Dutch Postcode Lottery donates over ‚€1 million to WaterAid
Howard Lake | 10 February 2007 | News
The Dutch Postcode Lottery has awarded WaterAid, in partnership with Dutch charity Simavi, over ‚€1 million from its 2006 Lottery revenues for the provision of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene promotion in Uganda and Tanzania.
Nick Edmans, Head of Communications at WaterAid, said: “The support of the Dutch Postcode Lottery for this project will improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable children and their families both in the short and the long term.
“The close cooperation between WaterAid and Simavi in first securing this bid and now delivering on the ground is a fine example of cross-European cooperation making a real difference for some of the most disadvantaged communities in the world.”
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The Postcode Lottery has been running for over 18 years in The Netherlands. Last year it donated ‚€216 million to 53 Dutch charities; from this, ‚€13.5 million was given to seven special projects, including the WaterAid/Simavi bid.
The Dutch Postcode Lottery launched the UK Postcode Lottery over a year ago in the North East of England. To date, it has given £1,930,000 to winners and over £650,000 to local charities. It is now expanding into new regions, with the first of these being Yorkshire.
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