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12.5 million for Erikshjälpen from Världens Barn

Radiohjälpen has decided which projects will be awarded money from fundraising for Världens Barn 2023. Erikshjälpen takesr receive 12.5 million Swedish kronor (SEK) for interventions for children's right to education, health and safety.

The collection Children of the World started in 1997. Since then, the the organization collected over two billion Swedish kronor (SEK). In 2023 104.6 million Swedish kronor (SEK) were raised, resulting in the second highest fundraising result since the start.

Money for projects that strengthen children's rights

Radio Aid's fundraising for World's Childrenn, raised 104.6 million Swedish kronor (SEK) in 2023. Now 23 projects in 14 countries are being supported to strengthen children's rights. The projects that benefit from the support contribute to improving the situation of children in three focus areas: School, Health and Safety.

Children's right to education

In the area of children's right to education, seven projects will share a total of Swedish kronor (SEK) 45.3 million. Erikshjälpen's work in Mali is one of the projects that will receive funding. Also our projects with a focus on education in South Sudan have been granted funding from Världens Barn.

Children sit with their backs to the camera, at their desks, listening to their teacher speaking at the front of the board. Some students raise their hands.

Two children are sitting on the floor writing in their notebooks.

Queen Silvia's fundraising goes to Ukraine

In connection with Queen Silvia's 80th birthday, The Queen started a fundraising campaign thattogether with support from Radiohjälpen's disaster fund, resulted in 5.3 million Swedish kronor (SEK).these funds went to three projects in Ukraine with a focus on improving children's mental health. One of these projects is our intervention through partner organizationsn Womens Concortium of Ukraine.