Our
supporters come in all shapes in forms. From the London-based professional who
races on ice at the Vikingarannet to raise funds for orphans, soccer legend
Luis Figo who sponsors 3 kids, built their family hut and equipped their
village with wheelbarrows and our youngest UK ambassador who knocked on shop
doors to sell this Xmas calendar. Our
family continues to grow! This year in Portugal a premiership football club Estoril
Praia decided to sponsor the lovely Cleusia, spreading the word on our
charitable work their a wide fan base.
The
Sponsorship programme was the backbone of our Charity when it started a decade
ago in Portugal. The programme allocates a specific sponsor to each selected child
securing their access to school and meals, at school or at home, through the
monthly Basic Basket. Besides the material goods, the Sponsoring provides care
and attention through letters, little gifts and occasional communication to extremely
deprived children. It aims to initiates a long term relationship between the
sponsors and the children and is run by UPG Portugal given the common bond that
is the Portuguese language in Portugal and Mozambique.
The
Sponsoring is massively underpinned by the Projects, launched tentatively some
7 years ago and now a fully-fledged part of our charitable work. Co-financed
between UPG Portugal and ALG UK, the Projects area finances initiatives in
poverty relief, infrastructure, education and sustainability. They are focused
around the sponsored child and seek to invest in development and lift their
whole community out of poverty.
Come
and join our work, sponsoring a child or your own ALG project – welcome to
our family!
ALG has been offering this festive calendar to all ALG Friends since 2011. This year, you can also print a high definition version for only 1£!
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