Your mum always believed you could change the world and now you actually can by giving her a UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund) Inspired Gift this Mother’s Day from our Inspired Giftshop.

Flowers wilt and chocolates quickly disappear, so this year why not really impress your mum and buy a gift with the potential to last a lifetime. On May 8 all of us have the chance to celebrate our mums whilst changing the lives of other mums and their children in developing countries.

Gift options include:

·         $17.50 is the gift of therapeutic milk to helps mums in emergencies who are unable to provide food for their children

·         $26.50 is the gift of story time to children in developing countries through the purchase of five local language books

·         $78 is the gift of water kits to four families to enable them to collect, store and purify water in times of natural disasters or conflicts

·         $121 is the gift of a bike to get people on the move - whether it’s helping a girl in Africa get to school or ensuring a health visitor can visit small rural villages

It’s easy to honour your mother with an Inspired Gift. Simply choose your item and select a personalised card for your mum letting her know what you’ve bought. We’ll then dispatch your gift to where kids need it the most.

Dennis McKinlay, Executive Director at UNICEF NZ, said: “Buy an Inspired Gift from UNICEF this Mother’s Day and you’ll also be buying the chance to save and transform lives.

“We guarantee that all our gifts will be delivered where they’re needed - helping children go to school, drink clean water and get desperately needed nutrition and medicine. By choosing an Inspired Gift you’re helping a child to reach their full potential – on Mother’s Day and for years to come”.

UNICEF’s Inspired Gifts are just one way you can help UNICEF this Mother’s Day. You can also make a donation or help us to raise awareness of the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies in Papa New Guinea.