UNICEF Day for Change

Day for Change launch

SYDNEY, Tuesday July 4, 2006 � UNICEF Australia President Ian Carroll today welcomed an unprecedented partnership between UNICEF Australia, the NSW Teachers Federation and the NSW Department of Education and Training.

Mr Carroll was joined by NSW Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt at the launch of the partnership
where public schools will raise money for vulnerable children around the world as part of the inaugural UNICEF Day for Change.

The UNICEF Day for Change will be held to celebrate Universal Children�s Day on October 25, 2006.

Speaking at the annual NSW Teachers Federation conference, Mr Carroll said UNICEF worked on the ground in 155 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.

�This world is one where over 115 million children are still out of school. Where every day over 30,000 children die from preventable causes and where every minute of every day a child dies from AIDS,� he said.

�With over 700,000 children attending public schools in NSW, the UNICEF Day for Change creates the opportunity to raise enough money make a real and lasting difference to some of UNICEF�s projects for children�s health and welfare. A donation of just $1 will buy five children a pencil and exercise book.�

Every public school in NSW will be asked to celebrate UNICEF�s Day for Change by holding a fundraising activity on October 25 with students making a gold coin donation. Teachers will also be integrating elements of UNICEF�s work and development issues into their lessons.

NSW Minister for Education and Training, Carmel Tebbutt, said the involvement of public schools highlighted the fact that access to quality education was one of the keys to eradicating poverty.

�The UNICEF Day for Change will help create a greater awareness among NSW students of the importance of education and challenges faced by students in more disadvantaged parts of the world,� Ms Tebbutt said.

�I would like to thank everyone involved in making this day happen.�

Angelo Gavrielatos, Deputy President of the NSW Teachers Federation said the UNICEF Day for Change is an extension of the core values that underpin public schools and encourages student leaders to work with fellow students to raise awareness of their role as global citizens.

�Students in public schools across NSW will not only donate change to make a change but they will reflect on the plight of many children across the globe and the role they can play to build a better world,� said Mr Gavrielatos.

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