‘Road to Awareness’ 2010 – supporting UNICEF’s education work in

Thanks to your support, next year 1,500 children in will receive a better education and improve their prospects for the future. Starwood’s funding will help UNICEF to improve conditions in schools and help guarantee that schools are safe and protective environments where children can realise their full potential.

This year, the donations raised by Starwood associates in EAME will enable UNICEF to provide the following:  

·         Support for 1,500 orphans and vulnerable children in 5  rural schools to stay in school and complete primary education

·         Sport for development activities in 18 schools across

·         Training for 70 teachers in child-friendly teaching methodologies (creating a safer and more caring school environment)

Every donation will make a massive difference!

Education transforms lives and breaks the cycle of poverty that so many children are caught in. When we ensure that children have quality basic education, we create a ripple effect of opportunity for generations to come. However, there are currently more than 100 million children worldwide out of school. Children are often denied the right to be educated because they are poor, orphaned or simply because they are girls or live in a remote rural area.

: background

is the economic powerhouse of the African continent, yet 26 per cent of the population lives on less than US $1.25 a day. Poverty and inequality, HIV and AIDS, and violence continue to undermine children’s well-being.

Today, there are over 3.5 million orphans living in ; one third of these children have lost one or both parents to AIDS. UNICEF has come up with simple and effective interventions to make education accessible to every child, particularly orphans and disadvantaged children.

“Education enables individuals to make genuine choices about the kind of lives they wish to lead”

The overall target that Starwood would like to raise is US $200,000 by November so anything you can give to help me contribute to that target would be greatly appreciated!!

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thank you so much for your support.

Pedro