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COVID-19 has not just had the obvious impacts on children’s lives –the cascading effect the virus has made on UNICEF’s core programming has the potential to set back progress made in saving children’s lives by decades.
It has never been more crucial to ensure that children continue to receive the resources they need to survive and thrive.
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Changemakers are not just a part of the UNICEF Changemaker program. They are everywhere and they are all of us. Below are a few highlighted stories of world changers and advocates in our UNICEF family.
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In Senegal, 18-year-old Oumouis bringing change to her community through film —documenting daily struggles girls face across the country. "We have to liberate what's in our hearts," she tells the young women she meets at the community center, at school, and in the city. “Don’t keep it inside."©UNICEF
In her 32 years in the U.S. Congress, Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY) rose to become the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, leveraging her position to champion funding for UNICEF, as well as increases in funding for international education. Congresswoman Lowey also authored the Reinforcing Education Accountability Development (READ) Act, which was signed into law in 2017, establishing quality basic education in developing countries as a key objective of U.S. foreign policy.
An aspiring doctor and poet, this Malawian high schooler left a huge impression on our supporters and Lawrence O’Donnell's viewers. Years ago, it seemed as though Joyce would be forced to give up her dreams when her family could no longer afford her school fees, but thanks to a K.I.N.D. Fund scholarship, she was able to continue her studies. Recently, we received some big news from our UNICEF Malawi colleagues: Joyce has officially been accepted to medical school! It's an incredible achievement, and we couldn't be prouder of her!
Nine-year-old Christabel has made getting kids their polio vaccines a personal mission. After a pause of nearly six months due to COVID-19 safety measures, her home country, Ghana, just relaunched its polio immunization campaign, and Christabel didn't want any child to miss out. She got her vaccine but knew some children who hadn't, so she took matters into her own hands. She sought out a vaccination team and told them she'd help them make a house call. Following her lead, the team wended their way through a market and across makeshift bridges and open drains to a house where they discovered —and vaccinated —five children who still hadn't been immunized.
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Hear from Changemakers around the world –child leaders, advocates, exciting musical performances and even some familiar faces.
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Brenda Bancel
Elena Marimo Berk
Ginny Brewer
Lucy Brewer
Max Duckworth
Jeannette Hsu
Sippi Khurana, MD
Toni Ko
Kimberli Macpherson
Selwyn Rayzor
Victoria Edwards
Christine Lico
Emily Watts Johnson, MD
Danielle Simmons
Stephen Wang
Natasha Berg
Lynn Belluardo
Susan & Dan Boggio
Michele & Pat Boushka
Rob & Amy Brown
Sheilah Burnham
Livia Cheung
Marcelo De Santis
Carlton DeWoody
Habiba & Ali Dhanani
Bill Dietz
Allie Dinielli
Dr. Emmett & Bridget Doerr
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Jude Fitzgerald
Joyce Goss
Ann & Tod Holmes
Harleen Hunjan
Stacey Kenealy
Katya Khazei
Michelle Kim
Brittany Letto
Susan Littlefield
Lailee Mavadat
Dave & Emily Merjan
Lauren Moore
Christine M.J. Oliver
Amy & Rob Pierce
Aleem Ramji
Lisle Richards
Hilary & Sean Scott
Will Seibold
Faizal Sheriff
Christine Stonbely
Alexandra Green Walter
Margaret Alkek Williams, Randa & Charles Williams
Kelly Wilson
Samiah Zafar
American Airlines
Brenda & Stéphane Bancel
Elena Marimo Berk & Derek Drummond
The Craigie Family Foundation
Bill & Cindee Dietz | Heartland Produce, Co.
Max Duckworth & Sarah Godlewski
Barbara & Michael Eisenson
Fortive & The Lico Family
Ariadne Getty Foundation
Kaia Miller Goldstein & Jonathan Goldstein
Neil & Mindy Grossman
Richard Hirayama
Toni Ko
Amy Kuehner
G. Barrie Landry, Landry Family Foundation
Susan Littlefield & Martin Roper
Live Nation
Newmarket Capital
Gloria Principe & John O'Farrell
S&P Global
Kerry & Brendan Swords
WarnerMedia
Margaret Alkek Williams, Randa & Charles Williams
Abbott
Wasan & Kasim Alfalahi
Alston & Bird, LLP
Julia & George Argyros
Stephanie Argyros
BD
Susan & Dan Boggio
Ginny & Charles Brewer & Family
Kate & Chuck Brizius
Sheilah & Matt Burnham
Chardan
Mary Louise Cohen
Habiba & Ali Dhanani
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Dolores & Thomas Gahan
Desiree Gruber & Kyle MacLachlan
Hallmark
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin W. Hobbs
Ann & Tod Holmes
Yasmin Ibrahim & Omer Ismail
L’Oréal Luxe
Medela
Merck & Co., Inc.
