Together with our Youth Ambassador, Libby Rees, we’ll be handing in over 14,000 5th birthday cards to No. 10 today.
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Birthday cards by our campaigners
Birthday cards by our campaigners
Birthday cards by our campaigners
Birthday cards by our campaigners
Birthday cards by our campaigners
The cards are from campaigners across the UK with personal messages putting pressure on Gordon Brown, to help stop the needless deaths of over 9 million children around the world each year.
The cards are symbolic of the millions of children who never reach five years old.
Our Youth Ambassador Libby Rees, 13, "Today's hand-in represents the desire by many for real change. We are calling for the government and world leaders to do much more for those children who never get to celebrate their fifth birthday. The cards contain personal messages and illustrate the true compassion of UK youth."
To add your support visit: www.savethechildren.org.uk/birthdaycard
Sarah Brown is hosting a reception to celebrate our 90th birthday in No 10, those present will include cabinet ministers, MPs, UK leading opinion formers and Save the Children supporters including Amanda Mealing from Holby City, and David Threlfall from Shameless.
Sarah Brown, due to her ongoing work on maternal mortality through the White Ribbon Alliance campaign, is a strong supporter of Save the Children's work to save children’s lives. Our campaign aims to get millions of people around the world to take action for the 9.2 million children that die every year before their 5th birthday.
Adrian Lovett, Save the Children’s Director of Campaigns and Communications says "Today, we're taking our campaign and the public's support straight inside 10 Downing Street. These events are just the beginning of a global movement that will save millions of children's lives."
This event comes at a time when the world is experiencing a devastating economic crisis, where the poorest and most vulnerable children in developing countries are in danger of being unfairly forgotten. Now more than ever, Save the Children needs to play a leading role in ensuring that these children’s voices are heard and that they remain on the political agenda at major meetings like the G20 and the G8.
Despite the economic downturn, it is important that rich countries remain committed to their aid promises. Cutting aid would be tantamount to cutting a lifeline for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable.
Save the Children is now working on a Global Children’s Charter to deliver the messages and demands from children around the world straight to Gordon Brown and other leaders at the G20 in April.
What you can do
Fill in an online birthday card now and show your support