Lose the Shoes Grassroots Soccer Tournament
May 6 10am-4pm Join us at Prentiss Fields for the annual “Lose the Shoes Tournament” and help us kick AIDS in the ultimate soccer tournament! 100% of the proceeds will benefit Grassroot Soccer’s HIV/AIDS education in Africa. The organization provides African youth with the knowledge, life skills, and support to live HIV-free. It will also [...]
One Day Without Shoes
Join UNICEF At Vassar in going barfoot for one full day on April 5th, to raise awareness about the hundreds of millions of children around the world who don’t have the luxury of wearing shoes every day.
Film Screening of “Tony”
Come watch a screening of Invisible Children’s “Tony” on Monday, February 28th, in Sanders Auditorium at 7:30 P.M. Free pizza will be provided. Invisible Children uses film, creativity and social action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony’s rebel war and restore northern Uganda to peace and prosperity. Be there with Unicef [...]
VALENTINE-O-GRAMS for UNICEF@Vassar
Purchase a Valentine-o-gram for a friend or significant other and UNICEF at Vassar will put it their mailbox on Valentine’s Day. All proceeds go towards UNICEF’s Believe in Zero campaign. The Believe in Zero Campaign aims to reduce the worldwide child mortality rate from 22,000 deaths a day to zero. No child should die from [...]
Universal Children’s Week
The day recognizes children’s basic human rights and gives them additional rights to protecting them from harm—everything from a child’s right to be free from exploitation, to the right to his or her own opinion, and the rights to education, health care and economic opportunity.
The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the creation of Universal Children’s Day reflects the growing recognition that children are important and valued members of society, now and in the future. Universal Children’s Day celebrates children just for being themselves. It reminds us that children need love and respect to grow to their full potential. It is a day to listen to children, to marvel at their uniqueness and all they have to offer.
A key objective of Universal Children’s Day is to increase awareness of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since its adoption by the United Nations, the Convention has been signed or ratified by more countries than any other international treaty. Over the past decade, the Convention has proven to be a valuable tool for promoting the rights of children everywhere around the world.
Trick or Treat for UNICEF
Sixty years ago, America’s kids took to the streets on Halloween collecting change to help children left vulnerable by World War II. This year, the tradition continues with kids across America making a difference in the lives of children around the world. The 2010 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign is the perfect opportunity to teach others [...]