This week UNICEF has launched "Unite for Child Survival: Advocacy Week" , a full week dedicated to raising awareness to all of the issues facing children around the globe. Part of the campaign is focused on encouraging citizens to use their voice to influence lawmakers and make an impact in saving children's lives. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is urging supporters contacted their legislators, as they did in 2007, when some 10,000 contacts resulted in the larges US commitment to UNICEF, of $129 million.
Every year some 10 million children die from preventable causes, and organizations like UNICEF and others committed to ending the suffering of children around the globe continually need our help. So regardless of who you choose to volunteer with or support, take this week to learn about the issues facing children around the world, and see how you can use your voice to increase child survival rates. One child suffering is too many, but 10 million is a catastrophe!
