Child News http://www.child-online.com/ Keep up with all the latest news and events from Child Online. en-us Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:41:01 GMT Berkele School Raise £965 http://www.child-online.com/news/ Berkele PTA recently organised a community bazaar to raise money for school improvements. They were motivated after a training organised by CHILD Ethiopia. The response was overwhelming and as a result they raised £965! July 22, 2010, 10:36PM 74 CHILD Ethiopia organise a CHILD training in Chancho http://www.child-online.com/news/ Our friends at CHILD Ethiopia have trained 39 new experts in the CHILD planning process, which you can read more about in their full report. July 8, 2010, 6:48PM 73 The CHILD Trust receives charitable status http://www.child-online.com/news/ The CHILD Trust has today been recognised as a charity by the regulator, the Charity Commission of England and Wales. Our registration number is 1136141. We are delighted at this news, which opens up new doors of opportunity for us to support the creative potential of individuals around the world. June 2, 2010, 2:41PM 72 Photos of CHILD Ethiopia training http://www.child-online.com/news/ Check out the cool new photos from CHILD Ethiopia's recent training in Sululta Woreda. Detailed report to follow soon. May 17, 2010, 7:50PM 71 Minutes of CHILD Trust Board meeting and Fundraising workshop now online http://www.child-online.com/news/ Two new reports are now available: 1/ Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting 9 May 2010 2/ Minutes of Fundraising Workshop 8 May 2010 May 17, 2010, 7:37PM 70 No Joking Matter http://www.child-online.com/news/ 1 April is traditionally the day for April Fools jokes. But this April we have some really great news that is true. CHILD Ethiopia is one of the first organisations to gain the new registration required by CSOs in Ethiopia. Congratulations to Yemi and the team for all their efforts! April 1, 2010, 12:00PM 69 Winners of 10K challenge iPod http://www.child-online.com/news/ The winners of the CHILD 10K challenge have been revealed. Everybody that donated during July 2009 was entered in the prize darw once for each £10 the gave, or for each new donor they introduced to CHILD. The winners are: First Prize (CHILD iPod): Sue and Leslie Morrison Two runners-up (CHILD Book): Helen Hall, Iain and Suzanne McConaghy Congratulations to our winners and thanks to all our supporters! January 27, 2010, 9:50AM 67 New Year Message 2010 http://www.child-online.com/news/ Happy New Year to all of our supporters and friends! Our New Year Message highlights what we have done together in 2009 and the exciting year that we have to look forward to in 2010. January 11, 2010, 10:05AM 66 CHILD Ethiopia Quarterly Report http://www.child-online.com/news/ CHILD Ethiopia have issued their quarterly letter and report to the CHILD Trust. The letter and report can be reviewed under 'Projects > CHILD Ethiopia Governance' in List View January 6, 2010, 2:10PM 65 Annual Report 2009 Published http://www.child-online.com/news/ The CHILD Trust 2009 Trustees' Annual Report is now available from the 'Projects' page of child-online.com under 'CHILD Trust'. Alternatively you can access the report here. November 20, 2009, 11:57AM 64 CHILD Shortlisted for D2Development Award http://www.child-online.com/news/ The CHILD Trust has just been shortlisted by the D2Development Fund Committee for their 2009 awards. The winner of the €3000 award is expected to be made by December 5. If CHILD wins then we will present our project at the DESTIN alumni event on December 10. To learn more about D2Development please visit www.d2development.org. - UPDATE 8 DECEMBER 2009 - The CHILD Trust proposal was voted as a runner-up for the 2009 Award. Our congratulations go to this year's winners. November 18, 2009, 4:45PM 63 World Poverty Day and Opportunity Collaboration http://www.child-online.com/news/ Saturday 17 October is World Poverty Day. Starting from Saturday, Joe will be reporting from Opportunity Collaboration, a major event in Mexico for Social Entrepreneurs who are working to overcome poverty. The CHILD approach will be presented to the conference on Sunday 18 October. You can read Joe's reports through the 'Projects' link on the child-online.com website. October 16, 2009, 2:29PM 62 CHILD to be presented at Opportunity Collaboration http://www.child-online.com/news/ Opportunity Collaboration, a major event held in Mexico to bring together social entrepreneurs and philanthropists, has provided a fellowship worth around £3,000 to the CHILD Trust. This will provide an excllent chance to present the idea of the Trust and hopefully mobilise more support. Opportunity Collaboration will run from 17-21 October. September 21, 2009, 5:26PM 61 Visit to Addis Ababa http://www.child-online.com/news/ During August two Trustees, Rosie and Joe, from the CHILD Trust visited Addis Ababa to meet with the Director, Yemi, and Board of CHILD Ethiopia. We discussed the nature of the relationship between the two organisations. This resulted in a draft of the 'Addis Ababa Accords' - a document that outlines how we will work to together as equal partners. We also developed a joint work plan for September 2009 - Septemeber 2010. This is now with our respective boards for ratification. More soon. September 21, 2009, 5:22PM 60 CHILD Book Listed by Amazon.com http://www.child-online.com/news/ The CHILD Book, Through the eyes of children: the struggle for changes has now been listed by Amazon. However, it is still free to download electronically as part of the CHILD Trust's commitment to spreading the word about CHILD. May 29, 2009, 4:52PM 59 Win an iPod Shuffle! http://www.child-online.com/news/ Every time you, or a person who you introduce to CHILD, donates to the CHILD Trust during June we will enter your name into a competition to win an exclusive CHILD edition of the Apple (Product)RED iPod Shuffle 1GB. There are also two runners up prizes or free copies of the CHILD book. May 28, 2009, 4:55PM 58 The CHILD Trust Launch the 10K Campaign http://www.child-online.com/news/ The CHILD Trust and CHILD Ethiopia are attempting to raise £10,000 ($15,000) by July to get 5 schools up and running with the CHILD approach. These will serve as a launch pad for CHILD Ethiopia to assist as many of Ethiopia's 20,000+ primary schools in the coming years. May 16, 2009, 8:11PM 57