Rather than sponsoring a child, Global Parents help many children all over the world in numerous life-changing ways. Here are just a few of the tangible changes you will help to make:
You will help immunise children against deadly diseases.
Here in NZ, vaccines are taken for granted. But many of the world's most deprived children are unprotected from killer diseases. Global Parents are helping us to change this. Last year, UNICEF vaccinated more than 140 million children against measles. That's 140 million kids protected against a killer disease, thanks to the monthly donations of Global Parents.
You will feed malnourished children who otherwise wouldn't know when their next meal would come.
Desperate mothers know they can turn to UNICEF when they can't afford to feed their children, all because of Global Parents. UNICEF is the
global leader in providing ready-to-use therapeutic food for children in
developing countries, and we are grateful to Global Parents for helping us to save starving children.
You will help care for orphans who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS, or are threatened by the disease.
An orphan whose mother and father have died from AIDS can turn to UNICEF for protection, schooling and food, all because of Global Parents. You will help mothers with HIV protect their babies from catching their disease. You will teach children how to protect themselves from HIV. And you will treat children suffering from this dreadful disease, helping them to live as fully as they can. Think of how many lives you could help transform and save.
You will help children escape the threat of malaria.
While sleeping soundly at night, children in malaria-prone regions are at risk from mosquitoes carrying the disease. Global Parents help protect children from this debilitating disease. With their support, UNICEF is the
world's largest supplier of mosquito nets for children,
making sure
they can sleep safely at night.
You will help UNICEF teach new mothers how to care for their newborns.
A baby who is exclusively breastfed in his first months is six times more likely to survive and thrive than a baby who is not. Global Parents help give babies the best start in life by helping UNICEF to encourage new mothers to breastfeed.
You have the power to make a big difference for children. Please, become a Global Parent now.
