Basheeba (7) at Orion Bay in East London, Eastern Cape, where the children had a whale of a time. They saw fish, ate fish, and met a preserved coelacanth in the extremely interesting East London Museum.
"If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it...." Albert Einstein
Celebrating Leadership and excellence in South African Philanthropy
To book your ticket please call Veronique Adonis on 021 465 6981 or email veroniquea@inyathelo.org.za
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Watch Children of Fire the Movie
featuring Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu
(was first shown 14 November 2010 and again three times in 2011)
Documentary Channel, USA
Go to Children of Fire The Movie.com
Children of Fire the Movie was shown at the Bangkok Film Festival in September 2009, the Tokyo Film Fest in October 2009, the Aluta Film Festival in South Africa in January 2010 and also won an "Excellence Award" in the documentary category in the 2009 Indie Awards.
From the original score to colour correction and sound mixing, it was never just point and shoot. Hughes hiked three-quarters of the way up Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; he plummeted head first into an icy pool in the Drakensberg mountains; he sang camp fire songs at Dragon Peaks. Filming took place in three countries, from squatter camps to mansions, from the poorest citizens on the planet to a few of the rich ones too.
Even a world-renowned religious leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner gave his input. One Cor Productions sojourned a long way, scraping, begging, pawning-off personal items, and borrowing to raise the US$50k that was needed.
The end product was accepted in international film festivals globally.
Hughes said: "I never sought to obtain personal glorification when I undertook this project. My goal was to help save lives. "Yet the children of South Africa and many other developing countries continue to be severely injured or continue to die, because these fires keep occurring.
"Loss of limbs, self esteem, and life are the result of a much-preventable tragedy.
"I dedicated three years of my life and career to these children, in order to share their lives with the world. I consider them my own. They've trusted me with their story. My job is to repay them by getting this film to the public, to help those who have been affected and prevent more harm."
Hughes said: "Children are dying! I dedicate the film to Helen Matondo (13) who died in Kinshasa, DRC, from her burns injuries in September 2009."
Junius R. Hughes may be contacted on:
(203) 444-7389 - international mobile
juniushughesmr - Skype
www.childrenoffirethemovie.com
Children of Fire International held a Monopoly Moonwalk and a Monopoly Noonwalk around London, UK in 2010 and 2011. It is fun to follow the famous board game by foot on a real cityscape and the event to raise awareness of injury will hopefully take place again in 2012.
For more information, email oliver.kilvert@gmail.com
This is the website of the sister charities:
Children of Fire International
(registered in England and Wales, Number 1088785) and
Children of Fire
(registered in South Africa, Number IT121180/98).
The charities co-operate to help young survivors of burn injuries (whether by fire, chemicals, electricity or hot liquids) in Africa and to help and educate the communities in which they live, providing both prevention and cure. Until such time as it can host its own website, some aspects of the Johannesburg School for Blind, Low Vision and Multiple Disability Children are also covered here as the GDE-registered school provides tuition for children awaiting surgery.
Contact manager Rosie Chirongoma for details.
PO Box 1048, Auckland Park 2006, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Tel: (011) 726 6529
Fax: (011) 482 4258
Email: firechildren@icon.co.za
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