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¡@ How will you deal with your leftover foreign money after every business or vacation trip? Research showed that the average international traveller, either on business or vacation, was returning home with more than US$2 worth of foreign currency in the form of loose change which could not be redeemed in their home country. It was estimated that US$40 million in convertible foreign change was lost every year as a result of international passage. Since 1991, the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF and Cathay Pacific Airways co-organised the "Change For Good" campaign and has raised a total donation of over HK$24 millions for UNICEF. This programme is a way of collecting donations from inflight passengers returning home with leftover foreign currency. This gives the "change" a special value and meaning as it will enable UNICEF to help provide services to children and women in 160 developing countries. Since 1991, CFG has collected more than 270 tonnes weight of foreign coins around the world, which is as heavy as an Airbus A330. If you have any leftover currency, you are welcome to send them to our office. |
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"Friends of UNICEF" - this is an UNICEF Monthly Pledge Programme. By joining this programme, we can count on your regular monthly donation. More importantly, it ensures a steady and predictable source of income that UNICEF can depend on. Your contribution will be charged automatically for UNICEF's work each month via your bank or credit card account. You can pledge the amount that you feel you can contribute. You may even increase (or reduce) the amount of your pledge anytime you desire. It is entirely voluntary. Also, you can help minimize the administrative cost involving in the handling of an one-off gift. This way, the entire amount you pledge will go to work for the world's children. We shall send you a receipt in March each year for your tax deduction purpose. Kindly fill in the "Friends of UNICEF" response form and send it to the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF, 3/F., 60 Blue Pool Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. For enquiries, please call our office at 2833 6139. |
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When you send a UNICEF card or gift, you're sending a very special message. In 1947, Jitka Samkova, a seven year-old Czechoslovakian girl painted a watercolour in thanks for the help UNICEF had given her village immediately following World War II. The design was reproduced as a UNICEF card in 1949, which marked the start of the organisation's greeting cards sale. In addition to our wide variety of greeting cards, you can also find a list of gift items to satisfy your every single need, our gifts include gift wrap-paper, mouse pad, coffee mug, puzzles, etc. For more information, please call 2833 6139.
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The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF concerns the health and living of children in China and launched the China Children's Week (CCW) since 1993. During the past three years from 1993-1995, we had launched the fundraising project of "Polio Eradication in China" and more than HK$27 million had been raised for purchase of polio vaccines to immunise the infants in China. No polio cases have been detected since 1995. In 1996, CCW was raised funds for "Elimination Project of Neonatal Tetanus in China". The results was encouraging with more than HK$6 million raised. Social Development Programme for Poor Areas in China (SPPA) UNICEF co-operates with the Chinese government to launch the "Social Development Programme for Poor Areas in China" (SPPA). In China, 46 million people, mostly found in the remote areas of interior provinces in the southwest and northwest, are still living below the poverty line. Harsh natural environment and frequent natural disasters throughout the year makes the social development in the regions more difficult.
UNICEF, in partnership with the local governments from 24 poor counties in 12 provinces, implementing the SPPA to help alleviate poverty. Integrated development assistance are channeled directly to these poor areas. Assistance is provided to the teacher-education as a way to upgrade the qualification of school teachers. In health and nutrition, in-service training is given to the health workers to improve their quality and professional competence. Universal immunisation is undertaking to immunise children against the six preventable childhood diseases - measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, tuberculosis and polio. UNICEF also supports to construct community-based deep-well hand pumps, to establish safe water supplies, sanitary latrines and educate local people on proper personal hygiene. Micro-credit loan is provided to the women, to empower them to benefit from improved social service. Women learn to improve their own living standard through the operation of their own local income generating enterprises. In this way, they create a better living environment for themselves and their children. I would like to contribute to "Social Development Programme for Poor Areas in China" (SPPA) |
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The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF together with Wing Lung Bank jointly launched UNICEF VISA Cards, the credit card that you can use in your daily life while bringing endless hopes to the needy children around the world. Besides enjoying the Permanent Annual Fee Waiver privilege, successfully apply UNICEF VISA Card, you will be entitled to one of the welcome gifts, Casablanca Fitted Sheet with Pillow Cases or Carven Paris Portfolio. For every dollar you spend or make the monthly donation to "China Children's Health Fund" with UNICEF VISA Card, Wing Lung Bank will donate 0.3% - 0.45% of the amount to Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF for supporting the field projects. Please support UNICEF to save the lives of children at no extra cost to you by joining our UNICEF VISA Card programme, bringing a hopeful future to the needy children. For further information or have any inquiry, please call Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF at 2833 6139 or Wing Lung Bank Customer Service Hotline 2928 6668.
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¡@ The UNICEF School Community Programme has been set up to help support local student projects. The Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF invites applications for funds from the "UNICEF School Community Programme" launching small-scale local school and community projects which are of a non-profit-making nature. Clubs and societies in schools or universities may apply for funds to support their community activities.
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A little goes a long way! Your spare change could help make a difference to the lives of all underprivileged children. With the generous support of our corporate partners and companies, UNICEF donation boxes have been positioned at various locations in Hong Kong . Please give generously while you are enjoying your day. UNICEF donation boxes can be found at: Cathay Pacific City, CX Ticketing Office, Cathay Pacific Catering Services, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, New World Renaissance Hotel, Hotel Concourse, Empire Hotel, Royal Pacific Hotel and Towers, Headland Hotel, Mitsukoshi, Park 'n' Shop Superstore (Mitsukoshi), Hong Kong College of Engineering, New World Department Stores Ltd., Fu Lin Tang (Tseung Kwan O), First Ferries (Macau) and New World First Bus Customer Service Centre at Admiralty (East) Bus Terminus and KOSMO Coffee. UNICEF would like to express its gratitude to the above companies and we sincerely invite more companies, retail shops and residential estates to join the donation box fundraising programme. Let's work together to build a better world fit for children. If you need further information regarding the programme, please feel free to contact our Fundraising Officer, Ms. Lorraine Tsang at: Tel.: 2833 6139; Fax: 2834 0996 or Email: ltsang@unicef.org.hk.
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