Kids'' beds charity celebrates 40 years
07/05/2010
A charity that helps to provide children''s beds and mattresses for kids around the world is celebrating 40 years of success.
Based in Canada, Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW) was established in 1970 by Murray and Margaret Dryden, who aimed to give children in developing countries the means to get a good night''s bed rest.
Since it was launched, the charity has raised more than $23 million (£14.9 million) to provide bed kits for over a million children in 33 countries.
"Everyday SCAW works towards fulfilling [my father''s] dream of a world in which every child benefits from the comfort of a good night''s sleep," commented SCAW chairman Dave Dryden at a celebratory event in Toronto.
Throughout the course of this year, SCAW will distribute beds and mattresses to children in the Philippines, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Bangladesh.
Last year, the charity marked another milestone - the distribution of its millionth bedkit to a child in Kenya.
Posted by Elizabeth Mewes.
