LONG WAY DOWN

UNICEF is the official charity for Long Way Down. During their journey from John O’Groats, Scotland to Cape Agulhas, South Africa, Ewan and Charley stopped off to visit UNICEF projects to raise awareness and funds for children.

In Ethiopia, Ewan and Charley visited mine awareness projects supported by UNICEF. They met with children who have lost limbs in mine accidents and witnessed for themselves how important it is that children are aware of the dangers from mines. Their next stop was Gulu in northern Uganda, where they met children who had been abducted, or recruited, into the Lord’s Resistance Army and saw how UNICEF supports them with medical care, counselling and vocational training.

The final UNICEF visit for Ewan and Charley was to Chimteka, a community-based child care centre which helps to care for children who have been orphaned because of AIDS. Children can go to the centres every day to receive nourishing meals, basic healthcare and education. Perhaps most importantly, they are encouraged to learn and play, and have the chance to make friends and behave like children.

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