Charity Day Aids Agriculture

February 26th, 2007

CHARITY DAY AIDS AGRICULTURE

A Sixth Form Charity Day raised £134 for Present Aid which is run by Christian Aid. The money will go into the charity’s agriculture and livestock fund and will help improve lives in poor areas.

Prior to the charity day, quizzes and games helped swell the funds and on the day itself students paid £1 to come in fancy dress, stalls were set up and various activities took place. The theme for the fancy dress was ’International Day’ and students and staff represented many groups including Mexicans, cowboys, French peasants and ninth century Vikings.

It has been decided that the money will be put towards buying two thousand saplings, sixteen ducks, a set of baby scales and a ‘fresh water’ set including a pump, pipes and a tap.

New trees are vital in many places such as Honduras. They act as wind breaks, hold soli together in tropical storms and prevent mudslides. In Kenya, creative farming has helped prevent natural disasters by planting the trees in the right places. Two thousand saplings could mean storms do not wash away people’s homes and livelihoods.

The ducks can be sold, bartered and their eggs can be eaten. Ducks have been given to people in certain disaster zones such as Bangladesh, to help recover from the devastating floods. Duck farming allows a degree of self-sufficiency. Allowing people to free themselves from loans and work towards a more independent future.

The baby scales are essential in helping to monitor the nutritional status of very vulnerable children. They’re a vital part of the feeding programme run by the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh.

Everyone needs clean water to stay alive. Sergio Saenz Lopez runs a group called the Community Movement of Matagalpa (MCM), a partner of Christian Aid. He says that they can make the water so clean, even foreigners drink it! MCM works with twenty communities to help improve their health and sanitation.

Present Aid operates in five areas – disaster, welfare, power and energy, education and eco-systems.

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