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Sports Fundraising Ideas

Here are a few proven fundraising ideas for sports enthusiasts who want to achieve fitness goals AND make a great impact by helping protect and save children around the world.

Ending Child Labour at Every Step of the Supply Chain

Millions of children around the world are trapped in child labour, depriving them of their childhood, their health and education, and condemning them to a life of poverty and want. Of course, there is work that children do to help their families in ways that are neither harmful nor exploitative. But many children are stuck in unacceptable work for children – a serious violation of their rights.

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Lack of access to medical care in Syria is putting children’s lives at risk

Amid freezing temperatures and lack of medical care, at least eight children died in Rukban and seven after fleeing Hajin. 13 of them were under the age of one. Statement attributable to Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa

Families are welcomed into tents in the reception area of Al-Hole camp, in Syria. December 2018

Winter: A matter of life or death for Syrian children refugees

How UNICEF helps women in South Sudan give birth safely

5 Unique Gifts for Loved Ones

This Valentine’s Day, give a gift that shares the love. UNICEF Canada has five unique gift-giving suggestions that make great alternatives to the traditional Valentine’s Day gifts.

Bringing healthcare to hard-to-reach communities in Nigeria

Mobile health teams, funded by Global Affairs Canada, are helping to ensure that children receive polio vaccinations, while also providing basic health services in hard-to-reach areas of Nigeria.

Investing in children should be the foundation of Myanmar’s progress and development

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore urged Myanmar’s authorities to invest in all children, to build a stronger, more harmonious society that will support Myanmar’s progress and stability.

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore sits with a child during visit to Myanmar

YOUR LEGACY GIFT OPTIONS

Consider how to leave a legacy and explore different types of legacy gifts when you leave a donation in your Will to UNICEF Canada.

Irayou, a 24 year old mother of 4 children, with her youngest, at the health centre of Sambakaha, in the North of Côte d’Ivoire.

Saving Newborn Lives in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, UNICEF is building Special Care New Born Units (SCANU) in local hospitals, to supply aid to newborns and infants – especially those who are in need of emergency intervention.