United Nations International Children ' s Emergency Fund

A seven-year-old boy has raised more than £50,000 to help survivors of the Haitian earthquake.

Charlie Simpson, from Fulham in south-west London, cycled five miles around his local park to raise funds for Unicef's Haiti Earthquake Children's Appeal.

He started off hoping to raise £500 but as news of his challenge spread pledges flooded into his appeal.

On his JustGiving page, Charlie said: "I want to do a sponsored bike ride for Haiti because there was a big earthquake and loads of people have lost their lives.

"I want to make some money to buy food, water and tents for everyone in Haiti.

Charlie's mother Leonora told Sky News that the idea was her son's alone.

No one would ever call Radha Jagarya fortunate. The 45-year-old widow and her four children live on the pavement in an upmarket south Mumbai suburb, scraping a living by selling flowers to passing motorists.

But in terms of public toilet provision, the family is well-served compared with other areas, with an adequate communal block a five-minute walk away near the US Consulate and another under a busy road in the opposite direction.

In slum areas, where more than half of Mumbai lives, an average 81 people share a single toilet. In some places it rises to an eye-watering 273. Even the lowest average is still 58, according to local municipal authority figures.

"People see me as a strong woman," Sunarsih says, "but I was broken inside. I was always crying but I don't want other people to see my cry."

Sunarsih is not this woman's real name. She doesn't want her identity revealed. No one, not even her family, knows what happened to her.

Her story starts 15 years ago, when she was just 17 years old.

"My family was very poor, I had to drop out of school," she explains. "Then I met many successful migrant workers and their stories enticed me."

Sunarsih's situation is not uncommon. Across impoverished villages in Indonesia, becoming a migrant worker is a woman's only chance for a better life.

But for some, the pursuit of their dreams quickly becomes a nightmare.

(A special report from a DSWD volunteer)

PAKIFORWARD, SANA MAKARATING SA TV NEWS
DIYOS ko patawarin mo po………………

Dear all,

medyo mahaba lang but please do read…ito na nga ba ang ayaw natin mangyari kaya we really took pains to be able to distribute our (AIC) donations directly to the victims kahit karampot lang yong satin. I don’t know what we can do right now, but spreading the word might help. - Alpha

Important info from a volunteer's blog

REPOSTING FROM: http://jenniepperso n.com

According to Blog Ni Ella, these goods have not been distributed to the typhoon survivors. WHY?
Ella wrote on her (now blocked) blog: (her blog was ellaganda.com and it is now blocked)