Igniting hope in every Filipino child

UNICEF launches Basket of Hope 2020 fundraising campaign

by Nina Tambal / October 21, 2020

Today, children around the world are more vulnerable. On top of the risk of COVID-19, they face greater hurdles to receive education, protection, immunization, and the support they need to enjoy full and healthy lives.

In the Philippines, an estimated 2 million children under two years old are at risk of missing out on routine immunization services due to constrained access to health services. One in three children are stunted due to poor nutrition, while an estimated 28 million children are affected by school closures.

To address these problems, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Philippines has launched the Basket of Hope 2020, a fundraising campaign to help prevent COVID-19 from being a lasting crisis for children.

“It is important now more than ever to help these disadvantaged Filipino children. Brighter days are possible when we all pitch in. By donating to the UNICEF Basket of Hope, you are contributing to a child’s right to survive and thrive, especially in the new normal,” UNICEF Philippines Representative, Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov, said.

The huge economic impact of the pandemic has left families poorer, posing various risks and long-term effects to children’s safety, health, and proper growth. But there is still a better future waiting for all children. It will not be easy, but if each individual does their part, this future can be attained together.

With the UNICEF Basket of Hope, the Filipino community is given a platform to pitch in, share, and pass forward hopes for the future through the children of the nation. The campaign was first launched in 2019 as UNICEF’s Christmas campaign to help disadvantaged Filipino children in the areas of education, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene, raising over PHP 3 million.

This 2020, donating to the Basket of Hope will help Filipino children get access to vaccines, education, nutrition, hygiene, and life-saving interventions. Donations directly fund COVID-19 safety supplies and services that include protection and sanitation supplies given to health facilities, improved access to immunization for children under age five, and continued education for elementary students through learning modules and e-books.

Among the aforementioned programs, donors get to choose the cause they want to support and donate online with just a few clicks. One can also donate to the UNICEF Basket of Hope on behalf of family and friends, instead of giving physical gifts for special occasions.

A donation, no matter how small, can make an impact on a child whose health, safety, education, and rights are at risk. Fill the future with hope and donate to the UNICEF Basket of Hope today.

For more information proceed to: https://inspiredgifts.unicef.ph/basketofhope

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