Frequently Asked Questions

What is the history of UNICEF Day for Children?

Since 2006, hundreds of schools around Australia have helped make a change for children by participating in UNICEF Australia’s annual schools fundraising event. In 2011, this name was changed to UNICEF Day for Children to align with Universal Children’s Day and the focus of UNICEF’s work, children’s rights.

Each year, thousands of students around Australia have helped support UNICEF education projects in Papua New Guinea, Bhutan and Mozambique while learning the importance of education, and challenges facing children ability to receive an education in other countries.

Through UNICEF Day for Children, students in Australia have the chance to partner with UNICEF to help other children receive the right to education that we so freely given here in Australia.

In 2010, over 57,000 school students around Australia helped raise more than$48,000 for children in Mozambique. To date, this generous support has help UNICEF provide:

  • Access for 245,000 primary school children to attend school
  • Improved child-centred learning environments in 750 schools
  • Access to learning materials and clothing for over 34,000 orphaned and vulnerable children to help them attend school regularly
  • Construction of 177 new water access points, such as wells and water pumps, benefiting 61,950 students and about 88,000 community members around Child-Friendly school.

 

What does UNICEF offer to help organise and run UNICEF Day for Children?

UNICEF Australia provides all schools who register access to resources, such as lesson plans, posters and powerpoints, to help bring UNICEF Day for Children into the classroom.

We also provide template letters and media releases to help schools make their school community and local media aware of their UNICEF Day for Children activities.

To help students get involved in planning this day, UNICEF Australia also provides an event checklist to use. Schools previously involved in UNICEF Day for Children have given the SRC responsibility for planning this event with great success.

How can we send money to UNICEF Australia?

a) Send a cheque

Please note clearly which UNICEF Australia appeal your donation is for and include the name of your school so that we can issue you with a receipt. The cheque must be made payable to ‘UNICEF Australia’ for the amount your school raised, and then be posted to the following address: UNICEF Australia, PO Box 488, Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230

b) Direct Deposit into the UNICEF Australia account

You can also bank the money raised directly into a UNICEF account at any ANZ Bank branch. The details required for your deposit slip are:

Account Name: The Australian Committee for UNICEF Ltd
BSB Code: 012 010
Account Number: 8375 41992
Bank Name: ANZ
Branch Address: Bathurst and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney, NSW 2000

After transferring into our Bank Account, please print the confirmation page and email it to us at advocacy@unicef.org.au or mail to PO Box 488, Queen Victoria Building, NSW 1230. Please provide the date and amount of your donation as well as complete contact details, so that we are able to find your donation and issue your school with a receipt.

c) Phone UNICEF Australia

You can also transfer funds by calling UNICEF Australia on (02) 9261 2811

How can we promote our UNICEF Day for Children?

A great way to promote you day is by sending a media release to your local paper to let them know about what you are planning on UNICEF Day for Children. UNICEF Australia provides a template media release for schools to use in the lead-up to the day.

UNICEF Australia also strongly encourages schools to photograph and film their UNICEF Day for Children celebrations to send into UNICEF Australia. We will use these images to promote your schools involvement on our website and in UNICEF publications.

You can also share your involvement in UNICEF Day for Children with other schools in your area and encourage them to also help make a change.

How are students efforts acknowledged?

UNICEF Australia sends all schools who donate an official thank you certificate along with the school receipt.

A template of this certificate is also made available for schools to download and fill in to acknowledge individual students contribution.

UNICEF Australia will also publish photos sent by schools on our UNICEF Day for Children website to acknowledge their involvement and contribution made.

Other questions?

Please email advocacy@unicef.org.au with any further questions