Support children in need every month
When you become a Global Parent, your monthly donation will be supporting vulnerable children no matter where they live, providing vital medicine, clean water, therapeutic food, and school supplies. We’ll keep you up to date with how your generous support is being put to work to make a huge difference to children everywhere.
Why is it better to become a Global Parent than to sponsor a child or give a single donation?
When an emergency strikes, UNICEF can deliver life-saving help to children in just 48 hours to more than 190 countries.
But we can only do this because of our Global Parents. From right here in Australia, Global Parents help our teams reach vulnerable children, no matter what.
By starting a monthly gift, you’ll become a UNICEF Global Parent and help reach children with medical supplies, safe drinking water and life-saving therapeutic food as soon as an emergency hits. Become a Global Parent today.
Your monthly donation allows us to plan ahead and provide support to children in need more effectively.
- Having extra supplies ready in areas where emergencies are likely to occur because of climate conditions or political instability
- Knowing that we have the funds ready to invest in long-term solutions and make a lasting impact for children
- Responding to children’s needs wherever it is most urgently required at the time
UNICEF is 100 per cent funded by the generous contributions of our donors. From war in Ukraine to malnutrition in Afghanistan, you can ensure that UNICEF is always there for children, acting quickly, whenever and wherever needed.
Become a Regular Donor
For every child in crisis.
Your regular donations can help children everywhere
The impact of your monthly donation
In 2021 our Global Parents helped us respond to 483 new and ongoing crises in 153 countries. With their support we could reach:
69m
people with access to safe water and basic sanitation (2018-2021)*
336m
children with services to prevent malnutrition*
48.6m
children out-of-school with access to learning materials*
*Source: UNICEF Annual Report 2021
Become a Regular Donor
For every child in crisis.
- 80¢on average, 80 cents to every dollar spent for the past three years went directly to helping children in need, including long-term programs, emergency response and community education.
- 14¢on average, 14 cents to every dollar spent for the past three years went to essential fundraising costs that helped us generate more impact for children.
- 6¢on average, 6 cents to every dollar spent for the past three years went towards our admin costs, such as keeping your personal data safe.
How do we use each dollar donated?
Your first donation will be deducted the day you sign up to be a Global Parent. Subsequent donations will be deducted on the 15th of every month, or the nearest business day.
We count on your monthly donation to be able to prepare before a disaster strikes and continue to provide support to children in need all around the world. When you pledge to donate monthly, you enable us to:
- More effectively plan our upcoming work, knowing that we have the funds ready to invest in long-term solutions and make a lasting impact for children
- Have extra supplies ready in areas where emergencies are likely to occur because of climate conditions or political instability
- Respond to children’s needs wherever it is most urgently required at the time
- Being part of a passionate community of champions for children building a brighter future
- Invitations to exclusive events and webinars to meet with UNICEF field-workers, or beneficiaries
- Regular updates to see the impact your donations are having on the lives of children
- An annual statement to assist in tax preparation
UNICEF’s approach is to use low-cost, highly effective solutions that work dramatically to improve children’s lives. For every dollar donated by UNICEF Australia generous donors in 2021:
- 82 cents went directly to program expenditure and community education, including long-term development and emergency response work.
- 12 cents per dollar from funds raised by the public went to investing in further growing fundraising in Australia to benefit more children across the world. UNICEF Australia reinvests our supporters' generous donations to grow more funds, meaning that more funds are able to be remitted to the field to support our work with children.
- 6 cents were spent on UNICEF Australia's accountability and administration. UNICEF Australia is in the lowest percentile of our peer organisations in terms of money spent on administrative costs.
For more information on where donations go, and where they come from, please see our latest annual report
Thank you for your support, especially in times of global crisis. Global Parents like you are the reason why UNICEF can quickly reach the world’s most vulnerable children with the support they need, when they need it. However, we understand that things change, so we’d like to take this opportunity to support you.
You can update, cancel or pause your donation for three months so that you can continue to impact children’s lives when you are in the situation to do so again.
Contact our friendly supporter experience team on 1300 884 233 or email support@unicef.org.au to discuss the options that will suit you best.
If mail is your only option, our mailing address is: PO Box 488, Queen Victoria Building, NSW 1230
Become a Regular Donor
For every child in crisis.