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COCO's Christmas Appeal - Sponsor a Child

COCO Charity is raising money for Comrades of Children Overseas
“COCO's Christmas Appeal”

on 9 December 2011

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COCO’s purpose is to provide education to create the opportunity for children to break the cycle of poverty. We are currently working with communities in remote areas of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Our vision is a world where every child, everywhere has access to quality education.

Story

<table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="cs-el-wrap"> <p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;">At the Hoja Project in Tanzania 141 students will graduate from Secondary education over the next five years and with your help they will become the future independent thinkers of Tanzania.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;">Whilst primary tuition is free in Tanzania, once children reach secondary school the Government does not cover the cost. In Songea in Southern Tanzania the average annual income per family is &pound;70 making the school fee of &pound;35 per child unobtainable for most families.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;">COCO's sponsorship programme provides funding for children to attend secondary school for 2 years, all for just &pound;70. From the 6 students who have already completed their studies, three have entered the army, one is training to be a teacher, one is a driver and one is currentyl volunteering at the COCO Hoja office.</p> <p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px;">Thanks to other initiatives at the Hoja project parents can also afford to partly fund the tuition of their children, demonstrating that your funds are helping to create sustainable futures for these communities.</p> </span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span class="cs-rp-wrap ui-sortable"><span class="cs-it-wrap"> </span><span class="cs-it-wrap"><span class="cs-button-block" style="top: 6px; right: 5px;"> </span> </span></span></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="color: #512177; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px; padding: 5px 0px;"><span class="cs-el-wrap">Make a difference this Christmas and sponsor a child</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="cs-el-wrap"> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;">This Christmas you can give a present that will make a difference to the life of one child as you can give them the gift of education and the chance of a brighter future.</p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;">It costs &pound;70 to sponsor a child through secondary school for 2 years and &pound;35 for 1 year. If you would like to make a donation to part of their education we would welcome any amount however small or large.</p> </span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£220.00
+ £55.00 Gift Aid
Online
£220.00
Offline
£0.00

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