
BENEFITING: UNICEF USA
ORGANIZER: UNICEF USA
EVENT: CrowdRise Giving Tower Holiday Challenge
EVENT DATE: Dec 02, 2014
THE STORY:
U.S. Fund for UNICEF wrote -
UNICEF USA is partnering with CrowdRise this #GivingTuesday (December 2) to raise the vital funds needed to support West Africa and those effected by the Ebola emergency.
To date - more than 14,000 cases have been reported and over 5,000 people have died. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the deadliest in history.
Every donation made to UNICEF, up to $100,000 will be matched, dollar for dollar by the Paul G. Allen Foundation.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in more than 190 countries and territories to save and protect the world's most vulnerable children by providing health care and immunizations, clean water and sanitation, nutrition,education, emergency relief and more.
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports UNICEF’s work, and other efforts in support of the world's children, through fundraising, advocacy and education in the United States.