December
Browse December 2007 news stories
- Wednesday 12 December 2007 Save the Children's Keith Towler appointed as Children's Commissioner for Wales
- Save the Children is delighted that Keith Towler, Programme Director for Save the Children Wales, has been appointed to the post of Children's Commissioner for Wales by Children's Minister Jane Hutt.
- Wednesday 12 December 2007 Soft toy promotion at IKEA
- This festive season Save the Children, IKEA and UNICEF are teaming up to ask customers in the UK to join them in helping to improve education for thousands of children worldwide.
- Tuesday 11 December 2007 Davina McCall's trip to Dhaka, Bangladesh
- TV presenter Davina McCall and our Vice-President Gordon Campbell Gray came face to face with the grim realities of child labour when they met children working in a basement factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Monday 10 December 2007 Poverty forces families into high-cost loans
- A new report by Save the Children reveals that as many as 2.3 million people in the UK on low incomes are being forced to take out high-interest loans at rates topping 183% APR - many simply to provide essentials for their children.
- Monday 10 December 2007 The Independent Christmas appeal
- Over the past month, the Independent has been publishing stories on Save the Children's work and is inviting readers to help fund our projects.
- Monday 10 December 2007 Stars come out for Festival of Trees
- Save the Children's Festival of Trees, one of the star-studded highlights of the winter social calendar, raised £715,000 for our work.
- Thursday 6 December 2007 A Christmas single
- A talented young female singer has recorded a Christmas single, downloads of which will raise money for Save the Children.
- Thursday 6 December 2007 Welsh artists aim to make a difference in Darfur
- The 'Arts Call for Darfur' project created in partnership with Save the Children will be launched on Friday, 14 December between 2.00 - 6.00pm at Butetown History and Arts Centre in Cardiff Bay.
- Thursday 6 December 2007 Africa's leaders must fulfil pledge to children
- Today, on the day that the AU-EU summit opens, more than 13,000 African children under the age of five will die, most from easily preventable illnesses, Save the Children said.
- Monday 3 December 2007 Helping families recover from the drought in Swaziland
- Swaziland 's worst drought in nearly two decades has left 400,000 people in desperate need of assistance.
