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Dr. Eric Hoskins leads assessment in Sudan
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 Dr. Eric Hoskins, President, War Child Canada, is currently on the ground in Sudan. Accompanied by MuchMusic’s George Stromboloupolous and Sony Music recording artist Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace, Dr. Hoskins is assessing and gathering information ...
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War Child NL withdraws from unsafe Congo
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LATEST PROJECT UPDATE: War Child Netherlands has temporarily withdrawn from DR Condo because of the unsafe situation in Bukavu, where the War Child NL base was situated. Tragically in May 2004 fighting broke out once again in Bukavu, therefore the War Child Netherlands team had to be evacuated. After careful consideration the decision has been taken to discontinue the programme there for this year. The situation will be re-evaluated in 2005. At this moment the project will be continued smaller scale by our local staff.
Read more about the project in Congo
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WC Ambassador meets Afghan president
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 War Child ambassador Marco Borsato held a personal interview with the Afghan president Karzai on 27 february 2004. Marco was in Afghanistan for the recording of a new War Child documentary. He spoke with Karzai about the consequences of twenty years of war in Afghanistan, and the effects of the war on children. TV channel RTL4 will broadcast the documentary on May 2nd.
Read more about Marco Borsato’s visit with Karzai
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It's all in the game in Kosovo
 War Child Hollands partner organization in Kosovo, World Child, organized a multi ethnic sports tournament called ‘It’s all in the game!’. The aims was to bring together children from different backgrounds who have been separated from each other for a very long time.
 More than 80 children came together in a safe environment to get to know each other and to play together. “The enthusiastic feedback we received indicates that it was a great success” according to Visar Shehu, World Child content supervisor.
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War Child Holland receives 1 Million Euro check
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 The Nationale Postcode Loterij is the largest cause related lottery in The Netherlands and supports 45 charities in the field of human rights, development aid and nature and environment. Participants in the lottery brought together a total of €223.800.000 for the charities. During the Good Money Gala in January 2005 Boudewijn Poelmann, the chairman of the Nationale Postcode Loterij, handed over a cheque for one million euro to War Child Holland.
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Vliegende Panters at Liberation Festivals
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 On wednesday the 5th of May 2004 the cabarettrio 'De Vliegende Panters' (the Flying Panthers) really flew! For War Child they hopped from city to city in a government helicopter to visit five of the nationwide Liberation Festivals around the country.
Every year War Child is pays attention at the Liberation Festivals to the fate of children in warzones with performances by musical artists. During the day The Panters visited the Festivals in Vlissingen, Haarlem, Assen, Zwolle and Wageningen. On all thirteen Festivals around the country, War Child was present with 'The Silent Disco' - a special experience to show how children in warzones have to cope with negative circumstances and how this can influence their state of mind and concentration. Thousands of visitors to the War Child stands put on their headphones for War Child.
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28th October 2004- second Friends for War Child concert
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 On Liberation Day in the Netherlands on May 5th, War Child gave presentations of their work on more than 8 Liberation Festivals. Thousands of people participated in the making of a virtal artwork for War Child NL. At the War Child stands people could get their picture taken with their own message: "Freedom means to me.....".
See the pictures from the concert
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10.000 ‘Friends' at Friends for War Child Concert
At the annual Friends for War Child concert in Ahoy Stadium in Rotterdam, Holland nearly 10,000 new Friends joined the War Child effort. On the 28th of October 2004 Dutch top artists and comedians like Marco Borsato, Do, Veldhuis&Kemper, Ilse DeLange, Ali B, Paul de Leeuw, Boris, Dolf Jansen and de Vliegende Panters joined hands in a packed Ahoy Stadium. This evening War Child Holland welcomed thousands of new Friends. Thanks to them War Child Holland can help more children in warzones coping with their experiences.
View the picture of the concert at the special Friends for War Child concert website
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CRISIS IN DARFUR
 War Child International is deeply concerned with the humanitarian crisis facing the Sudanese people in western Sudan, particularly children.
Sudan is a country whose people have suffered the effects of civil war for over 20 years. In February 2003, a civil war broke out in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
Human rights groups and international aid agencies estimate that 70,000 have died as a result of the Darfur conflict and that as many as 300,000 displaced Sudanese are at risk of dying by the end of the year. Almost 2 million people have been affected by this conflict.
Both War Child Canada and War Child Holland are taking urgent action.
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Sum 41 Name Album After The Man Who Saved Their Lives
 Sum 41 walked away from their trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo with a fuller understanding of the country's six-year civil war, a sense of what it feels like to be caught in a battle zone, and a name for their next album.
Sum 41 had visited the war-torn African nation in association with the charity War Child Canada to shoot a documentary called "From the Front Lines," which examines human-rights violations, the role of child soldiers, the condition of refugee camps, and the demand for coltan, a mineral used in the electronic components of cell phones and the foundation of much of the country's land disputes.
Just days after the band arrived, fighting broke out between government soldiers and renegade troops in the street outside their hotel. As bullets flew through window and bombs exploded in the street, Pelletier, who was also staying at the hotel, orchestrated a 40-person evacuation into armored personnel carriers that transported the group to a nearby U.N. compound.
Read the full story about Sum41
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Happy Street Festival
 This summer War Child Holland’s partner organisation in Bosnia-Hercegovina Educon organised the ‘Happy Street Festival’. This creative festival was attended by more than eight hundred children from different ethnic backgrounds. A great breakthrough in the peacebuilding process in Bosnia.
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Kroum and Eva Pindoff Donate Record Amount to War Child Canada
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$2 million to War Child Canada part of $20 million pledged to children in developing countries Music World founders Kroum and Eva Pindoff last night announced a landmark $20 million pledge over the next ten years to aid children in developing countries.
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War Child Holland stops project in Eritrea
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 Unfortunately War Child Holland had to come to the decision to close down its projects in Eritrea. This decision has been made mid July, because the Eritrean government has withdrawn some of the necessary permits. This has made the continuation of the work impossible.
In 2002 War Child started creative and sportive activities in Eritrea. The aim was helping the many children living in refugee camps with a normal development and giving them hope for the future.
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 World Child Kosovo launches new website
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World Child; War Child Holland’s local partner organisation in Kosovo recently launched their new website.
See the website at www.worldchildkosova.com
Read more about War Child Hollands projects in Kosovo
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Rock band Sum41 and War Child Canada staff return safely from Congo
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Rock band Sum41 and War Child Canada staff return safely to Canada from Democratic Republic of Congo. Sum 41 in Congo filming War Child Canada documentary about impact of war on children Rock band Sum 41 arrived back in Canada today following ten days in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a sudden outbreak of violence ...
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The single 'Wat zou je doen' by Marco Borsato and rapper Ali B, that came out on 17 september 2004 has been in the charts in Holland on number 1 for 8 weeks! Together they sing a song that was recorded in June, during Borsato concert in Feyenoord Stadium. All proceeds of the single will go to War Child Holland.
