Today, 1800 children will be born infected with Aids. These are some of the statistics that Sue Jagelman of Save the Children gave us in her talk entitled Aids – the Future on Thursday 19th January at Rushden Village Hall. At present there are 14 million children orphaned by Aids and this is expected to rise to 25 million by 2010. So what is the answer? Well, in the words of a well known politician, “Education. Education. Education.” Save the Children is helping workers acquire the skills to spread the message around the world , from Wales to Mozambique via Brazil. It is only by teaching the young that we can protect them from the disease as they reach adulthood.
If you want to know more about the work of the charity visit www.savethechildren.org.uk and learn how you can help.
Next month, Keith Matthews, a local archaeologist will talk on People of Ancient Baldock at Wallington Village Hall on Thursday 16th February at 8pm. This is an Open Evening and everyone is welcome. Cost is £3 to non members.
Thursday, 19 January 2006
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