Bucharest rocks the house to promote the Millennium Development Goals (25/09/2008)
Bucharest, 25 September - British Embassy Bucharest and its media partner MTV Romania hosted an anti-poverty disco to raise awareness on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Money raised from ticket sale went to FOND, a local NGO, main partner to the Romanian Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, assisting them to implement the policy for international development co-operation.
All four DJs waived their standard fees to join the charitable event, and the club hosting the disco donated 15% of their evening sales to FOND. Other sponsors include Vodafone, Cadbury, Halewood, Intercontinental Bucharest, and British Airways.
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During a workshop on the day, the Embassy, the British Council Bucharest, and its regional offices in Iasi and Cluj announced the winners of a competition to raise awareness on the MDGs. The grand winner will travel to London to meet with FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and DFID (Department for International Development) staff working on the MDGs, and with relevant non-governmental organisations such as Oxfam or Save the Children.
