Pens For Kids UK |
WelcomeIn many countries, kids can only dream of an education, as parents can not afford to send them to school. The main obstacles are often school fees, school uniforms, or that the children need to work to help support the family. In many countries education is free, but missing income, uniforms and cost of school utensils like pens are still big hurdles to overcome. In some countries the average income per family is a dollar or two a day, pens are big investments and quickly dry out under the relentless Equatorial sun. In Africa, many people live in simple huts like these. In western Europe, most kids this age have their own room, and for Christmas they ask their parents to give them a new mobile phone, an I-pod or a new laptop computer - because the old one is too slow for the newest games! Many kids just wish they could be allowed to go to school. By sending your new and used pens, this makes the dream a reality for many. Pens for Kids is trying to help kids around the world, by removing one of the hurdles on their way to an education - the cost of a pen! Current Status: Pens for Kids UK: By the close of 2020, Pens for Kids UK had facilitated the sending of 1,038,617 pens and pencils to schools and orphanages in need of such items overseas (and these are just the ones we know about!) Due to health issues, we are looking for someone else to run the UK branch of Pens for Kids. We will support where we can, but no longer feel able to give this cause the time and attention it deserves. As a result we request that donations are only sent directly to requesting organisations overseas, and not to the UK branch of Pens for Kids. Details of where to send items can be found at pensforkids.dk, or obtained from Claus at claus@pensforkids.dk Many thanks to everyone who donated pens, pencils, rulers, staplers, money - as you can see from our web site and our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/PensForKidsUK/
everything you send is put to very good use! During 2019 we facilitated the sending of over 134,380 pens and pencils, plus rulers, erasers etc to Cameroon, Cape Verde, Gambia, Kenya, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe During 2018 we facilited the sending of 73,150 pens and pencils to Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania & Uganda. During 2017 we facilitated the sending of over 67,373 pens and pencils, plus rulers, erasers etc to Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda, During 2016, we facilitated the sending of:
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During 2011: Over 62,000 pens sent to Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Liberia and Mexico by Pens For Kids worldwide, 8,000 of which were by Pens for Kids UK. During 2010: 25,384 pens plus pencils, rulers and erasers sent to Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda from Pens For Kids UK during 2010. Over 90,000 pens sent by the different international organisations of Pens For Kids in 2010. Please help us by using the "Donate" option below, or see "How You Can Help" link to transfer your donation straight to our bank account. We're a not for profit organisation; all donations are totally used to send pens, we have no paid employees and make no profits. |
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