VULNERABLE children are among the beneficiaries of £24.3m of grants awarded by the National Lottery to UK-based charities.
The grants, awarded to 102 charities which work abroad, will help provide for needs such as healthcare, safe water, sanitation and education.
Among those to benefit is Newcastle-based Global Dialogues Trust, which has received £119,800 to help reduce the risk of HIV-AIDS and unwanted pregnancies in the under-25 age group in Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso.
York School for Life is another to benefit, receiving £20,000 from the National Lottery Charities Board to improve conditions for children with learning and physical disabilities in a Romanian hospital, by extending a nearby school to provide a gym, playroom and bedroom.
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