Goals: To improve the life expectancy of children affected by the Chernobyl disaster
Funding: Entirely through donations. On average, FOCC raises 30,000 to 40,000 a year
Contact: Olwyn Keogh, founder and director, 01995 61305
Almost 20 years on, the children of Chernobyl are still suffering the effects of the nuclear reactor accident in April 1986. Rates of thyroid and other cancers in Belarus are increasing, and the World Health Organisation predicts 10,000 children will develop the disease.
Just one month spent in Western Europe, with access to good food and medical treatment, can add two years to a Chernobyl child's life expectancy, according to the United Nations.
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