Comic Relief Social Work

Think back to when you were around the age of 10 or 11, what were you doing? Were you working a full time job, living alone or on the streets? Were you scavenging for anything you could find to make sure you got your next meal? There are more than 3 million people living in poverty and struggle daily. Working long hours everyday and making an average of $2.45 a day; and believe it or not a large majority of these workers are children.
Comic Relief is an organization based in the U.K. that is doing all they can to help put these children in schools. There goal is to get them out of some of these terrible working/living conditions. I heard about this organization about two years ago. For Christmas my father and I flew out to London, England for the holidays. As we made our way through London, I came across a sign that read “Red Nose Society, Donate Today!” So me and my dad entered this building that was advertising this so called “Red Nose Society”. When we entered we saw a lot of images of children that looked terrible. Covered in dirt, rummaging through trash, living on the streets. We then stumbled across a chart with many different projects--fundraiser--concerts and …show more content…
One of the ways they've done this is dedicate a whole day to spreading awareness; May 25th is nation “Red Nose Day” and it was created to help raise awareness and money. It may seem silly, but “Red Nose Day” has had a huge impact on this organization. You can find people all around the world wearing “Red Noses” (hence the name “Red Nose Day”) that they purchased. When you buy a red nose all the money that goes into that purchase goes to Comic Relief or similar organizations that are all about ending poverty. By wearing a red nose on May 25th it's a way to show that you have donated to Comic Relief or just to spread awareness. So I guess my question for you is, have you ever heard of Comic