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Food crisis in Africa: help children in the Sahel zone!
UNICEF is increasing its aid for children in the Sahel zone and is urgently appealing for donations to avert another catastrophic famine in Africa. According to estimates from UNICEF over a million children in eight countries are under threat of serious malnutrition over the next few months. Many poor families no longer have a sufficient supply of food due to droughts, poor harvests, high food prices and extreme poverty. More
Travel diary from Senegal
The board members Ms. Tess Ulrich and Ms. Sabine Wagner-Schäfer went to Senegal within scope of a project trip from 7 to 13 May 2011. They visited various UNICEF projects. In her travel diary Ms. Sabine Wagner-Schäfer states her impressions and describes how UNICEF provides help to the children in Senegal.
Travel diary
"Tostan" education project in West Africa and Djibouti
Education is the key to protecting the Human Rights of children: UNICEF is therefore organising educational courses in West Africa and Djibouti with TOSTAN. At these courses, children in the villages learn to read, write and count. Girls and women especially gain knowledge about hygiene, preventative health care and child rearing. And they do almost everything to ensure that their children have the chance to gain an education. More
United Internet for UNICEF” collects over 14 million euros
Donations received by the charitable foundation “United Internet for UNICEF” recently exceeded the 14-million-euro mark. “We are absolutely delighted to have collected such an impressive amount since 2006 and at the same time to have gained 7,500 active accounts making regular donations to the foundation. I would naturally like to express my sincere gratitude to all those who have made donations via WEB.DE, GMX and 1&1,” says Tess Ulrich, chairperson of the foundation’s Executive Board. More.
Every second child in the world is raised in poverty. Millions of children worldwide have almost no chance of an education or medical care. Many suffer under exploitation and violence. As one of the leading international internet service providers, United Internet undertakes the obligation to improve childrens’ standards of living, together with UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.
The creation of a protective environment for children throughout the world in which they can grow up in health and safety is one of the most important investments we can make in the future. More