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| | February 2009 | | | | | | | Students Chance to Win Trip to Ethiopia
Schools for Vita Challenge 2009 launched |
Second and third level students across the country are being offered the chance to win a trip of a lifetime to Ethiopia – as part of the Schools for Vita Challenge.
The challenge was launched by Dublin based charity Vita, which wants to send six students to visit its Sustainable Livelihoods Projects in Ethiopia in Autumn 2009.
Vita partners with communities in Ethiopia and Eritrea to build sustainable livelihoods and to make a real impact in poverty reduction and environmental renewal.
The winning students will experience Vita’s work in Ethiopia first hand and will return to their schools as Vita Ambassadors to share their knowledge of Ethiopia with their friends, fellow students and teachers.
Schools for Vita Campaign Manager, Siobhán Hamilton, urged students to get involved.
“This is a great opportunity to make a difference and experience Ethiopia in 2009. To register, go to www.schoolsforvita.ie, contact us at info@vita.ie or call (01) 882 0108,” she said.
As part of the challenge students are being asked to raise funds for Vita so that current projects can be expanded and new projects can be introduced. The three criteria that will be used to select the winners are: 1) Most funds raised 2) Most creative fundraising event and 3) Highest visibility event.
About Vita
Vita is an Irish international development agency established in 1989. Its mission is to enable poor and marginalised communities in Ethiopia and Eritrea to improve their livelihoods in ways which are innovative, appropriate and environmentally sustainable, while respecting the human rights and dignity of all.
Further Information (inc. photos from Vita’s projects in Ethiopia)
Siobhán Hamilton, Schools for Vita Campaign Manager, Vita: (01) 882 0108.
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