Sternsinger bring hope to Nepal: Children fight poverty!

Sternsinger bring hope to Nepal: Children fight poverty!

In a significant year 2024, children from Lochau in Vorarlberg are represented by the Austrian star singers at the New Year's service with Pope Francis on January 1 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Even before the big event, on December 30th, the young messengers of peace visit the Austrian ambassador to the Holy Chair and the Pontifical Swiss Guard. The Epiphany campaign (DKA) The Catholic Young Sharm emphasizes that this Tradition has existed since the turn of the millennium. Accompanied by over 85,000 star singers who move from house to house between Christmas and the Epiphany, they bring an important message and ask for donations for aid projects in around 50 poverty regions worldwide, such as kathpress reported.

focus on nepal and children's rights

In 2024, the Sternsinger focus on Nepal, a country that is one of the poorest in the world. The aid organizations "Yuwalaya" and "Opportunity Village Nepal" (OVN) are the focus of the upcoming fundraising campaign, which starts on December 27th and aims to combat poverty and exploitation of children. In view of the alarming situation, in which almost half of the Nepalese population lives in poverty, many children are affected by malnutrition, inadequate medical care and violence. katholisch.at emphasizes that the organization OVN is specifically supported by girls and young women who are victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, and both psychological and professional perspectives offers.

The young horrors of the victims find help and learning to defend their rights in the organization. The DKA supports projects that aim to strengthen children's rights and access to education in order to secure a better future for the next generations. While the star singers collect generously in Austria, the committed employees in Nepal learn about the children and adolescents affected on site in order to improve their living conditions sustainably. The reports of those affected illustrate how important this initiative is and what far -reaching effects can have help for the girls in Nepal.