Childaid Network works through Jugend Dritte Welt to support Don Bosco Snehalaya, India
Kategorie: Childaid Network, MedienberichtVON: ANS (INFORMATIONSAGENTUR DER SALESIANER DON BOSCOS), BONN
Don Bosco Jugend Dritte Welt, based in Bonn, aims to help children from all over the world to break through the vicious cycle of poverty and inequality to give their lives new direction. Last weekend, a promising initiative - Childaid Network, a charitable foundation recently established by Dr. Martin and Brigitta Kasper-Cladders in Königstein - has suppoted a project of JDW.
Within 24 hours, two groups of young employees from the global consultancy firm Accenture, based in Kronberg, climbed the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales, and collected money for the Indian street children project, Don Bosco Snehalaya, raising more than 25,000 euro.
The `Three Peaks Challenge` as it is known worldwide, involved climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, Snowdon in Wales and Scafell Pike in England. The Challenge is a classic one for teams from Great Britain and other teams from elsewhere. This year the German Accenture team took on the British challenge and came up trumps after a tiring weekend but a trophy to boot for the fastest climb of 23 hours for the three peaks.
The winning team sought sponsors to the tune of 25,000 euro. After careful consideration the Childaid Network project `Don Bosco Snehalaya`, Guwahati India, was selected for the donation. Childaid Network foundation cares `for disadvantaged children and young people. We work closely with people on the ground. Jugend Dritte Welt in Germany and the Salesians of Don Bosco are trustworthy partners in the target countries` said the foundations founder, Dr. Martin and Brigitta Kasper-Cladders, from Königstein. Earlier this year Dr Martin Kasper conducted a seminar `Making Guwahati a child-friendly city`, along with other initiatives of the Salesians in Guwahati. The Network`s main focus is training and education, especially in the context of contemporary information technology. One of the first projects of Childaid Network was a mentoring program for teachers in villages in the foothills of the Himalayas to improve vocational training of disadvantaged indigenous youth.
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