NCR
Purvi & Harsh Padia
Paramount Pictures
Amy & Rob Pierce
Prudential Financial
Vandana Radhakrishnan & Sangeet Pillai
Selwyn Rayzor & Rich Moses
Stephen & Tamrah Schaller O’Neil
Hilary & Sean Scott
Wendy Stapleton
Marjolein & Ewout Steenbergen
Christine & George Stonbely
Daniella Vitale & David Biro
Alexandra & H. Glen Walter IV
Emily Watts & Alfred Johnson
Samiah Zafar & Minhaj Patel
Nancy Bard & Don Baer
Lynn & Steven Belluardo
Leah Bishop & Gary Yale
Michele & Pat Boushka
Rob & Amy Brown
Travis Brown & Teresa Barger
Livia Cheung & Charlie Choi
Alexi & Steven Conine
Rose Cullen
Rania & Jamal Daniel
Datasite
Shelly Dee / The Hoglund Foundation
Marcelo De Santis & Ana Paula Mizrahi
Discovery, Inc.
Dr. Emmett & Bridget Doerr
Ceylan & Peter Eatherton
Alex & Erin Earls
eOne
The Enrico Foundation
Mimi & Ian Edmonds
David M. Ernick
Patricia & Alex Farman-Farmaian
Jude Fitzgerald
Mary Lou & Vince Giustini
Mr. & Mrs. Mark & Ana Maria Gordon
Joyce Goss
Claire & Mark Haidar
Nicole & Andrew Hayek
Jill & Michael Hayford
Jeannette Hsu
Irvani Family
Drs. Garfield & Jakeen Johnson
Sippi & Ajay Khurana
Eileen & Kase Lawal
Sterling McDavid & Carey Dorman
Dave & Emily Merjan
Martha Metz & Tina Trott
Joanie and Ed Michaels
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Susan & David Nethero
Michael J. Nyenhuis
The Oristaglio Family
Denise & Jim Poole
Plum Spring Foundation
Suzanne & Bill Plybon
Aleem Ramji
Karuna & Viresh Rawal
Carrie D. Rhodes-Nigam & Vishal Nigam
RSM US LLP
Susan & Fayez Sarofim
Will Seibold
Drs. Akhil & Aparna Sharma
Asher & Kendra Simon
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Latha Sundram & Kim Anehall
Barbera Hale Thornhill
Valentino
Voya Financial
Weintraub Family Foundation
Jenn Weizenecker
Sherrie & David Westin
Kelly Wilson
Melody Wilder Wilson & David Wilson
Kayhau Wu Memorial Fund
Elisa Joseph Anders & Steven Anders
Preity & Vijay Bhagia
Dr. Taz Bhatia
Carlton DeWoody & Family
Jim, Kay, & Jack Douglass
Stephen & Kimberlea Jeffries
Albina & Matt Kehoe
Shaida Mohamed
Robin Kim & Jason Proctor
Swati & Rahul Patel
Keith Puritz of Cushman & Wakefield
Joyce Rey
Debbie & David Sable
Sobia Aziz Shaikh & Nadir Shaikh
Susan & Steven Sholl
Alicia & Lance Smith
BrandLive
David Stark Design and Production
DEEM
Givergy
Lauren Santo Domingo
Fernando Jorge
Sharon Khazzam
Michelle Lea Kim
Toni Ko
Las Catalinas & Ginny & Charles Brewer & Family
Louis Vuitton
L’OCCITANE
Moda Operandi
Only Child Live
Johanna Ortiz
Beth & David Park
Port Lighting Systems
Radish Lab
Selwyn Rayzor & Rich Moses
Pamela Cogan Riddle & John Riddle
Samantha Ronson
Emily Watts & Alfred Johnson
Michael J. Nyenhuis (President and CEO)
Dolores Rice Gahan, D.O.* (Co-Chair)
Ewout Steenbergen (Co-Chair)
Robert T. Brown
Gary M. Cohen
Joaquin Duato
Philippe Gilbert
Mindy Grossman
Hilary Gumbel*
Carol J. Hamilton*
John A Herrmann
Franklin W. Hobbs
Andrew Hohns, Ph.D.
Téa Leoni
Dikembe Mutombo
John O'Farrell
David Sable*
Henry S. Schleiff
Shahriar Shahida
Elizabeth Smith
Bernard Taylor
Sherrie Rollins Westin
Kelly Wilson*
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