UNICEF FieldNotes » Next Generation

From our classroom in NYC to 42 new classrooms around the world

UNICEF USA — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:28:16 +0000

Being the mother of an almost four-year-old boy, I thought it was important that he start understanding how fortunate he is and that it is his civic responsibility to give back to those who are less fortunate. Philanthropy and compassion are things I believe can be instilled at a very young age. I wanted to do this in a way he could relate to and thought what better way than giving him an outlet to help other children around the world. I thought the UNICEF School-in-a-Box was the perfect introduction to UNICEF for preschoolers.

UNICEF’s Next Generation is working to save lives one water drop at a time

UNICEF USA — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:40:40 +0000

We are all excited to announce that UNICEF's Next Generation has chosen its next project to raise $100,000 for the UNICEF Tap Project… water, sanitation, and hygiene programs in Togo, Vietnam, Cameroon, and Mauritania. With supporters like you, we are making a difference. The world has met the United Nations Millennium Development Goal target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water. Between 1990 and 2010, more than two billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources. Yet 783 million people around the world do not have access to safe water and 2.5 billion—nearly HALF of humanity—live without proper sanitation. Help us promote and support the UNICEF Tap Project.

12 Days of UNICEF: Day 9, Lauren Bush Lauren

UNICEF USA — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:24:44 +0000

I’ve gotten to travel to Guatemala on behalf of UNICEF and have seen up close the work UNICEF does in providing children with the basics they need for survival. Still, inadequate sanitation, lack of safe water, malnutrition, and other causes continue to claim the lives of 21,000 young children every day around the world. What’s even more startling is that these are causes we know we can prevent. If you, like me, believe the number of children dying every day from preventable causes should be zero, you can help UNICEF save children’s lives by purchasing an Inspired Gift this holiday season. Multiple Micronutrient Powder, for example, is packed full of vitamins and minerals to give children the essential nutrients they need to thrive. Just $18.72 buys an impressive 561 sachets, and it only takes one sachet of this powder sprinkled over a child’s meal to keep that child safe from malnutrition.

12 Days of UNICEF: Day 4, Lauren Bush

UNICEF USA — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:06:17 +0000

I co-founded FEED Projects, a charitable company with the mission of creating eco-friendly products that help FEED the world. FEED products such as our FEED bags have provided funding for UNICEF’s nutrition programs for children. The latest FEED initiative benefiting UNICEF celebrates Disney’s beloved attraction through the “Disney It’s A Small World” collection, inspired by the original artwork of Mary Blair. The FEED Projects items from the collection include a tote, a bib, an infant bodysuit and pants set, and a tee for girls and boys, available at Nordstrom stores in the U.S. and online, as well as the FEED website: feedprojects.com. For each "‘FEED Our Small World" product purchased, FEED will make a donation to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to help UNICEF provide children with an entire year’s worth of Vitamin A supplements.

UNICEF’s Next Generation visits a Plump’y Nut factory in Ethiopia

Danielle Abraham, UNICEF's Next Generation — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:24:46 +0000

We spent the final day of our visit to Ethiopia at the Hilina Enriched Foods Plant aka Peanut Heaven (to us)! As you're all very aware, the Horn of Africa is currently experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis of our lifetime, and we were able to see up close and personal the extensive (yet very efficient) process to create one of the greatest innovations in the ready-to-use therapeutic feeding space, Plump'y Nut!

Next Gen in Ethiopia

UNICEF USA — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:31:38 +0000

There we met one of the most dedicated and amazing neonatologists, Dr. Muluarem. She has been working tirelessly to create this clinic. Five years ago, she started in a single room with no equipment; today she has expanded into four rooms with trained nurses, fully developed protocol, beds and an incubator. As the new clinic is being finished, she is looking forward to having more space and equipment available for ‘her babies’ in order to continue her incredible work.

UNICEF’s Next Generation heading to Ethiopia

UNICEF USA — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:10:27 +0000

Did you know 300 babies die every single day in Ethiopia, and nearly 400,000 Ethiopian children die every year before reaching their 5th birthday?

UNICEF’s Next Generation presents a first-hand account of work in Dadaab

UNICEF USA — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:09:30 +0000

Caroline Johnston Polisi is a UNICEF's Next Generation Steering Committee member.

Disheartened by the lack of attention the situation in the horn of Africa is receiving in the mainstream media, Elizabeth Yale and Emily Griset, Co-Chairs of Next Gen's Program and Emergency Response Committee, invited Lisa Szarkowski, Vice President of Public Relations for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, for an informal discussion about the crisis. Lisa relayed her first-hand experiences in the field at the stabilization centers in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border, and spoke candidly about her assessments, often stopping to take questions from the group. She noted that even as the rest of the world is finally beginning to recognize the severity of the situation, conditions are getting worse; she estimates that in the last three to six months, thirteen to fourteen hundred people a day seek refuge in the camps, which were originally structured to accommodate 90,000 people and now hold over 400,000.

A filmmaker’s journey

UNICEF USA — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:44:20 +0000

Maggie Betts is a documentary filmmaker, HIV AIDS advocate, UNICEF Supporter and UNICEF’s Next Generation Steering Committee member. I think the moment when I started to understand the full impact of AIDS in Africa, was the first time I ever saw a child who was born infected with HIV. Some 6 years ago now, I [...]

UNICEF’s Next Generation Photo Exhibit

Casey Rotter, UNICEF USA — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:54:19 +0000

Last night, over 400 of UNICEF's Next Generation's friends and family gathered to view photos capturing UNICEF's extraordinary work all over the world.