The
whole world was deeply touched by the disaster that befell
our South Asian neighbors. The outpouring of help was incredible.
Everyone wanted to help out.
They
helped us come face-to-face with you:
We wanted to meet you and talk to you about the work that
we do, face to face, and so Philtrade
and Ancilla Consulting
gave UNICEF free space in their exhibits and bazaars while
Ayala Center,
Robinson's Galleria,
Sta. Lucia East,
the ABS-CBN
compound, De La Salle University
and Far Eastern University
allowed us to set up a UNICEF booth in their malls or premises.
They
helped provide clean water and sanitary toilet facilities
in communities:
Long-time UNICEF partner Procter
& Gamble is now on its 8th year of making
sure children and the communities they live in are given access
to clean water and sanitary toilet facilities. Their generous
donation of P2 million assures that water-bourne
diseases are kept at bay and school children practice safe
hygiene in UNICEF-assisted provinces and cities.
They
helped us reach greater heights for education:
SEAIR and Dornier
Technology Incorporated started a historic
"Flight for Dreams" to 50 destinations around the
world. Called "Kayang-Kaya! Historic Flight for Dreams",
the campaign helped raise awareness on children's rights,
specially the right to education. This historic and nostalgic
flight on the vintage DO24ATT also raised more than US$61,000
for the education programme of UNICEF.
They
helped us reach those in need of urgent help:
SEAIR and Sprint
helped UNICEF provide swift emergency relief to communities
ravaged by the super typhoons that hit the country in December
2004. SEAIR readily lent an aircraft while Sprint shouldered
the fuel cost.
They
helped spark hope in communities:
Starbucks together
with UNICEF launched SparkHope, a giving-back-to-the community
programme that allows each Starbucks store in the Philippines
to adopt a barangay and provide for early childhood care and
stimulation for children below six years old in that barangay.
A SparkHope corner
can be found in every Starbucks store. It shows photos of
the adopted barangay and information on UNICEF's early childhood
care and development programme. A donation drop box can also
be found there.
Customers earned
stamps for drinks they purchased. After earning a specified
number of stamps, customers can redeem an annual planner.
For each planner, UNICEF receives a P50 donation.
Since November
2004, the SparkHope project has raised close to
P1.7 million for UNICEF's early childhood
care programme and for the victimes of the December tsunami.
They
helped make donating to UNICEF easy and accessible:
Bayad Centers
in Metro Manila malls and gas stations are now accepting donations
to UNICEF. iRemit
gives our overseas Filipino workers in Hongkong, Singapore,
Taiwan and the United Kingdom a way to donate to UNICEF. Information
Gateway has made SMS and MMS-sending a tool
to make a difference in children's lives. When you send UNICEF
greeting card images to your friends, a portion of the cost
of the message will go to UNICEF. For UNICEF, Information
Gateway waived its usual P1 million set-up fee. GCash allows
Globe subscribers
to donate to UNICEF using their GCash credits.
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