Friends of Chernobyl's Children
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Friends of Chernobyl's Children (UK) is a charity founded in 1995 that brings children, who are at risk, from Belarus
to the United Kingdom
for a month every year. The charity is named after the Chernobyl disaster
of 1986. It is one of the oldest of the 20 Chernobyl-named charities registered with the Charity Commission
.
Each year over 1,000 children come over to Britain from orphanages or disadvantaged homes. They are also given a full year's supply of vitamins and medicine for them and, if money allows, other members of their family.
The Medway branch is run by Ros Fryer, who has been coordinator for 7 years.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for a month every year. The charity is named after the Chernobyl disaster
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine , which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities in Moscow...
of 1986. It is one of the oldest of the 20 Chernobyl-named charities registered with the Charity Commission
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
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Each year over 1,000 children come over to Britain from orphanages or disadvantaged homes. They are also given a full year's supply of vitamins and medicine for them and, if money allows, other members of their family.
The Medway branch is run by Ros Fryer, who has been coordinator for 7 years.