UNICEF

UNICEF is an agency of the United Nations devoted to serving the world's children. UNICEF began providing assistance to the Philippines in November 1948. Since then, UNICEF and the Philippine government have been partners in protecting Filipino children.

UNICEF Philippines has more than 60 people working to promote and protect the rights of children. They aim to provide the best quality of life for every Filipino child through programmes that help them survive and flourish.

They implement programmes covering education, health and nutrition, disaster risk reduction and emergencies, HIV and AIDS prevention, child protection, communication, and local policy and institutional development. 

UNICEF's Country Programme for Children 7 (2012–2016)
Lessons learned from UNICEF's work in the Philippines for over sixty years recognizes its capacity to advocate for children's issues, its ability to influence local leaders to plan and budget for children, and its push for national and local laws that promote and protect children's rights.

Continuing gains
UNICEF worked to promote and protect important legislation such as the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act (2006) and the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Milk Code (2007). As a partner in in the Child-Friendly Movement, UNICEF carried out intensive campaigns to prevent malnutrition, promote good hygiene, initiate early learning and encourage children’s participation. 

The 24 focus provincial and city governments adopted child-friendly plans, laws and reports and at least 20 per cent of local budgets were allocated to social services. Fifty-eight per cent of barangays assessed themselves as child-friendly and 90 per cent of Filipino children were immunized. The country also attained polio-free status and is working to eliminate measles and maternal and neonatal tetanus. HIV and STI prevention were integrated into the package of health services. The education programme contributed to increasing the number of children attending day care.

Sharpening the focus  
UNICEF is an active partner of the Government of the Philippines and civil society in realizing the rights of every Filipino child, in line with priorities to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Component 1 focuses on services and systems while Component 2 focuses on policies to reach out to the most disadvantaged children affected by growing urbanization, conflict and natural disasters. 
UNICEF efforts will focus on the most vulnerable regions identified by the Government of the Philippines Development Plan, particularly in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. To ensure that interventions are sustainable and scaled up, UNICEF will support primarily local government units (LGUs) as the main instruments of delivering services and building systems. The level of engagement with government institutions will take into account capacities, economies of scale and sector issues. Lessons from this approach will be used for development of policies to address specific risks and encourage nationwide implementation. 
The new country programme will support the Government’s strategy to put equity at the heart of the development agenda through the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, incentives and performance-based mechanisms.

UNICEF is devoted to serving the world’s children. The agency’s mandate is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, help meet their basic needs, and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Not only that, they also focus on Disaster Risk Reduction, Education, Health and Nutrition, HIV and AIDS, Social Policy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.

Take action for children’s rights!

Be a UNICEF Virtual Volunteer.

Help UNICEF from your own home by reposting UNICEF news, releases, campaigns and events to your Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and blog sites. Retweet announcements. Put a UNICEF banner or button on your website. Write about your experiences as a children’s rights advocate in your own blog. Invite your friends to be our fans and followers on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Encourage discussions on children in forums and online communities you frequent. Know internet safeguards for you and your children and promote it in your own school or community. Participate in UNICEF online events, send “likes,” comments and pictures, download and listen to podcasts and repost videos.

• To post UNICEF buttons and banners in your blogs and other personal websites, just download them from here.  Just don't forget to link these buttons and banners back to our website!

• To receive up-to-date information on UNICEF activities and campaigns, join us in our social media sites, interact with us and with fellow supporters, and spread the word to your friends too!

Ensure that the workplace is child friendly by implementing codes of conduct and other ethical standards that do not allow child labor or sexual exploitation of children. Internet cafes should not have closed cubicles where children might engage with sexual predators for profit. Travel and tourism operators should train their employees on how to spot and report pedophiles.

Develop socially responsible projects for your employees, their families and children and allow them to be involved in programs in the community where you work.

Make the office, mall, restaurant or gallery a child friendly space. Designate a breastfeeding room in the office where mothers can breastfeed their babies. Allow children’s organizations and youth groups to hold their activities in your auditorium, basketball court or arena.

Initiate cause-related marketing that promotes children’s rights while raising funds for UNICEF or other child rights NGOs in your area.

Give awards and scholarship programs to recognize children who are making a difference in their communities.

  

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND31st Floor, Yuchengco Tower
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) Plaza
6819 Ayala Avenue corner Gil Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Philippines 1200

Telephone numbers: (+63 2)
758 1000 Fundraising
901 0149 Health & Nutrition
901 0170 HIV/AIDS
901 0167 Education
901 0130 Child Protection
901 0176 Communication
901 0142 Social Policy
E-mail: manila@unicef.org

http://www.unicef.org/philippines/supportunicef_volunteer.html