THE Dalai Lama is coming to Derry in September.
Derry-based Children in Crossfire has announced its patron, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, will be returning to the city on September 10 to celebrate the charity’s 20th Anniversary.
He 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.
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.
“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.”
Children in Crossfire is 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 raised more than £25m for worthy causes in 10 countries; providing safe water to more than 1m 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.
Tickets for the event on September 10 will be available through the Millennium Forum Box Office from Saturday, June 17.
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