Very Nice! “Borat” Screening Brings Aid for Orphaned Children in Kazahkstan
11/14/06 SOS Children’s Villages – USA announced today that some moviegoers are taking Borat - or Kazahkstan - seriously. They are raising funds for the orphaned and abandoned children of SOS Childrens' Villages Kazakstan. One young man simply stood outside a movie theater and raised $1700 for SOS Kazahkstan after a showing of the Borat movie.
“It's great to turn a comedy into something good for children. Children are orphaned in Kazahkstan for the same reasons they are in other developing countries: extreme poverty, disease and social conditions that destroy family ties,” says Heather Paul, CEO of SOS-USA.
“We are thrilled that the screening of this movie inspired these donors. Let's hope that a few more Borat fans want to raise money for Kazahkstan's children. We are now launching new programs to prevent child abandonment and improve the lives of more than 900 children and families in Astana and Temirtau, Kazahkstan. These funds are a great start towards establishing programs that support at-risk families, including HIV/AIDS prevention education and care program.”
About SOS Children's Villages - USASOS Children’s Villages was founded in 1949 to provide families for orphaned and abandoned children. Today there are over 450 villages in 132 countries around the world. The mission of SOS is to build families for children in need, help them shape their own futures and share in the development of their communities.
To learn more, visit www.sos-usa.org.
CONTACT:
Jennifer Tabbal
202-470-5175
jtabbal@sos-usa.org
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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