# Chernobyl Children International launches €15 million campaign

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/05/02/chernobyl-children-international-launches-e15-million-campaign/
- Published: 2011-05-02T05:25:10+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Irish-based charity Chernobyl Children International (CCI) has launched a fundraising
campaign to raise €15 million.**

The campaign comes on the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and the 20th
anniversary of the founding of [CCI](http://www.chernobyl-international.com). The
occasion was marked by a special event this week in Dublin with the Irish prime 
minister and Foreign Minister.

The new fundraising campaign is designed to fund the construction of 20 new foster
homes in Belarus, 50 cardiac doctor missions, and the opening of a new daycare centre
to help up to 60,000 rural Belarusians.

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CCI founder Adi Roche told the [Irish Times](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0427/1224295544011.html)
that 98 per cent of their funding is from the public and this campaign will also
depend on lots of small amounts from the public. Less than two years ago the charity
said that it was in financial difficulty with a potential €500,000 shortfall in 
its annual budget of €2.5 million.

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