Blog|ALL|12 February 2024

Over £1.4 million raised through Street Child Christmas appeal

We can't thank you enough for your support of our Christmas appeal, highlighted in The Times & Sunday Times and supported by match funders including the UK government. We are grateful for every donation made, article read, and social media post shared, which helped us raise more than £1.4 million in just over eight weeks! 

We couldn't have done this without you. Your generosity, coupled with the support from our match funders, will have a massive impact for marginalised children and their families around the world. With these funds, we could:

  • Send 14,000 girls in Afghanistan to primary school for one year, providing them with fundamental literacy and numeracy skills;

  • Pay for 2,800 teachers in a refugee settlement in Uganda for one term, reaching thousands of students with vital education they otherwise wouldn't have accessed; or

  • Build over 900 classrooms in rural Sierra Leone, ensuring generations of marginalised children can go to school and learn. 

Together, we are changing the lives of generations to come, helping break the cycle of poverty and ensure all children can access their right to education. Once again, a massive thank you for your support! 

Some Christmas appeal highlights

Andrew Mitchell: Give to Street Child and government will double the value

Street Child is delighted to be supported by the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP and Minister of State of the United Kingdom for Development and Africa.

The world’s forgotten war: a rare journey beyond Boko Haram lines

Street Child has helped almost 8,000 children in a Nigerian town blighted by jihadists — providing trauma counselling and training for work.

‘Education is the greatest way to help children realise their potential’

Dame Helen Mirren is backing our Christmas appeal and asks Times readers to support Street Child and help lift children out of poverty.

Slum children dream of becoming doctors and engineers

Freetown’s most infamous slum quarter is home to 10,000 people but has only one school with three ramshackle classrooms.

I was a teenage sex worker until Street Child changed my life

Alima was taken under the wing of the charity 15 years ago in its first mission.

The creche where Ukrainian children learn to laugh again

More than 1,300 schools have been destroyed by Russia. Street Child, one of three charities chosen for our Christmas Appeal, offers education, clothing, food — and psychological support for all

If you haven't already, please do take some time to catch up on our coverage and learn more about how your support is helping reach children and families who need it most. 

Thanks to these outlets who also covered our appeal

Thank you for your support!

A massive thank you to everyone who hosted a fundraising event, or attended a Street Child event, in support of the appeal. 

100% of eligible match funding from the UK government will go directly toward a Street Child project in Sierra Leone, which will help thousands of vulnerable children attend and stay in school. Public donations will go toward Street Child’s work around the world to see children safe, in school and learning.