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Paddington's Postcards

Discover a new country every month with Paddington Bear.

Sign up for UNICEF's Paddington Bear monthly subscription to ensure every child around the world is healthy, educated and safe. As a bear-sized thank you, Paddington will send your young explorer a personalised postcard, stickers, and more every month! With each pack, they'll learn about a different country that they can add to their very own Paddington travel journal. 

Perfect for children aged 4-10, Paddington's Postcards is the ideal balance of learning and fun to teach your little adventurer about how other children and their families live around the world. 

Sign up for $25 a month or choose your own donation amount to increase the incredible impact you're making on the lives of children in need.

UNICEF Australia receives 100 per cent of your monthly donation, which supports children in over 190 countries! Together, we can make a lasting change for children around the world. 

Everything your young adventurer will receive from Paddington each month:

A postcard from Paddington

Your child will love receiving a new country’s postcard from Paddington each month.

A story from a child around the world

Learn about the life of a child from different countries and cultures.

Fun & educational activities

Activities to spark the imagination. These can all be logged in the travel journal you receive in your welcome pack.

How you are creating positive impact

Information on how you and your child are making an impact with your donation.

Plus, stickers, fact sheets, bonus info and more!

Paddington's Postcards

Go on an adventure with Paddington Bear™ as he explores the many beautiful cultures of the world.

Choose your impact on children

Starting from $25 a month, you can select your monthly donation amount and the incredible impact you'll make on the lives of children in need.

  • $25 a month could provide seven children around the world each month with a UNICEF backpack, so they can pack everything they need on their path to learning success.
  • $30 a month can help provide 19 exercise books each month so that children can participate and excel at school.
  • $40 a month could provide 851 pencils every month, so children can continue to learn and play, no matter where they live.

However much you choose to give, you'll be helping children thrive to reach their full potential. 

"My three-year-old son and I are learning so much about the world and seeing how other people live. Last night, my son and I were chatting about the little girl who had to move to Bangladesh and how important it is for us to help people who are not as fortunate. It made me smile to hear my son ask if we could send some of his toys to her. I am always looking for opportunities to raise my son to care about others, and this program is so powerful."

Susanne, parent

"Paddington's Postcards are a real treat. The kids sit down at the kitchen table and rip it open straight away"

Thomas, parent

Paddington's Postcards

Go on an adventure with Paddington Bear™ as he explores the many beautiful cultures of the world.

How do I sign up?

  1. Click the 'sign up now' button: enter your details and where you'd like your Paddington Postcards to be delivered. 
  2. Enter your payment details for your monthly donation: your little adventurer is now helping children around the world to survive and thrive. 
  3. Thank you for making an impact on children: imagine the delight on your child's face when their welcome pack arrives in around two weeks.

Signing up for Paddington's Postcards will set up a monthly debit to UNICEF Australia. Following your first monthly donation, which covers your Welcome Pack, all subsequent monthly donations can be claimed in your tax return. Your child will receive Paddington's Postcards for up to 12 months. After this time, your monthly donation will continue. We hope you'll continue to support UNICEF and protect vulnerable children all around the world, but you can change or cancel your gift at any time.

Please allow 5-14 days for your delivery from Paddington and up to 21 days in the lead up and during peak times like Christmas. During unforeseen events like flooding, Australia Post may experience longer delivery times than usual.

Two boys are playing with the postcards© UNICEF/Australia/2021
A child seating on a table and showing their Paddington cards.
© UNICEF/Australia/2021

Paddington's Postcards

Go on an adventure with Paddington Bear™ as he explores the many beautiful cultures of the world.

"It makes me feel excited!"

Bertie, seven years old

Your Questions Answered

Paddington's Postcards is a monthly subscription, where for a monthly donation starting at $25 per month you'll receive a personalised postcard sent to your recipient of choice, an activity book, stickers, fact cards and more. Your subscription teaches your child about the world, whilst providing a much-needed donation to support UNICEF's work for children.

You are able to cancel your subscription at any time.

Unfortunately, due to mailing costs we are only able to distribute Paddington's Postcards within Australia.

You can buy directly from our friends at UNICEF UK, New Zealand and Ireland via their websites.

Please allow 5-14 days for your delivery from Paddington and up to 21 days in the lead up and during peak times like Christmas. During unforeseen events like flooding, Australia Post may experience longer delivery times than usual.

If it has been longer than two weeks, please contact us via our Facebook, by emailing our helpful Supporter Experience team at support@unicef.org.au or calling 1300 884 233

If you would like to sign up on behalf of a child for whom you are not the parent or legal guardian, we recommend addressing the postcards to the recipient’s family (e.g. The Jones Family) when adding delivery details on the next page. Please also tick that you are not providing children’s data on the next page.

When you sign up to Paddington’s Postcards, you’ll set up a monthly donation to UNICEF Australia and receive monthly packs for 12 months. After this time, your monthly gift and the impact your making for children will continue — we hope you’ll be able to keep supporting our work to protect every child.

You can of course change or cancel at any time by contacting us via our Facebook, by emailing our helpful Supporter Experience team at support@unicef.org.au or calling 1300 884 233

Paddington’s kindness, tolerance and perseverance in the face of adversity or marmalade-related mishaps make him the perfect champion for children.

With help from you and Paddington, UNICEF can continue to build a world where every child is happy, healthy and safe. Your donation will go to support UNICEF’s work around the world.

Of course, as long as you have permission from the school or class teacher. We find Paddington's Postcards a great tool to teach your class about the world, whilst also bringing the joy and excitement of receiving mail addressed specifically to your child's class. Simply enter a name like "Mrs Smith's Class" or "Class 2R" in the postcard addressee form and select "I am not entering a child's data" when prompted. 

Paddington's Postcards

Go on an adventure with Paddington Bear™ as he explores the many beautiful cultures of the world.