Built for the Moment: How Prepared Companies Support Employees When Disaster Strikes
When disaster strikes, a thousand questions race through someone’s mind. Is everyone safe? Do we need to evacuate? Is my home still standing? Where will we sleep tonight? After the immediate crisis, another wave of questions sets in. How will I be able pay for this? How am I supposed to show up for work […]
Meet 14 Nonprofits Advancing Disaster Preparedness and Response
When disaster strikes, there isn’t time to wait for donations to come in before a response is launched. Nonprofits like our Charity Alliance partners can mobilize within hours of a disaster because they’ve spent months preparing for the unexpected. They often have teams, partners, supplies, and response plans in place long before a hurricane makes landfall, an earthquake hits, or a wildfire spreads. That’s why giving before a […]
Q&A Spotlight: UNICEF USA on the Global Water Crisis and the Path Toward Sustainable Solutions
Access to safe, clean water is a fundamental human right, yet billions of people around the world still lack it. As climate change accelerates and conflicts escalate, the need for resilient water systems has never been more urgent. UNICEF has long been at the forefront of this work responding to emergencies, strengthening infrastructure, and ensuring that communities […]
Beyond the paycheck: engaging employees in humanitarian impact with UNICEF USA
Your employees don’t just clock in and clock out – they bring their hearts, values, and concerns about global events into the workplace. When hurricanes devastate communities, conflicts displace families, or climate disasters threaten children’s futures, your workforce feels that impact. The question isn’t whether your employees care about these crises: it’s whether your company […]
Mobilizing for impact when disaster strikes
In the wake of disaster, every effort shapes the path to recovery. Whether it’s a sudden earthquake or an ongoing humanitarian crisis, communities in need rely on coordinated responses to survive and rebuild. Around the world, these six nonprofits are providing life-changing support in places where traditional systems have collapsed, offering medical care, clean water, […]
UNICEF USA: UNICEF and Baxter International Foundation Partner to Protect Children’s Health in Egypt
UNICEF and the Baxter International Foundation are improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in homes, schools and health care centers in five water-challenged regions across Egypt: Assiut, Aswan, Luxor, Minya and Qena. Ahlam Ayat is grateful that she now has a connection to safe, clean water in her house in Assuit, […]
UNICEF USA: UNICEF Acts Swiftly During Ceasefire to Address Huge Needs of Gaza’s Children
After 15 months of a devastating war, the humanitarian situation remains catastrophic in the Gaza Strip. Most children have lost access to quality health care, education, water and other vital services. Since the start of the war, UNICEF staff have remained on the ground, working with partners to provide safe drinking water to displaced families, […]
UNICEF USA: Weaving Carpets, Building Futures: Skills training for Girls and Women in Afghanistan
At a UNICEF-supported safe space for women and girls in Herat Province, western Afghanistan, 100 young women between the ages of 15 and 25 are learning the art of carpet weaving. The vocational program offers a sense of possibility and hope for a better future for girls and young women who have been cut off […]
Saving childhood: How companies can support the world’s most vulnerable kids
Few causes unite teams as powerfully as protecting children’s fundamental rights, the heart of UNICEF USA’s mission. Every day, millions of children face life-threatening challenges that can be transformed through strategic and meaningful interventions. To support this work, UNICEF USA offers companies unique opportunities to drive global change while engaging employees in immersive, purpose-driven activities […]
Half the world needs health care: here’s how you can help
Half of the world’s population lacks access to essential health care — and you have the power to change that. A donation at work toward global health can provide the safe delivery of a newborn baby, the ready-to-use therapeutic food that nourishes a child and brings them back to health, the medical care that saves […]