UNICEF fact of the day - November 30th

$3 pays for a woolen blanket for a child to use during an emergency, like a flood or earthquake.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 29th

$2 pays for two doses of the polio vaccine for a child in Ethiopia.


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UNICEF fact of the day - November 28th

If a class raises $58, it could buy a suitcase full of 20 different wooden toys, puppets and puzzles that will help 20 displaced children in Columbia. (There are 14 million displaced children in Columbia due to violent conflicts and clashes.)

UNICEF fact of the day - November 27th

Just over $1 buys a month worth of hygiene supplies for a street child in Lao PDR, the poorest country in east Asia.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 24th

$1.15 buys a student in Liberia three scribblers and 14 pencils.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 23rd

$23 buys a first aid kit with bandages, tape, gloves, scissors, a blanket, eye ointment and disinfectant.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 22nd

$40 pays for 20 square metres of tarpaulin that can make a shelter big enough for several families in case of an emergency, like an earthquake or flood.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 21st

$20 pays for a double-sided chalkboard, 2 chalk brushes, and 200 chalk sticks for a school.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 20th

$10 pays for a container that keeps vaccines safe and at the right temperature.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 17th

$1 pays for 8 children to have a pencil and scribbler.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 16th

$12 could pay for a family to have a kit that will enable them to drink clean water.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 15th

Just over $4 will pay for a mother and child to have the medicine and care needed to prevent the baby from getting HIV at birth.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 14th

If the school raises $250, it could buy a kit that has enough school supplies for 80 children and their teachers, including scissors, pencils, erasers, and scribblers.

UNICEF fact of the day - November 10th

$20 pays for sports equipment for an entire class in Malawi.