Sponsor a box, Sponsor a child, Sponsor a future
Malnutrition threatens the lives of 200 million children around the world. Find out how you can sponsor a child by sponsoring a box. We deliver.
The festive season has come and gone, and children around the world are closing their eyes with memories of candy-filled stockings and gift boxes. For many, the magic of Christmas celebrations is all about the children and how their faces light up as they unbox their gifts under the glow of the tree. These are the faces of the children we know and love, the children whose names are known to us.
But what about the multitude of children who did not gather around a tree, who did not receive boxes wrapped in ribbon, and whose daily reality looks a whole lot different from those on Santa’s Wishlist? These are the 200 million children around the globe whose lives are at risk because of severe malnutrition. They are the reason UNICEF exists – and the reason why we sound the call to sponsor a child - because no child should be forgotten.
Our initiative to deliver boxes of nutrition and hope to these children seeks to reach the unreachable before it’s too late. The boxes contain micronutrient powder and high-energy peanut paste to combat acute malnutrition and kickstart a new future.
Our delivery team is relentless in their pursuit of children in need. Their heroic acts are powered by people around the world who sponsor a box to sponsor a child.
This festive season, people continued to be a part of this story by sponsoring a box to help #DeliverFutures.
This was our 2019 festive season story …
- As some children unboxed gifts, other children were unboxing life-giving nutrition.
- As online shopping retailers were delivering boxes of gifts to homes, we were relentlessly delivering food and hope to sponsor a child and a future.
- While some ‘out of area’ destinations were too far or too remote for ordinary delivery services, we regarded each child in each remote area as high priority.
- Each ‘sponsor a child’ box was successfully delivered.
Does one box make a difference?
When that box sponsors a child, it certainly does! In 2018, through the help of donations, we impacted the lives of 4 million children in 73 countries.
But there is still much to be done, many boxes to be delivered, and many children waiting to unbox their futures.
With just one click – one donation – you can release a box across land and sea to the forgotten corners of the world. Santa may not know their names, but at UNICEF, we do. We exist for every child. We see them and we believe we believe they deserve a future.
If you missed the opportunity to sponsor a box this Christmas and impact a child’s future, there are still many boxes to be delivered and many lives to reach. You can play a part and fuel a fearless delivery to a child who needs it most.
It’s simple: To sponsor a child, sponsor a box and become a building block in a child’s future.
