Greta Thunberg donated the 100 thousand euros of an award received to Unicef to help defend the rights of children even during the pandemic
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousGreta Thunberg, the now well-known young Swedish activist, announced that she had donated a $ 100 prize to Unicef which will use it to combat the effects of pandemic coronavirus on children. As Greta recalled, in fact, this is, to all intents and purposes, also one crisis of children's rights.
Announcing that she is the winner of the $ 100 prize offered by the Danish organization Human Act is Greta herself on her Twitter profile. The young activist specifies that she was honored to receive this award but also that she immediately "turned" it to Unicef as a concrete aid against the coronavirus. This is the occasion for the young activist from launch a funding partner to support Unicef during the current health emergency. Human Act also participates in the campaign, adding an additional 100 euros to the prize awarded to Greta.
Now though everyone's collaboration is requested.
Very honoured to receive Human Act Award. The prize money – USD 100’000 – will be donated to @unicef . Human Act will match this donation with an additional USD 100,000.
Today we’re launching a funding campaign to support UNICEF in the corona crisis. https://t.co/UuvPxsq9O6 pic.twitter.com/SsztkZIfbC
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) April 30, 2020
“Like the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a crisis of children's rights. It will affect all children, now and in the long run, but vulnerable groups will be most affected. I ask everyone to come forward and join me in supporting UNICEF's vital work to save children's lives, protect health and continue education, ”Greta said in a statement.
Unicef will use the donation for support children affected by school closures but also those whose rights are at risk from social and economic consequences of restrictions, imposed all over the world to stem the spread of infections.
The money raised from the campaign will then be used to provide the children with soap, masks, gloves and hygiene products.
The funds, therefore, as declared by Unicef will be used above all to deal with "food shortages, precarious health systems, violence and lost education".
The United Nations has warned that as many as 66 million children could fall into extreme poverty due to the global economic crisis caused by the coronavirus blockages. So now more than ever there is a real need to protect their rights.
If you want to participate in the donation to Unicef you can click here.
Sources of reference: Unicef / BBC / Twitter
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