Saigon Children's Charity is launching a campaign with the aim of generating a stable, long-term income from its home country, Britain. This is necessary to supplement the funds we raise in Vietnam - which cover a remarkable 40% of our expenditure - and the one-off donations we receive from the UK and elsewhere.

Our chosen method is Give as You Earn. This is a fantastically effective means of giving, as not only can we reclaim the tax you paid on your donation but also, until April 2003, the government is adding a further 10% as an incentive to 'Get Britain Giving'.

Our target in 2001-2002 is to get 400 people to give £5.00 per month. With the reclaimed tax this sum will cover a large part of the cost of our educational programmes in Vietnam. For while it is relatively easy to attract sponsorship for the construction of schools a lot of our work is the provision of education and training for poor and disabled children which sponsors are less willing to support.

We strongly urge all those who share our values and our goals to support our Give As You Earn Campaign. Those who already sponsor individual children through our Scholarships scheme may decide to pay via GAYE. This would work out at a fraction under £3 per month. We hope you will support this new campaign at a modest level too. The upper limit on donations has now been abolished.

To see how effective your donation of £5 will be please refer to the table below:

Obviously the same principle applies to larger donations: those who would like to take advantage of the scheme and give more are most welcome to do so.

Attached to this sheet is an Individual Joining Form. It is fairly self-explanatory but if you need assistance then please contact either us or Charities Aid Foundation who administer the GAYE scheme.

If you would like further information then please either contact us or visit the website of Give As You Earn or the Inland Revenue.

The GAYE scheme operates equally for those on pensions. Pensioners should send the completed form to their pension provider and a copy to us.

We very much hope that you will assist us in reaching our target and help provide us with the stability of income we need in order to plan ahead with confidence. Thank you in advance for your support. If you would like to help us in recruiting other donors at work or church, for example, then please let us know as we can assist you in your campaign.

Download Give As You Earn Individual Joining Form in