UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
Mail: info@hochschulgruppe-dortmund.unicef.de
Web: https://www.unicef.de/mitmachen/ehrenamtlich-aktiv/-/hochschulgruppe-dortmund
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, was founded in 1946 and works all over the world to realize the rights of all children, regardless of their skin color, religion or origin. In Germany, Unicef has been active since 1953. It includes more than 8,000 volunteers.
The UNICEF University Group Dortmund was founded in 2005 and has been a registered university group of the TU since the end of 2006. Our team consists of people between 16 and 30 years of age with very different backgrounds. Some of us have just started studying, some are already writing their thesis, others have been working for a few years or are still in school.
We provide information about the situation of disadvantaged children worldwide and seek dialog with the public – through talks, information booths, school visits, exhibitions or press work. We also use creative campaigns to collect donations, since UNICEF is financed by voluntary donations.
We meet regularly to plan activities and exchange information and new ideas. Everyone can decide for himself or herself how much time and energy he or she can contribute and how to get involved – in fundraising campaigns, in school work or in selling UNICEF greeting cards. Furthermore, you can acquire additional knowledge for your volunteer work in conferences and workshops. Our own Internet platform also offers working materials and promotes the exchange of information among volunteers throughout Germany.
In this way, we can make a lot of difference together – for example, giving more children access to education such as going to school and ensuring that more children can be vaccinated, which can help stem the spread of many diseases. All in all, through our involvement we can help create greater awareness that children are personalities with rights of their own.
If you would like to volunteer or simply have a question, feel free to send us an email. We are looking forward to you!
Management: Lysanne Kühl, Christina Basner and Ouidad Belkhir