Every year since 2004 in the Netherlands one of the biggest radio stations, 3FM, organizes a huge fundraising event. This year a few radio DJ's will not eat for a week and during that week, they will be hosting a 24/7 radio show on 3FM, while they are locked up in a glass house in the middle of the city square of Apeldoorn, a town only 40 km of where I live.
All SBD that is already in my account, all rewards for every post in SBD and all direct transfers to my account until 24th of December will be going directly to this fundraiser, helping the Red Cross for the project that has been chosen this year: re-uniting children and parents that have been separated because of conflicts or disasters.
In areas of conflict, like Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but also after natural disasters, like in Nepal, millions of children are living separated from their parents and siblings. With the proceeds of the Serious Request fundraiser, the international Red Cross caregivers will track down and localize these children, re-establish contact with their families and GET THEM HOME.
Everybody knows the feeling. Do you remember when you were a little boy or girl and lost your parents in the supermarket? That feeling is exactly the same for every child on this planet, anywhere in the world. But what if you don't find your parents back at all? What if you end up in a completely different country, where you don't even speak the language? What if you are only 5 years old and nobody is taking care of you?
You can imagine the impact for children is immense. They have no food, nothing to drink, do not go to school and are completely on their own. Because they have no choice but to find some work, there are huge risks of being abused, being victim to (sexual) violence and ending up in human trafficking affairs.
I will be making posts about this fundraiser, making some summaries of previous editions of Serious Request with their respective highlights, keep track of news updates and monitor international activities. Besides supporting this very important fund-raiser we will bring the total amount to Apeldoorn, and be sure to mention that this contribution came from the Steemit community, which means this platform will get some airtime on the Netherlands' most popular radio station!
good cause, following.....nice to see this platform used for posts like this :)
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