A meaningful gift – give a donation now
Give double pleasure: To your loved ones and to children in need.
With a gift donation you can make your loved ones happy and do something good at the same time by supporting our work.
Give a donation – this is how
Choose gift:
Surprise your loved ones with a special gift
It’s often difficult to find the right gift, especially for people who seem to have everything. But with a UNICEF gift donation, you are giving far more than just a lovingly crafted digital gift certificate – you are giving a heartfelt and meaningful gift.
With your donation, you will not only give your loved ones pleasure, but also help children all over the world who urgently need support. With the UNICEF gift donation, you will ensure that relevant emergency supplies such as clean water, clothing, tents or peanut paste are procured. At the same time, you will ensure that health workers and teachers will be deployed in crisis regions.
With your gift donation, you will make the world a slightly better place – for your loved ones and for children in need.
I feel incredibly honored to be able to stand in support of probably the most important cause there is: a peaceful and just future for all the children of this world.
Your donation helps – and is usefully allocated
UNICEF is in action in more than 150 countries all over the world and ensures that sick and malnourished children receive the help they need, even in inaccessible or dangerous regions. We reach children on the ground directly with 82.4% of your donation. That way we can make sure that
- families have access to clean drinking water,
- malnourished children are provided with therapeutic milk and specialized food,
- sick children receive lifesaving health care and medical supplies,
- families receive comprehensive advice and care so as to ensure their children’s survival in the long term.
So that we can continue to provide this lifesaving assistance in the future, we invest 13.4% of your donation in the purchase of new resources. These include important fundraisers and communication with our supporters – so that UNICEF can remain in action all over the world.
4.2% of your donation will be used for administration and quality assurance, to ensure that our projects remain efficient and effective.
That way, every contribution has a direct, long-term impact – for the survival of children today and tomorrow.
Frequently asked questions
Donations instead of gifts offer the opportunity to demonstrate meaningful and sustainable commitment that has a real impact. There is no effort involved in selecting, packaging and sending a gift, which saves time. In addition, you are making a positive, meaningful contribution and doing good at the same time in two different ways – both for the recipient and for the affected children.
A gift donation enables you to donate a sum of money to a good cause instead of giving an ordinary gift. In return, you will receive a lovingly designed digital donation certificate which you can pass on to the person receiving the gift. That way, you have done something good in the recipient’s name and made a donation on behalf of children in need.
This is one possible text you can use: “I know how deeply you care about children’s welfare. That’s why I have made a donation to UNICEF in your name in order to support children in need.”
Or: “I hope you feel that this donation in your name is as meaningful as I do. Together, we can do good and make a contribution towards giving children in need the chance of a carefree childhood.”
Gift donations are made in three simple steps:
- Select the amount you want to donate.
- Write a personal greeting card message and enter the name of the recipient.
- Print out the gift donation certificate or send it to the recipient in digital form.
Yes, once you have donated you will receive a donation receipt by e-mail which you can use for your records. Donations to UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein are tax deductible. We automatically send you a donation receipt for donations of CHF 20 or over.
The UNICEF gift certificate will be available to you to download as soon as you complete the donation process, and will also be sent by e-mail to the address you have given.