Sternsinger collect donations for children's rights: help for Kenya and Colombia!

Sternsinger collect donations for children's rights: help for Kenya and Colombia!

on January 6, 2025, the Epiphany, the star singers were guests in the town hall of the city of Kleve. Mayor Wolfgang Gebasch received the children who had disguised themselves as kings and accompanied the central action of the year, which aims to collect money for important projects.

This year, the collection focuses on a project in Kenya that enables children to access healthy food, school education and medical care. In addition, the children in our city also receive support for the Children's Republic of Benposta in Colombia. The boys and girls move from house to house by January 17 and bring the sign "C+M+B" to the doors, which stands for the Latin blessing "Christus Mansionem Benedicat" (Christ bless this house). In the last campaign, almost 46 million euros were collected nationwide, such as Antenniederrhein reported.

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This year's star singing campaign, which had its starting shot on December 28th in Paderborn, moves tens of thousands of children into the whole of Germany. The 67th campaign is under the motto "Raise your voice! Star singing for children's rights". The aim is to raise awareness of the still endangered rights of children worldwide. In particular, the star singers address the right to health, education and protection in the war and non -violent education. Almost 46 million euros were collected at the last star singing campaign, and Pastor Dirk Bingener, President of the "Die Sternsinger" children's mission, hopes to increase the donations in 2025, like Weltkirche reported.

The funds flow into around 1,110 projects in 91 countries, from Afghanistan to the Central African Republic, from Israel to Vietnam. Although some progress has been made in the past 35 years - such as the almost halved mortality of children under the age of five and a reduction in child labor by about a third - 250 million children are still excluded from school visit, and every fourth child suffers from malnutrition. The number of displaced children has also doubled to 43 million in the past ten years.

conflicts in regions such as the Middle East, Syria, Sudan and Ukraine continue to endanger children's rights. Reports from affected children, such as Ana, 11 years old who participate in a center in Ukraine supported by the star singers, underline the need that children receive say. In Kenya, Nasir, 14 years old, complains about insufficient access to education and health care. In Colombia, the "Benposta" aid organization supports a children's republic that promotes participation and thus strengthens the rights of children.

-transmitted by West-East media