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Red Nose Day is a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief every two years. It's the biggest TV fundraising event in the UK calendar. On Red Nose Day everyone in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is encouraged to cast inhibitions aside, put on a red nose, and do something a little bit silly to raise money.
This is the 10th Red Nose day and it is all about Big Hair & Beyond - change the way you look for a day to help transform someone else's life forever.
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Its Your Comic Relief in Kenya
Davina with bus drivers.
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Comic Relief was setup by comedians with the aim of getting serious messages across using comedy and laughter. Over 2000 celebrities have given their time to help Comic Relief achieve it aim of helping end poverty and social injustice.
| Comic Reliefs Great Big Celebrity Red Nose Job in Siera Leone |
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USEFUL FACTS & STATS - In Africa
- The Worlds poorest 20 countries are all in Africa.
- Every 3 seconds a child dies of hunger and preventable diseases.
- Over 1 billion people live on less than $1 a day.
- Currently more than 11 million children in Africa have lost at least one parent to HIV/AIDS (expect to reach 20 million by 2010).
- £1 will pay for a child to get a medical check-up at a local health clinic in Ethiopia.
- £10 will provide materials for an HIV/AIDS programme, that teaches children how to protect themselves from infection in Ethiopia.
- £100 will pay a secondary school teachers’ salary in a rural school in Sudan – giving the local community the vital chance of an education .
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Konnie Hug in Uganda for Blue Peter |
For more details please visit the Comic Relief or Red Nose Day websites.
The images and some of the text have been used with permission from Comic Relief, they are subject to copyright and cannot be used for any other purpose without prior written consent. Visit the terms of use for further details.
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