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Together, we can transform the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. With our global footprint, you can take the first steps to make your mark on the world.
Every child has the right to be healthy, educated and most importantly to be safe. UNICEF has 77 years of using our expertise and global reach to maximise every donor dollar to be there for kids in need.
As the world's leading children's organisation that spans across 192 countries and territories, we can do whatever it takes to help kids lead happy, healthy lives filled with hope.
How we can work together
There is no better team than UNICEF Aotearoa and philanthropists. It's this amazing combination that enables us to reach children with life-saving help.
Working together has never been as powerful than in this moment. The importance of team work leads to innovative solutions for long lasting, sustainable change for children and their communities.
That's where you come in! We need the support of generous philanthropists who can make it possible to reach vulnerable children all around the world. From Afghanistan to Vanuatu, there is no country, no community that is too far and with your help we can be there for kids when they need us most.
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What are you waiting for? Join us on an unforgettable journey!
Become a Philanthropist
Speak to our dedicated Philanthropy team to learn more about how you can make an impact.
Our 2023 Annual Report
Learn more about programs in the Pacific, support for international emergencies, and domestic advocacy.
Request a Program Summary
Find out about the work we do around Aotearoa, and we can be focused on the areas of greatest need across our programs, which we can do around the world.
Our hard mahi
Water & Sanitation
We run developmental programmes in over 100 countries that provide kids with sustainable access to safe water, toilets and hand-washing facilities.
Nutrition
Despite the impact of poverty, climate change, conflict and disasters - the generosity of donors is helping us close the nutrition gap for kids everywhere.
Health & Medicine
Together, we're making sure quality health care is community-centred, affordable and accessible – to give all kids the best start in life, and to make sure they grow up happy and healthy!
Your Philanthropy Journey
It's time to start your exicting journey with us. First, understanding why you want to give will define how you want to give, including how engaged you want to be on your philanthropy journey with UNICEF Aotearoa.
To make a difference on a worldwide scale, philanthropists partner with UNICEF to help provide vaccines in hard to reach communities, establish sustainable solar powered water towers to drought stricken areas and enable online learning in remote regions.
Philanthropic leaders are essential in strategising and accelerating new innovative solutions that will make long lasting and life changing impact for kids. Muhammed Aziz Khan who is a Member of the UNICEF International Council had a shared vision: to provide quality education to out-of-school children aged 8-14. Ability Based Accelerated Learning (ABAL) was born! This personalised learning environment in Bangladesh empowers kids to discover their unique learning style.
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Why Partner with UNICEF Aotearoa?
Our position within the United Nations gives us a unique power with governments, non for profit organisations and community partners to influence continuous change for children.
With 77 years of experience working in 192 countries around the world, we have the expertise and global reach to provide high-impact and low-cost solutions that tackle all the challenges that kids face. This means that the programmes we support are sustainable long-term.
When you partner with us, your contribution will make an impact right now but will also continue to grow for years to come.
A range of opportunities exist for UNICEF donors to deepening their understanding on where their donation goes and all the hard mahi that is happening around the globe.
Bespoke Services
Your dedicated relationship manager will get to know you so they can understand your values and vision for your philanthropy journey. We can build a strategy for support around the UNICEF programs that will achieve the biggest impact.
Inspiration
Platforms to publicly communicate a partnership and inspire others to join UNICEF in creating a change.
Events to engage
Invitations to UNICEF Aotearoa events, private briefings with program specialists, and opportunities to involve family members in UNICEF Aotearoa initiatives.
Tailored Reporting
See how your donation has supported outcomes for children through timely, tailored reporting.
Donor Experience
Invitation to a different Virtual Donor Experience and briefings, both locally and globally.
Our global community of philanthropists
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UNICEF INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
Formed in 2017, The UNICEF International Council is a global hub of entrepreneurs, investors, board members and CEO's collaborating and working for children's rights. It's a melting pot of parents and grandparents with different backgrounds and cultures coming together for one mission- turning the Sustainable Development Goals into a reality. By being a champion of children's rights they're committed to solutions to enable access to education, health and emergency systems that build climate resilience and provide long term sustainable change.
Former UNICEF Executive Director and International Council member, Henrietta Fore invested in an innovative idea to change the landscape of emergency response. In places like Guatemala where they're extremely vulnerable to climate disasters, Dan Alvarez, a drone engineer from the company Aerobots helped create a drone system technology for climate crisis recovery. DroneBots gather and transmit real-time disaster data in no time at all and without the lag of wi-fi slowing them down. These flying gadgets may be small but are making a mighty impact, in coordinating a fast national response, increasing the speed by 80%.
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UNICEF NEXT GENERATION
NextGen is a close-knit community of committed humanitarians, influencers, donors and creatives between the ages of 21 and 45, who pledge their skills, time and financial resources to support kids worldwide. All coming from diverse industries and countries to commit to engaging and inspire the next generation of leaders in support of UNICEF's life-saving work.
In the US, NextGen has collectively raised over $18 million in support of 20+ UNICEF projects around the world such as the "Multiple Use of Water" system at Ehavo Public Primary School in Madagascar. This innovative system that was implemented in 2020 provides safe and clean water to the 500 villagers and beyond. It draws water from the ground through the power of several solar panels and a connected water tower. The success of having clean water on tap is changing kids lives for the better, one community at a time.
Become a Philanthropist
Understanding the different opportunities available can help you. What personal experiences or values do you connect with in areas of philanthropic giving?
Get in touch with our dedicated and Philanthropy team to learn more about how you can make an impact. We would love to connect with you!
Get in touch with the best
Meet Mia:
Mia Garrett
Head of Philanthropy
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Meet Paola:
Paola Trujillo-Bell
Philanthropy Manager
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Meet Jungyon:
Jungyon Kim
Philanthropy Specialist
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Your questions answered!
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Read all about our global impact!
Water from above
Supported by the European Union and implemented by UNICEF, we’ve brought safe water to over 10,000 people using gravity-fed systems to transport water from the source to the community!
This Peanut Paste Has Changed The World
It’s not your ordinary peanut butter from the supermarket. It’s called Plumpy’nut®, also known as Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. What's inside this plastic packet has brought millions of kids back from the brink.
No Wi-Fi? No Worries!
The Learning Passport is a digital learning platform that gives young kids app or browser-based school classes without always having to be connected to the internet.