubled by our amazing match funders. One donation, twice the impact.
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Save The Date! For the first time, African Children’s Fund is taking part in The BigGive 2022 Christmas Challenge! Donations made to our special Porridge Clubs page from 29th November – 6th December will be doubled, up to £4,000. Read on for more.
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Monday 10th October 2022 is World Porridge Day. We're asking you to join in our celebrations by hosting a fundraising porridge breakfast for your friends, family or colleagues during the week commencing 10th October and helping us raise 3,000 mugs of porridge.
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Two weeks ago, we introduced you to Kiama Primary School, the newest member of our Kenyan Porridge Clubs programme. Today, we're delighted to introduce the second new school to join in the scheme: welcome Juja Farm Primary School!
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Read on for an unusual story from our Witney charity shop, with a happy ending!
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Help us celebrate World Porridge Day on 10th October 2021 by donating 3,000 mugs of porridge to Kenyan school Porridge Clubs this October!
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Would you like to convert 21 seconds of your time into a year's education for 44 children? By nominating us for an Ecclesiastical Movement For Good award, you can do exactly that!
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Since Kenyan schools fully reopened on 4th January 2021 from their almost 10-month Coronavirus closure, re-enrolment in schools supported by African Children’s Fund stands at over 90%. However, malnutrition is an unexpected consequence of lockdown. Find our how Porridge Clubs combat this.
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In the wake of World Porridge Day, we are proud to bring you Brenda’s Story. Kenyan school Porridge Clubs allowed Brenda to dream. In turn, she turned her dreams into reality. Read on to find out why she credits Porridge Clubs as a turning point.
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