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The need:Childhood cancer in the developing worldEach year 300,000 children develop cancer worldwide. That is 800 children per day. In the developed world with access to quality care, more than 80% of them can survive and live full and healthy lives. However, in the countries we work in in the developing world survival rates can be as low as 10%. In these countries, tens of thousands of children die needlessly every year, most without any effective pain relief.
Our solutionWorld Child Cancer supports the diagnosis, treatment and care for children with cancer in the developing world. We achieve this via our twinning partnerships between hospitals in the developing world and those in the developed world. We also support treatment costs for lower income families, provide ward equipment and fund essential staff posts. In order to affect long term sustainable change, we also deliver awareness raising programmes and liaise with policy makers both in country and in the UK.
About World Child Cancer
Where we work
80% of children with cancer in the developed countries will survive. In the developing world survival rates can be as low as 10%.
MexicoGhana
Bangladesh
Myanmar PhilippinesCameroon
Malawi
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Here are some examples of how your fundraising can help children with cancer, and their families, in the developing world.
buys nutritional support for 5 children and their families during treatment in Cameroon
pays for a week’s worth of pain relief medication for 4 children in Malawi
funds accurate diagnosis for 10 children in Bangladesh
pays for life-saving chemotherapy for a child in Ghana
covers the cost of asocial worker in Myanmarfor a month
Contact us today as we are passionate about getting your school involved in fundraising!
E: [email protected] T: 020 3176 4491
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Cho Cho, who is nearly three years old, loves clothes, dominoes and building blocks.
It took two days by bus for Cho Cho and her mother to travel from their home to Yangon. Cho Cho’s dad, who is a farmer, is still tending to the family business.
Neither Cho Cho nor her mum have seen him since they parted. Normal life is on hold: mother and daughter sleep and eat in the hospital, and receive little help from wider family.
Meet Cho Cho.She was diagnosed with leukaemia four months ago and has been in hospital since…
World Child Cancer supports many children like Cho Cho in Myanmar by funding training for doctors, treatment, transports costs and raising awareness of childhood cancer.
In the developed world survival rates can be as
high as 80%, whereas in the developing world it
can be as low as 10%. Help us even the odds.
Get in touch with us today: E: [email protected] T: 020 3176 4491
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Chimango lives in Northern Malawi with his mother, father and five siblings where they farm a small piece of land to earn a living.
His mother first noticed something was wrong when she saw that his neck was swollen and sore. He had a fever, flu-like symptoms, was nauseous and always tired.
For three months Chimango received chemotherapy treatment.
At 7 years old Chimango was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a fast spreading cancer.
Get your school involved and help us treat other patients like Cho Cho and Chimango.
On the next page there are lots of fantastic fundraising ideas for your school to get involved in!
Chimango is now at home and enjoying being back at school with his friends. You can help make this a reality for other children undergoing treatment.
Get in touch with us today: E: [email protected] T: 020 3176 4491
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All year round ideas
Wear Orange for a DayWorld Child Cancer’s colour is orange so why not have a non-uniform day to support children with cancer. Wear orange or ask the students to choose the theme. In return ask for £1 per student and donate it to World Child Cancer.
ReadathonStudents get sponsored to read for fun for a day. Sponsorship could be £1 per hour. After reading you can spend 10 minutes talking about World Child Cancer and the children in the countries we work in.
JokeathonAsk students and staff for their favourite joke and £1 donation. Hold a class/whole school assembly dedicated to telling the jokes!
Hold a concert or playPut your best foot forward and hold a school production with the proceeds of ticket sales going to World Child Cancer.
Get the PTA and parents involved by holding a coffee morningHold a coffee and cake morning with the teachers and parents to increase awareness of children with cancer in the developing world and help raise funds for World Child Cancer in the process.
Give up sweetsAsk students and staff to give up something sweet for a week and donate the money they would have spent on them to World Child Cancer.
Get in touch with us today: E: [email protected] T: 020 3176 4491
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Key Calendar Events
Sports DayGet active whilst fundraising! Organise a ‘Sports Day’ for your class and school. Enjoy games like the egg and spoon race or a sack race. You could get students to collect sponsorship for the event or charge entry for parents and families.
Be a Hero for the day in FebruaryWorld Child Cancer currently funds the Hero School, which is attended by children with cancer in Myanmar. Students could dress up as super heroes for the day and make £1 donation to take part.
Join us in February and fundraise throughout for children with cancer.
World Cancer DayInternational Childhood Cancer Day
Get in touch with us today: E: [email protected] T: 020 3176 4491
Summer term
February 4th February 15th
International bake saleWorld Child Cancer works in 9 countries around the world. You could get students to pick a country, research it and then bake some cakes native to that country. Students make a donation to take part or raise funds through selling their bakes to other students and staff.
October
Design your own Christmas Card/Greetings CardGet into the Christmas spirit by asking students to design and sell their own Christmas cards at a Christmas fair. The proceeds of the fair could be donated also.
Autumn term
For more information or for any other fundraising ideas and support please email [email protected] or call 020 3176 4491
or visit our website www.worldchildcancer.org
Thank you!Our mission is to improve diagnosis, treatment and support for children with cancer, and their families, in the developing world.
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World Child Cancer UK is a registered charity no. 1084729