Education Kazakhstan Project #15461

Be a changemaker for the forgotten of Central Asia

by Salem Union

Project Report | Mar 18, 2016
The Caring Bug

By Tim Munday | Project Leader

Everyone having fun at the party

Here at Salem Social Village, we're all about being changemakers, and helping other people become changemakers too. Last month we had a wonderful chance to bring change by caring about the lives of some wonderful yet neglected children - but not only that, we were also able to draw others in too, who also got the chance to care and become changemakers with us as the bug for caring spread.

The Regional Children’s Hospital for children with cancer currently has around 30 kids being treated for various types of cancer – and the way things work here, they aren’t allowed home between treatments; the ward literally becomes their world. In order to draw attention to the problem of children who suffer in this way, and of course to give them a great time, we decided to give them a party.

We also contacted a number of local businesses to tell them about our plan, and lots of them wanted to get involved to help:

A huge bunch of large balloons was provided by Air Mood, a party shop

Actors from the theatre company Happy Ones came to provide the entertainment

The cafe Madlen, well known for its wonderful cakes and desserts, provided food

The advertising agency Bukvadyel gave a generous donation for the purchase of toys for the kids

The toy shop Marwin gave a 15% discount on the toys purchased for kids with cancer

And the non-profit organisation MISK (which stands for Young People's Information Service of Kazakhstan) also lent a helping hand in organising the event.

The event was a great success, and we’re really grateful to everyone who took part. Together we gave each of them a wonderful smile, showing that lots of people were willing to do just a little something to show them some care. Let's keep spreading that caring bug!

>>> Read the fuller story, including how blood donation was involved, on our website. >>>

The smiling bug was spreading too

The actors in costume were really popular

It was a pleasure to give each child a gift

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