# ISPCC and Vodafone announce €2 million partnership

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/10/ispcc-and-vodafone-announce-e2-million-partnership/
- Published: 2016-02-10T15:00:31+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) and the Vodafone
Ireland Foundation have announced a major five year partnership worth €2 million
to the charity as well as in-kind support for its Childline call line.**

Under the banner ‘keep children safe by keeping them connected’ the partnership 
will:

 * provide the charity with €2 million in direct funding from the Vodafone Foundation
   over 5 years
 * provide a commitment to covering the call costs for the Childline service for
   10 years until 2026
 * update Childline’s technologies and service infrastructure to modernise and broaden
   out access to the service in line with the changing needs of children
 * offer additional resources including Vodafone’s Be Strong Online Programme, to
   support children and parents through some of the issues they face in today’s 
   digital society
 * leverage and engage Vodafone’s 2,000 employees raise further funds for Childline

In 2014 [ISPCC](http://www.ispcc.ie)’s support service for children and young people
responded to almost 500,000 calls and online contacts. Over the last 10 years, Childline
says it has experienced a 75% increase in children seeking support online.

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Through this new partnership the charity will now be in a position to develop a 
new total communications infrastructure which will improve children’s access to 
Childline and provide a 24hr online digital platform.

The partnership comes with the support of Vodafone’s 2,000 Irish employees who have
pledged to raise additional funds for Childline through a range of fundraising activities
over the course of the partnership.

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