Tag: children
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Information Released about Children Euthanised in Belgium
It has been revealed this week that 2 minors in Belgium were euthanised in 2016 and 2017. The 9-year-old child was suffering from an aggressive brain tumour, while the 11-year-old had cystic fibrosis. The terminally ill children have become the youngest people in the world to be euthanised. Both children had to undergo intensive testing…
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Food for Thought: Melbourne Man Makes Lunch for Hungry Kids
Eat Up Australia is a Melbourne-based organisation that makes lunches for primary school students in tough financial and social circumstances. The organisation, run by Lyndon Galea from Shepparton, has been making the rounds to primary schools around Melbourne. The team plans to expand across Australia in the coming months. Galea began the business in 2012,…
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Pennybox app will teach kids financial literacy
Pennybox, the newest start-up to break into the $1.5 billion pocket money market, will teach children about financial literacy. The financial technology start-up has been designed to use pocket money to teach children about the cycle of earning, saving, and spending. Unlike Commonwealth Bank’s Dollarmites Club (which I’m sure we all remember) or Westpac’s new…