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Read about the success of Day for Change 2008.
Your school is invited to be part of UNICEF’s Day for Change in 2009. This is a fun and educational fundraising event, where pupils will be able to learn about the issues of health and well-being, with a focus on Papua New Guinea.
In 2009, schools will be raising money for UNICEF’s health and well-being programmes for children in Papua New Guinea by organising something different on the day - this could be a non-uniform day, dressing up in specific colours, holding cake sales or putting on sponsored events - in exchange for bringing in a small donation.
Schools that register for Day for Change receive a free education and fundraising resource pack. Read more about the resource pack here.
Day for Change officially takes place on 6 February 2009, but your school can choose a day that suits you better. The main thing is that your school registers now!
"Excellent resource – it was fun and easy to use and the children I teach got a lot out of understanding the differences between their lives and the children in The Gambia.’"
Mrs K. Hiscock, Culverhill School
"Beautiful photos and interesting case studies. Lots of good ideas."
Mrs L. Hollidge, Pennine View Special School
"All resources were helpful to give an overall picture of what was involved and why the pupils thought it was great to choose to do this."
M. Sutherland, Lady Lovat Primary School
"Excellent resource.’"
M. Worthington, Whitby High School
Health and well-being are basic rights for children around the world. But in Papua New Guinea, access to this right is sometimes difficult: accessing remote areas involves crossing deep valleys and steep mountains, and outlying islands are reached by dangerous boat rides.
This means that often children do not even receive their basic vaccinations. Only 65 per cent of children under the age of one are immunised against measles. Papua New Guinea was declared free from polio in 2000, but today 2 out of 10 children have still not been immunised against it.
UNICEF is working in Papua New Guinea as part of a a joined-up approach to ensure children’s health and well-being, for example, by supporting the Home Fit for Children approach, whereby communities and health workers are all involved in keeping children healthy and safe.
UNICEF also supports the child-friendly school initiative in schools like North Goroka Primary School. Here children take part in a range of activities to improve their skills and confidence. Delma, 14, and Kesha, 12, are members of the cooking club. Kesha says “We cook vegetables like sweet potato, sago, pumpkins, cassava, carrots, beans. We buy the food we are going to cook at the market. We learn about hygiene, we wash our hands, cut our fingernails and tie our hair back.”
By signing up to Day for Change your school can learn more about the lives of young people like Delma and Kesha, and help UNICEF ensure that more children like them in Papua New Guinea can achieve their right to health and well-being.
There are different ways of registering your school for Day for Change:
If you have any questions, please call 0870 606 3377.
