BARNARDO ' S
BARNARDO ’ S : A HERITAGE BRAND MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE
A qualified doctor , Thomas
Barnardo founded the charity to support children who needed homes and a basic education in the 19th century .
Born in Dublin , Ireland , Barnardo moved to London to carry out his medical training , but couldn ’ t ignore his sentiments towards those in the city who were living in poverty .
He witnessed first-hand an abundance of children sleeping on the streets , which influenced him to give up his endeavours in the medical profession to instead pursue what seemed to him to be an urgent need to do more to help children and young people .
This birthed the charity that exists today , which continues to carry out his tireless work . Barnardo ’ s first step to building the charity was setting up a ‘ ragged school ’ to allow children free , basic education preceding the creation of the 1889 Children ’ s Charter and 1908 Children ’ s Act in Britain , which aimed to alleviate child poverty .
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162 April 2023