July
July 2008 stories
- Wednesday 30 July 2008 Big Chill makes big difference to save children's lives
- Festival season is here and Save the Children and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department are continuing their summer-long presence at festivals around the UK by joining everyone at the Big Chill from Thursday 31 to Sunday 3 August.
- Wednesday 23 July 2008 Students cycle for Kroo Bay
- Three students plan a gruelling 800-mile cycle ride to raise money for children living in Kroo Bay.
- Tuesday 22 July 2008 Save the Children's first ever book shop launches in Penrith, Cumbria
- Our first ever book shop has recently opened in Penrith, Cumbria. In addition to a wide range of books, the shop also features a music and film department and even a fair-trade coffee bar
- Monday 21 July 2008 Time for donors to give more to Burma says Save the Children
- The relief effort to help children affected by Cyclone Nargis urgently needs an £150 million to prevent further suffering
- Wednesday 16 July 2008 One in four parents in poverty 'can't afford to work'
- More than one in four parents on low incomes have been unable to get or keep a job because they can't afford to pay for childcare, a new poll for Save the Children has revealed.
- Monday 14 July 2008 MPs knit together to save ten million children's lives
- 20 MPs, including Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, joined forces in the Houses of Parliament to knit baby hats for Save the Children's campaign to save ten million children's lives
- Friday 11 July 2008 Kids set World Record for longest game of Chinese Whispers
- A new Guinness World Record has been set for the longest game of Chinese Whispers involving 1,330 children and celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment.
- Wednesday 9 July 2008 After G8, Save the Children calls for "no frills, more action" meeting in September
- Charity urges more ambitious discussions and more modest menus
- Monday 7 July 2008 'Prepare children for disaster' Save the Children tells G8
- World leaders assembled at the G8 in Japan should change their tactics when dealing with the increased number of natural disasters linked to climate change.
- Wednesday 2 July 2008 Save the Children starts a food fight with the G8
- As the G8 prepare to meet in Japan next week and food prices skyrocket, Save the Children asks UK families to join its Fight for Food as part of its biggest ever campaign to save children's lives.
- Wednesday 2 July 2008 G8 to drop Africa aid pledge as rising food prices put children's lives at risk
- World leaders are set to drop their aid promise to Africa made at Gleneagles in 2005, just as millions of children face increasing hunger caused by the rocketing cost of food, warned today.
- Tuesday 1 July 2008 Emirates Stadium to host 'chinese whispers' world record attempt for Save the Children
- Save the Children and TreeHouse, the national charity for autism education, are joining forces on 11 July in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest game of Chinese Whispers at Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadium.
