UNICEF
One fifth of the world's children live in India. With the help of our supporters, UNICEF UK funds programmes to ensure that these children have the best possible start in life.
The year 2008 sees the beginning of a new five-year country programme for India. This will continue the essential work that UNICEF has conducted in the past: its commitment to eradicating polio; addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic; ending child hunger and much more.
UNICEF is also supporting disaster preparedness projects, as well as responding to emergencies such as the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and, more recently, the flooding in the two north Indian states - Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in the summer of 2007.
UNICEF India will be using UK funding to support projects concentrating on HIV/AIDS and child protection. Forty per cent of commercial sex workers in India are under 18. UNICEF is planning to introduce 'child friendly cities' to address these problems and ensure that children have a safe environment to grow up in, without being forced into such professions. There are also national advocacy campaigns underway dealing with issues such as corporal punishment in schools, child rights and social exclusion.
As you can see, there is a vast amount of work to be done for the children of India. By taking part in Enduro India you can help UNICEF support those children who are in vital need of assistance.
For more information about the campaign please contact:
Alyrene Rosser,
Fundraising Initiatives Officer,
UNICEF UK
AlyreneR@unicef.org.uk
or Telephone 020 7312 7738