Every day, over 250 children under the age of 14 die from cancer (GLOBOCAN 2008). The death of the seven-year-old Kiki alerted many fans of the show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic to this fact as the voice of Twilight Sparkle herself, Tara Strong, campaigned for her continued treatment up until June 7, 2013. That day all hope for Kiki was lost.

However, her example can serve as a wake-up call: Many of these 250 deaths every day can be averted with the proper treatment. Many of these children are merely disadvantaged through the economic situation of their parents or because they live in a country that lacks a proper health care system to save their lives.

This fundraiser is an initiative by Tara Strong to raise money for those children who need it most to prevail over the disease. Sound the wake-up call, donate!

(Image by Kired25: http://kired25.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Birthday-Kiki-330553220)