The People's Lottery is not about luck. It's about making a genuine difference to people's lives every time you play.

That’s what makes the People’s Lottery unique. 75p from every pound you spend goes to fighting poverty.  The rest goes into a prize fund, giving 5 lucky winners up to £2000 every week. That’s better odds than the National Lottery for you and a much better chance in life for people like Emelyne.

Emelyne knows all about hardship. Born in a camp during Burundi’s civil war, she faced extreme poverty from a young age. 

Emelyne was hungry most of the time – and school was out of the question:

“We couldn’t sleep as the roof leaked everywhere.  My mother  could not afford basic things like soap to wash our clothes.”

It all changed when Emelyne’s mother helped form a widows' group. With ActionAid’s support the group began growing crops and raising chickens together.

Now, instead of struggling to survive, Emelyne receives education which means that she can look forward to a future without poverty:

“The money helps my mother to buy food. She can now send me  to school and I am able to take books and pencils and wear the uniform.”

Every time you play the People’s Lottery, you’re transforming the life of a child like Emelyne. 

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