Christmas for all / Jul til alle

Everyday I would cross more and more homeless people in the streets of Aarhus, on my way to work. Everyday I hear more families left aside, hardly acquainting themselves with the Danish expensive lifestyle. And I cannot help but ask myself why? I have myself been a volunteer abroad in Africa helping people with basic needs, and realised that some help could be given here, in front of my eyes. Current economic changes in Nordic societies affect considerably middle and disadvantaged families in Denmark. Even though this country is well-known for its social security system, more and more families are stuck between their bills. Thus, I would like to make a humanist and citizen act by collecting funds in order to help provide Christmas dinners and gifts for poor families in my city, Aarhus. Christmas represents a great occasion for families to meet and be given the chance to hope for a better life.

Hver dag på vej til arbejde, ser jeg så mange mennesker på gade. Hver dag hører jeg så mange historier om flere fattige familier med stor økonomiske problemer herhen i min by, i Århus. Mon hvorfor? Jeg har været frivillig i udvikling i flere lande i Afrika, men hvorfor kunne jeg ikke se at det var mange som havde brug for hjælp herhen, lige foran mig? Selvom er Danmark bekendt for sin velfærd system, der er flere familier der bliver ramte af de nye økonomiske reformer.

Derfor tænkte jeg at det kunne være et flot projekt at prøve at samle penge til de fattige som ikke kan få mad og gaver til børn for jul. Julen kommer snart om to måneder, så har vi nok tid for gøre det