UNICEF UK Trustees Report and Financial Statements 2010

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The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2010 the lack of progress in improving sanitation. This action contributed to securing the UK Government’s support for progress at the first annual High Level Meeting of Sanitation and Water for All, hosted by UNICEF. Water, Ethiopia Coverage levels for water and sanitation in Ethiopia are among the lowest in the world. More than half the population lack access to safe drinking water, and only one in ten has access to proper sanitation facilities. In addition to low coverage levels, poor water quality means that there are frequent outbreaks of water related diseases such as diarrhoea, a leading cause of child death. This is wrong and UNICEF UK is helping to put it right. Drought and disease frequently affects the district of Boricha in southern Ethiopia. The acute water shortage forces communities to use contaminated sources. With support from the Band Aid Trust, UNICEF UK is providing a sustainable water supply to 15,000 people in three villages that are especially vulnerable to drought and currently without access to safe water. The funding will also improve the quality of health care by providing hygiene education for the communities, schools and health centres. Child survival and education, Mozambique More than 2,000 schools across the UK took part in our annual Day for Change initiative, raising £320,000 for child survival and education in Mozambique, and for children caught in the Haiti earthquake. Many Rights Respecting Schools cite Day for Change as contributing to children’s understanding of the need for action to achieve global justice. Over 500 churches donated to our annual Jar of Grace appeal, raising £240,000 towards child survival and development projects in Mozambique Malnutrition, Sudan FTSE4Good raised more than £220,000 to support malnutrition programmes in Sudan, helping to equip health facilities and train health workers and women’s groups. Malaria, Guinea-Bissau One in five children dies before their fifth birthday in Guinea Bissau. Malaria is a major cause. Many of these deaths are preventable with simple, high impact and cost-effective measures such as the use of treated mosquito nets. Currently, fewer than four out of ten children under the age of five sleep under a treated net. Jersey Overseas Aid Commission and Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission funded UNICEF UK to provide 14,000 mosquito nets for hard-to-reach communities with a high prevalence of malaria. UNICEF distributes the nets through health clinics as part of a wider child survival programme. 4
The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 December 2010 Immunisation, Check Out for Children Since 1995, UNICEF UK’s Check Out for Children partnership with Starwood Hotels and Resorts has raised over $25 million, enabling UNICEF to immunise more than 1 million children against the six main killer childhood diseases. This year was the most successful for the partnership to date. Guest donations collected at hotels in Europe, Africa and the Middle East and the fundraising efforts of Starwood employees raised over £1.1 million. Money from the partnership also supports UNICEF’s work with orphans and vulnerable children, malaria prevention, water and sanitation and HIV prevention programmes. Child survival, Philippines UNICEF UK’s partnership with Barclays is helping to improve infant mortality in Philippines. In 2010, the partnership enabled us to register almost 70,000 children under the age of five, providing them with medical checks and full immunisation. Child health, Togo One in 10 children in Togo dies before their fifth birthday. The Rangers Charity Foundation is supporting UNICEF UK to improve child health in Togo. Over the next two years, the Foundation will provide £200,000 to build or renovate seven health centres. Togolese children are also benefiting from our partnership with The Cooperative, which is supporting UNICEF water and sanitation projects. Seven out of 10 people in Togo lack proper sanitation facilities. In 2010, the partnership helped construct 2,600 toilets. Saving lives in Senegal, United for UNICEF In November, Manchester United’s annual Gala Dinner generated donations and pledges of £120,000 for UNICEF UK. The money will help 35 child survival centres in Senegal, providing essential equipment such as medicine, beds, malaria nets, weighing scales and training for midwives and health care staff. Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager and UNICEF UK Ambassador said at the dinner. “Every three seconds, today and every day, a child dies from a preventable cause. We believe this is wrong and Manchester United are working with UNICEF to put it right.” Our United for UNICEF partnership with Manchester United is the longest running collaboration between a Premiership football club and a global charity. In 2010, we agreed a three-year extension to the partnership and Manchester United made a £1 million fundraising pledge towards UNICEF’s child survival work. Swimming saves lives, Bangladesh Each year, around 17,000 children die from drowning in Bangladesh. Per head of population, more children drown here than in any other country. In 2010, in partnership with the Bangladesh Swimming Federation and local NGOs, UNICEF UK, through International Inspiration (see page 26), supported the training of more than 850 community swimming instructors to provide basic swimming skills for more than 150,000 children age 4–10 in six flood-prone districts between now and the start of the London Olympic Games in 2012. 5
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