Special offers from our corporate partners

Easy ways to help UNICEF save children's lives

Several corporate partners of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF have created special product offerings or other creative options to help UNICEF save children's lives. When you buy one of these items—which range from bracelets to water products to luxury gifts and accessories—these partners will make a donation to support UNICEF's lifesaving programs.

'Gucci for UNICEF' special edition Baboushka bag

In Gucci’s latest tribute to UNICEF, Creative Director Frida Giannini has designed the second annual “Gucci for UNICEF” product to benefit UNICEF’s lifesaving programs that support orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa -- the special edition Baboushka bag. The ‘Gucci for UNICEF' Baboushka bag – a stud-trimmed tote in a glossy crystal GG fabric – is available in Gucci stores in over 20 countries and at gucci.com. For one year (starting February 1st, 2009), Gucci will donate 25% of the retail price for each bag sold. Funds raised will support UNICEF’s 'Schools for Africa' programs in Malawi and Mozambique, where over one million children have been orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

“Schools for Africa” is a joint initiative established in 2004 by UNICEF and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to promote education for all children in Africa. The campaign aims to increase access to quality basic schooling for all, with a special emphasis on helping the most disadvantaged – including children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and children living in extreme poverty.

For more information, visit www.gucci.com/unicef.

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Montblanc's 'Signature for Good' Campaign helps UNICEF provide children with a quality education

Continuing in its commitment to the importance of reading and writing, Montblanc announced the launch of its third collaboration to support UNICEF's education programs: the 'Signature for Good' campaign. This collection—a unique range of limited edition writing instruments, jewelry and accessories—is part of a one–year charity initiative to support UNICEF's efforts to ensure that all children have access to a quality education.

Montblanc has pledged $1.5 million to UNICEF through a variety of global fundraising initiatives, including the cause–marketing campaign as well as a photo auction that will take place in Los Angeles on September 17, 2009.

For every item in the 'Signature for Good' collection sold in the U.S. and the UK between June 1, 2009, and May 31, 2010, in Montblanc boutiques and partner retailers, Montblanc will donate 10% of the retail price to support UNICEF's education programs for children worldwide.

For more information, visit www.montblanc.com.

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Declare your LOVE with Cartier and Sarah Jessica Parker—Special edition LOVE Charity Bracelet

Since Cartier's LOVE Charity Bracelet project began in 2005, the company has donated more than $4.5 million to 24 global charities through sales of the bracelets. Now in its fourth year, Cartier introduces a new bracelet featuring a mini 18K rose gold LOVE ring with a diamond set into a knotted silk cord.

UNICEF Ambassador Sarah Jessica Parker has pledged her support for the project and is supporting the cyan-blue cord LOVE Charity Bracelet to benefit the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. For each bracelet with the cyan-blue cord purchased through June 10, 2010, Cartier will donate $150 to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF (retail price $700). This bracelet is available in 36 boutiques across the U.S. and Canada. For more information, call 1.800.CARTIER or visit www.love.cartier.com.

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Volvic: "Drink 1, Give 10" to provide clean water for children in Ethiopia

Volvic's "water for water" campaign—which has already generated over $4 million for UNICEF water programs in Ethiopia, Niger and Mali through sales of Volvic bottled water in Germany, France and Japan—came to North America in 2008, and is now continuing in its second year.

For every liter of Volvic bottled water purchased in the U.S. and Canada between April 1 and August 31, 2009, Volvic will donate 4¢ to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF—with a minimum total donation of $250,000. Funds raised from the "Drink 1, Give 10" campaign will support UNICEF's water and sanitation programs, providing at least ten liters of clean, safe drinking water to children in two districts of the Benishangul-Gumuz region of western Ethiopia. The funding raised will not only enable UNICEF to dramatically increase the availability of clean water, but also to fund a fully integrated water and sanitation package, ensuring maximum benefit to the community. More than half of the population in these districts lacks access to safe water and sanitation facilities. For more information, visit www.drink1give10.com.

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The Watergeeks: "Green" gifts that benefit UNICEF

Watergeeks bottle If you're looking for "green" products that also do good things for children, water technology manufacturer The Watergeeks Laboratories is offering a creative solution that supports the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Tap Project, which helps provide clean water to children around the world.

Through June 30, 2009 the Canada-based manufacturer will donate a minimum of 20 percent of the online retail price of six of their premium water products to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Designed with an eye to conservation and combating the global water crisis, the featured products, available exclusively at thewatergeeks.com, include: a filtered sport water bottle, a stainless steel water bottle, a water saving shower head, a water saving hose nozzle, a dual spray swivel aerator, and an all natural liquid soap. In addition, The Watergeeks is also donating $9 from each online sale of the Flow DVD, an award-winning documentary which investigates the world water crisis.

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Additional offers that benefit UNICEF

Delta and Northwest Airlines: Donate your unused miles

Delta and Northwest passengers can put their unused frequent flyer miles to good use by donating them to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Members of Delta's and Northwest Airlines' frequent flyer programs can visit the links below for more information and to donate miles:

Delta SkyMiles members: www.delta.com/skywish
Northwest WorldPerks® members: www.nwa.com/corpinfo/aircares/donate

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Microsoft: i'm™ Helping Kids Survive

Users of Windows Live™ Messenger and Windows Live™ Hotmail® can support UNICEF through their everyday use of these popular programs. Through the i'm™ Initiative, Microsoft donates a portion of the programs' advertising revenue to some of the world's most effective cause organizations, including the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

There is no fee for using the programs. Users may simply join the i'm Initiative and select UNICEF as their organization. Microsoft will then make a donation on each user's behalf every time they use Messenger or Hotmail. Now in its second year, the i'm Initiative has already generated more than $350,000 for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF—the largest amount for any of the participating causes. To begin supporting UNICEF, please visit www.im.live.com.

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Causes on Facebook: Gift a UNICEF icon to immunize a child

For the second year, users of the social networking website Facebook can give their Facebook friends a gift icon that gives back. Through a feature of the site called "Charity Gift," members can buy a UNICEF gift icon (pictured at right) for $17. This icon, which can then in turn be given as a gift to any family member or friend, will help UNICEF save a child's life by providing funding to immunize a child against the six global childhood killer diseases: pertussis, tuberculosis, tetanus, polio, measles and diphtheria. To purchase a Charity Gift icon, visit apps.facebook.com/causes/gifts/18.