Children in Crossfire launches new range of Christmas cards

on Songambele Primary School in the Kongwa district of Tanzania’s Dodoma region.

Children in Crossfire have recently expanded into this part of the country for the first time, with Songambele being one of the first schools they are working with.

Children in Crossfire are partnering with Veritas on Derry’s Shipquay Street for the fourth consecutive year, where the gift cards are now on sale.

Children in Crossfire Executive Director Richard Moore said: “Veritas have been great supporters of Children in Crossfire in recent years, and we are delighted they are selling our gift cards again this Christmas.

“This allows us the opportunity to showcase the work that we do and we are grateful for the support we receive.

“The children of Songambele Primary School have recently started Children in Crossfire’s pre-school programme. This means they will be guaranteed a quality education as well as good nutrition and – crucially at this time – hand washing and sanitation facilities to stop the spread of disease.

“Over the next three years, our goal is to extend this new programme into a total of 700 schools in Dodoma. We will be impacting positively on tens of thousands of children.

“Anyone who buys our Christmas gift cards, which feature children from Songambele Primary School, will be helping us to achieve this goal.”

Marie Browne from Veritas added: “It’s great for us to be working with Children in Crossfire again this year. The new gift cards tell a story of humanity, generosity and solidarity – values we are all glad to see in these difficult times. It is very uplifting for us to know that cards we sell in our shop will support vulnerable children in Tanzania. I have no doubt the Derry public will again support this wonderful fundraising initiative as part of their Christmas this year.”

Cards are on sale in Veritas now. They can also be purchased directly from Children in Crossfire, either by phone on 028 7126 9898 or on our website at www.childrenincrossfire.org/shop