The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) seeks to provide “long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries”.
It describes itself as “the leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child” which ranges from healthcare to safe shelter. Many organizations and celebrities have pledged their support to the cause of UNICEF, Jovago inclusive.
Just in case you’re not fully persuaded about UNICEF and would need some more reasons to support the cause of the children, here are 6 important organizations that stand for the UNICEF!
6 Inspiring Companies that Support UNICEF
Manchester United FC:
Yes you read it right. In 1999, this football club was the first British football club to develop an active partnership between UNICEF and the world of football – ‘United for UNICEF’.
Interestingly, this has been the longest-running collaboration between a football club and a global charity. In fact, they have donated millions of dollars which had a great impact on the lives of over a million children across the world. The club has also helped to raise awareness on the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS on the lives of children.
JOVAGO :
Africa’s #1 hotel booking site supports this great cause in order ensure the official birth registration of every child born in Africa. This company has a partnership agreement with UNICEF which sees an amount from each booking go to support the “Passport to Protection” programme.
Dolce and Gabbana:
This luxury brand has joined forces with UNICEF in order to raise awareness and funds for the Darfur children in need of assistance. For the Frimousses de Createurs project, they created a doll which was auctioned in Paris and the proceeds from the auction was donated to the UNICEF cause.
H&M:
This company has shown commitment to the protection of children’s rights, it partnered up with the UNICEF since 2004. It intends to bring about change in the system and over 10 million dollars has been donated to the cause of improving lives of children around the world.
Investing the funds in fields ranging from the education of the girl child to child protection.
Tsinghua University:
This prestigious university is quite passionate about UNICEF. It aims to improve on the ways in which the rights and needs of children are addressed.
This collaboration was created within the model of UNICEF’s Innovation Lab which was fuelled by the need to bring sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by children in the world.
SONY:
The SONY corporate social responsibility – EYE SEE was done in collaboration with the UNICEF, this project focused on teaching less fortunate children how to use digital cameras and express their ideas through photography.
It brought awareness to the living conditions of children around the world and the need to pay special attention to them.