TARTAN Army fans are teaming up with Oxfam Scotland to help vulnerable children in South Africa as their team battles for a place in the World Cup finals there.
TARTAN Army fans are teaming up with Oxfam Scotland to help vulnerable children in South Africa as their team battles for a place in the World Cup finals there.
The Tartan Army Children's Charity aims to raise £60,000 to support Oxfam and Let Us Grow, which works with needy children near Johannesburg.
The Scottish Football Association today presented a £2500 cheque to TACC to begin the fundraising.
The TACC urged fans to be generous in supporting the charity.
Carey McEvoy, of TACC, said: "We are determined to leave a meaningful legacy when we hopefully visit South Africa in 2010."
The Tartan Army gesture comes days after Rangers announced a three-year partnership with Unicef, pledging £300,000 to help improve children's education in India.
The Let Us Grow project works to give children a better standard of living and access to healthcare.
Scotland takes on Norway at Hampden on Saturday in a qualifier for the 2010 World Cup.
