Dalai Lama to return to Derry Londonderry in September

By Richard O'Reilly

Derry/Londonderry based charity, Children in Crossfire, announced today that its patron, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, will be returning to the city on 10th September to celebrate the charity’s 20th Anniversary.

His Holiness, a dedicated patron of Children in Crossfire, will be guest of honour at a public talk entitled ‘Compassion in Action’, which will aim to encourage people to be the change they want to see in the world.

A host of other well-known local and international speakers and entertainers will also feature in the event and will be announced in due course.

^{Children in Crossfire is marking it's 20th anniversary this year}

Children in Crossfire is a local charity with an international programme, dedicated to saving and changing lives by promoting early childhood care and development in some of the poorest countries in the world.

Since the charity was founded in 1996, it has made some outstanding achievements, including: raising over £25 million for worthy causes in 10 countries; providing safe water to over 1 million people in Malawi; integrating over 500 visually impaired children into mainstream education in The Gambia; successfully supporting the treatment of over 2,000 children with cancer in Tanzania and treating more than 10,000 children suffering with severe acute malnutrition in Ethiopia.

"You might be blind, but you can see further than people with eyesight” The Dalai Lama when talking to Richard Moore @encorechoir @qnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/7PbDvslFop

— Children inCrossfire (@ChildreninXfire) June 15, 2017

Richard Moore, Director of Children in Crossfire, said:

“I am delighted and honoured that Children in Crossfire’s Patron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has agreed to be the key note speaker at our 20th anniversary celebration to be held in the Millennium Forum. His message of compassion, forgiveness and peace is needed now more than ever. All of these values underpin the work of Children in Crossfire.

^{Richard Moore spoke to Q Radio News}

“Children in Crossfire’s vision is to bring about a Compassionate World where every child can reach his or her potential. We seek to nurture Compassion as the core force for bringing about positive change. I am delighted that His Holiness will join us to inspire us with his message of love and compassion”.

Tickets for the event on 10 September will be available through the Millennium Forum Box Office from Saturday, 17 June.
Further details of the visit will be announced in the coming weeks on www.childrenincrossfire.org