{"id":7406,"date":"2025-08-19T10:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akropolealfa.lv\/news\/vel-10-dienas-var-palidzet-berniem-sagatavoties-skolai-ipasi-trukst-apgerba-un-ikdienas-lietu\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:07:47","slug":"vel-10-dienas-var-palidzet-berniem-sagatavoties-skolai-ipasi-trukst-apgerba-un-ikdienas-lietu","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/akropolealfa.lv\/en\/news\/vel-10-dienas-var-palidzet-berniem-sagatavoties-skolai-ipasi-trukst-apgerba-un-ikdienas-lietu\/","title":{"rendered":"For 10 more days, you can help children get ready for school \u2013 clothing and everyday items are especially needed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section id=\"post-hero-banner-block-69ba7f70c3bf0\"\n             class=\"post-hero-banner  \">\n        <div class=\"cover-img\">\n                                            <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 901px)\" class=\"no-lazy\"\n                            srcset=\"https:\/\/akropolealfa.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/red-bg-4-1920x613.jpg\">\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 901px)\" class=\"no-lazy\"\n                            srcset=\"https:\/\/akropolealfa.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/red-bg-4-1920x613.jpg\">\n\n                    <img src=\"https:\/\/akropolealfa.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/red-bg-4-1920x613.jpg\"\n                         alt=\"For 10 more days, you can help children get ready for school \u2013 clothing and everyday items are especially needed\"\n                         class=\"no-lazy force-no-contrast\">\n                <\/picture>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"event-content\">\n                                <h1>For 10 more days, you can help children get ready for school \u2013 clothing and everyday items are especially needed<\/h1>\n                                <div class=\" app-download-bts\">\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n                                                                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<script>window.dispatchEvent( new Event('acf\/loaded\/post-hero-banner'));<\/script>\n\n    <section id=\"text-block-69ba7f70c3e3d\" class=\"text\">\n        <div class=\"container medium\">\n            <div class=\"content-wrap\">\n                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Until 29 August, everyone can still help low-income families in Latvia and Ukrainian refugee families by filling children\u2019s school bags with everything they need for the new school year. The charity campaign \u201cLet\u2019s help prepare for school together!\u201d, organised by Ziedot.lv and AKROPOLE shopping and entertainment centres, will enable 59 children to go to school with joy and a sense of security, but tens of families are still awaiting much-needed help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In situations like this, when parents often have to choose between covering daily expenses and preparing their children for school, the emotional background that accompanies preparations for the new school year becomes particularly vivid. According to survey* data, almost half (46%) of households associate this time with anxiety, and women experience it more often than men \u2013 51% of women surveyed admit that preparing for school causes them anxiety, while only 39% of men say the same. Often, it is mothers who bear the greatest burden of worry and responsibility for school supplies and who more often feel the financial pressure on the family budget. This reality is particularly painful for large families and foster families, as well as for single parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis year, our family with seven children underwent major changes as we moved from the countryside to the city. This also means higher costs, as I have noticed that the requirements for preparing for school are much higher in city schools than in rural ones. This is especially important this year, as one of the children will be starting school in first form and will need a new school bag and all the necessary stationery. The new school also causes emotional stress for the children, as they are worried about how they will do in school and how they will fit into the new environment. This is why I am truly grateful to the people who donated, because their support lets my children start the new school year with joy, confidence and self-assurance,\u201d says Elv\u012bra, a mother of seven kids from Daugavpils.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Currently, people have left backpacks, school supplies and other school stuff in special donation boxes. However, there is a particular shortage of school and formal clothing, sports shoes, lunch boxes and refillable water bottles \u2013 items without which a child\u2019s everyday life at school is not complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSchool supplies are much more than just simple items \u2013 they are the foundation of a child\u2019s daily learning and can determine the quality of the learning process. This year, several hundred children need support, so I urge everyone to stay active and use the remaining ten days to fill the donation boxes with school supplies or make a donation \u2013 in cash or by bank transfer,\u201d emphasises Kaspars Beiti\u0146\u0161, CEO of SIA Akropole Latvija.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where to donate and how<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special donation boxes with the inscription \u201cLet\u2019s help prepare for school together!\u201d can be found in the shopping centres AKROPOLE R\u012bga and AKROPOLE Alfa. You can donate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">writing instruments, notebooks and art supplies;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">backpacks;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sports and formal clothing, and footwear;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lunch boxes and refillable water bottles;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">other useful items, such as pencil cases, calculators, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can also support financially by donating via bank transfer on the Ziedot.lv <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziedot.lv\/palidzesim-sagatavoties-skolai-kopa-5518\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, at virtual donation booths, or in cash donation boxes. The amount of the donation is voluntary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The charity campaign is organised by AKROPOLE shopping centres in cooperation with the charity organisation <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ziedot.lv\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ziedot.lv<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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