UNICEF - Schools for Africa

GUCCI Snowman in Africa

Source: View on Fashion
Published: November 4, 2009

“For the 2009 Gucci Campaign to Benefit UNICEF, Frida Giannini has commissioned author and illustrator Michael Roberts to create a sequel to his highly successful children's book, Snowman in Paradise. The new book, titled Snowman in Africa, will be exclusively on sale in Gucci stores and on Gucci.com from November 16-December 31, 2009 with a retail price of USD $25. Gucci will donate 100% of the retail price of the book to UNICEF. Concurrent with the launch of Snowman in Africa in-store, Giannini has also designed exclusive Gucci accessories as well as a Gucci Gift Card to benefit UNICEF, all of which are inspired by Michael Roberts’ magical illustrations featured in the book.”

IKEA Soft Toy Initiative

The donations from this year’s Soft Toys sales goes from the IKEA Social Initiative to UNICEF in support of "Schools for Africa" with a focus on Child Friendly Schools in 6 countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, South Africa, Madagascar) as well as education and protection projects in China and Russia.

On the site the IKEA, Soft Toys get together to sing for a better world and visitors are invited to join them in an attempt to create the World's biggest Choir.

Schools for Africa partners sign new agreement for better education

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Watch former South African President Nelson Mandela’s new public service announcement in support of the ‘Schools for Africa’ campaign (16 May 2008).

Nelson Mandela Institute launches

The official launch of the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development (NMI) took place on 3 August in East London, South Africa. The Institute is a partnership between the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the University of Fort Hare and the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Education. The NMI will take forward the work and the vision of Nelson Mandela in the area of education and rural development. Together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, NMI will work with UNICEF in the context of the Schools for Africa campaign. The key note speaker was Mrs. Graca Machel, the wife of Mr. Nelson Mandela, and the guest of honour was Mr. Harry Belafonte, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

"The establishment of the Nelson mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development is the realization of a long dream for me. To create a just world we should not underestimate the power of education. It is an area in which I believe we have not done nearly enough.

Too many children in Africa are denied schooling. When they do attend school, it is often at schools that do not stimulate them and bring out their full potential. Too many children in Mvezo and in many far-off rural areas in our country do not become confident readers and writers; indeed, they are denied the creativity that in turn denies the world the boldness of their ideas.

There can be no contentment for us when there are children, millions of children, who do not receive an education that provides them with dignity and honour and allows them to live their lives to the full.

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education."

Nelson Mandela