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Campaigners at the SUFA exhibition stand
As the leaders of the world's richest countries gathered in Scotland for the G8 summit, SUFA supporters joined more than 200,000 other activists in Edinburgh on 2 July to demand trade justice, debt cancellation, and more and better aid for the world's poorest countries.
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SUFA activists watching the presensation of the petition
Signed by 1,250 activists, SUFA's G8 Petition was presented to the Right Honourable Hilary Benn at a special event in the House of Commons on 28 June.
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Signed shirt donated by Arsenal football club SUFA's newest supporters are in the premier league – Arsenal football club has kindly donated one of their signed shirts to SUFA.

Elsie and Baaba Maal SUFA Founder Elsie Nemlin with Senegalese singer Baaba Maal at his talk and light performance at the British Museum in London. Baaba Maal is Youth Emissary for the United Nations' Development Programme.

Elsie Nemlin and Jamie Murray
In December 2004, Elsie Nemlin was invited to a special Christmas fundraising gig by student Jamie Murray. Jamie inspired his school, Glenalmond College near Perth, Scotland to raise more than £1,700 for SUFA. More information

Elsie Nemlin meets Tony Blair Elsie Nemlin meets Cherie Blair
On 11 October 2004, Tony Blair and his wife Cherie held a reception for Africans in the Diaspora at 10 Downing Street, their official residence. Representatives of Stand Up For Africa were invited to attend. SUFA Founder Elsie Nemlin is pictured with Cherie and Tony Blair.

SUFA Volunteer Isata Conteh SUFA volunteer Zoe Lito
At the end of 2004, SUFA recognised the outstanding contributions of its most dedicated volunteers during our first full year as a charity. Pictured are Isata Conteh (researcher of the year) and Zoe Lito (bookkeeper and admin. assistant of the year)

Guests enjoy the fun at SUFA's 2004 Xmas Charity Auction, which raised £1221.75 for the Friends Orphanage Rescue Centre in Kisugu, Uganda.

SUFA Report 1: Child Slavery (2004) is the first in a series of resources that will be published by SUFA on the issue of child poverty in Africa.

Some of the media coverage during our first year as a charity...

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120,000About 120,000 children are participating in armed conflicts. Some are as young as 7 years old.(source: Africa Children's Charter)