Jeans for Genes is a national appeal in the UK and Australia. Although both appeals raise money to help children with genetic disorders they are not the same appeal.
Jeans for Genes Australia is the major fundraiser for the Children's Medical Research Institute, which studies children's conditions including cancer, epilepsy and birth defects. Jeans for Genes Day Australia is the first Friday in August.
In the UK, Jeans for Genes is a national children’s charity which raises money for the care of children and families who are affected by genetic disorders. It also supports ground-breaking research into the causes and cures for these disorders. Since it became a national appeal in 1996, Jeans for Genes has raised more than £33million.
Genetic disorders affect 1 in 33 children born in the UK and include conditions such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia and muscular dystrophy. More than half of all childhood deaths in the UK are related to genetic conditions.
The charity’s main fundraising event is Jeans for Genes Day which takes place on the first Friday of October. Millions of people across the UK make a small donation to wear their jeans to work and to school. The Day raises around £3million each year. The money raised is distributed amongst Jeans for Genes’ benefiting charities for research projects, care services for children and information and support for families. Funding from the appeal was key in the development of gene therapy at the UCL Institute of Child Health at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, which has since cured ten children of the life-threatening condition X-linked severe combined immune deficiency X-SCID or ‘baby in the bubble’ syndrome.
The charity also aims to raise awareness and understanding of genetics and what it means to live with a genetic disorder. It provides educational materials for schools and runs a speaker programme which offers free talks to schools taking part in the Day.
Jeans for Genes Australia is the major fundraiser for the Children's Medical Research Institute, which studies children's conditions including cancer, epilepsy and birth defects. Jeans for Genes Day Australia is the first Friday in August.
In the UK, Jeans for Genes is a national children’s charity which raises money for the care of children and families who are affected by genetic disorders. It also supports ground-breaking research into the causes and cures for these disorders. Since it became a national appeal in 1996, Jeans for Genes has raised more than £33million.
Genetic disorders affect 1 in 33 children born in the UK and include conditions such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia and muscular dystrophy. More than half of all childhood deaths in the UK are related to genetic conditions.
The charity’s main fundraising event is Jeans for Genes Day which takes place on the first Friday of October. Millions of people across the UK make a small donation to wear their jeans to work and to school. The Day raises around £3million each year. The money raised is distributed amongst Jeans for Genes’ benefiting charities for research projects, care services for children and information and support for families. Funding from the appeal was key in the development of gene therapy at the UCL Institute of Child Health at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, which has since cured ten children of the life-threatening condition X-linked severe combined immune deficiency X-SCID or ‘baby in the bubble’ syndrome.
The charity also aims to raise awareness and understanding of genetics and what it means to live with a genetic disorder. It provides educational materials for schools and runs a speaker programme which offers free talks to schools taking part in the Day.
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