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A UNICEF club is a student-led grassroots club present at high school and college levels of education, formed for the purpose of promoting the values of the parent organization the United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF. The stated goal of the club is "to empower youth with the resources and skills to be effective global citizens" and "to support the world's most vulnerable children" through advocacy, education, community building, and fundraising.^{[P 1]}^: 3 These can be created as their own independent club or as a group within a larger club, as long as separate leaders are appointed for it. Once created, board members are expected to host activities which help advocate or fundraise for UNICEF-related causes, such as "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF", the "UNICEF Tap Project", or other humanitarian work.

Since the first clubs were founded in 1952, they have received mostly positive reception from the press for their work, with some exceptions. Clubs today can be found at major universities in the United States, including Yale and Duke University, but are also present internationally in places like Canada and Hong Kong.

History

The first UNICEF club was created in 1952,^[a] shortly after the founding of the United Nations in 1946. Little guidelines were implemented for clubs in the beginning: allowing for their creation in middle schools among other things.^[1] Early causes, such as funding UNICEF-assisted feeding programs,^[1] were accomplished through more modest fundraising methods: including running errands, raking leaves, and selling comic books.^[1] More effective advocacy and fundraising methods were developed later.^[b]

As more clubs began to be established, multiple events have garnered both positive and negative coverage from the press. In 1991, 14 high schools across New Brunswick drafted and submitted a proposal to the Canadian government to allocate funds towards supporting several third world countries needs for healthcare, sanitation, education, etc. after a two day seminar.^[2] In 2015, Illinois senator Mark Kirk helped create the UNICEF club at New Trier High School, in which he was an alma mater, to increase awareness of current social issues and to "help and give back", according to Kirk.^[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF clubs either worked virtually^[4] or were forced to suspended their operations during the pandemic lockdowns.^[5] For the clubs that decided to work virtually, online fundraising events were used to help support UNICEF COVID-19 relief efforts.^[6]

In response to the start of the Israel–Hamas war in 2023, some UNICEF clubs in the Scottsdale Unified School District in Arizona were accused by the state superintendent Tom Horne of being overly pro-Palestinian, to the point of promoting "one-sided propaganda in favor of Hamas terrorists".^[7]^[8]

Club creation and management

To create a UNICEF club, four leaders and one advisor are required as minimum leadership.^{[P 1]}^: 5 Advisors must be adults aged 25 years or older, and should not be a staff member for UNICEF.^{[P 1]}^: 5 Advisors must also perform a background check if not a teacher or high-school employee.^{[P 1]}^: 7 Once gathered, the club's registration application must be approved by UNICEF to become official.^{[P 1]}^: 5 Official clubs are expected to hold registered and approved events by UNICEF focused on advocacy, education, community building, and fundraising for children's rights.^{[P 1]}^: 5 Clubs are required to re-register and submit yearly funds at the start of each school year.^{[P 1]}^: 6 UNICEF clubs can also be made as a sub-group within a larger, like-minded club, as long as additional leaders are chosen specifically to work on UNICEF-related tasks.^{[P 2]}

Leadership

There are six board member or leadership positions within the club, listed in the table below. Leaders of the club are required to commit to at least five hours per week, host board meetings at least once a week, and host member meetings at most biweekly.^{[P 3]}^: 2 Leadership terms are one school-year long before being reassigned.^{[P 3]}^: 2

Leadership positions/board members
Position	By whom	Responsibility	Ref.
President	Student	Organize and execute events, coordinate leadership transitions	^{[P 3]}^: 1
Vice President	Student	Assists President, assumes control over their roles when absent
Secretary	Student	Records minutes and agenda
Treasurer	Student	Manages club budget and oversees transactions, submits donations to UNICEF
Communication Officer(s)	Student	Manages club social media accounts
Advisor	Adult	Serves as a mentor offering advice, but does not run the club	^{[P 1]}^: 7

Activities

In recent history, two annually-held activities present in many UNICEF clubs are the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and UNICEF Tap Project donation collections. Serving as the largest fundraising event for some clubs, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF takes place on Halloween, and is often executed by trick-or-treating for donations instead of candy.^[4]^[9]^[10]^[11] The UNICEF Tap Project takes place during World Water Day on 22 March, and has been executed recently via UNICEF's Tap Project app: where 'for every 10 minutes you don't use your phone, a child is provided 1 day of clean water'.^[12]

Hosting bingo^[5] and open mic nights,^[13] dances and concerts,^[14] elementary and middle school assemblies,^[11] "Advocacy Day" events,^[15] and golf tournaments, as well as selling support T-shirts^[12] baked goods,^[14]^[16] bracelets,^[10] and buttons,^[11] making tie blankets,^[5] and other means of advocacy and fundraising have been performed by UNICEF clubs for causes such as supporting Syrian refuges^[9] and affected families of the War in Darfur^[10] and the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes,^[5] as well as bringing awareness to malnutrition,^[5]^[16] the Zika virus, and child trafficking.^[15]

Locations

UNICEF clubs are present, or have been present, at a number of US high schools and universities. As of the most recent school year in the US, there are UNICEF clubs present in just colleges in three states, just high schools in eight states, and both colleges and high schools in a further 27 states and Washington D.C., leaving only 12 states without any presence of UNICEF clubs.^{[P 4]} Major private universities, such as Duke University^[17] and Yale University, host UNICEF clubs of their own.^[18]

Clubs are also present internationally, including in Canada since no later than 1965,^[19] and Hong Kong since 2007.^{[P 5]}

References

Notelist

^ While no official start date is available, clubs began to appear in the US starting later in this year^[1]
^ See the "Activities" section below

Primary

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "UNICEF Clubs | Starter Guide" (PDF). UNICEF USA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ "Partner with UNICEF Clubs" (PDF). MUN Impact. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UNICEF Clubs: Leading Your Club" (PDF). UNICEF USA. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "UNICEF Club Community Map". UNICEF USA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
^ "UNICEF Club". UNICEF HK. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

Secondary

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ruppert, Leonard (2 October 1952). "Boy, 11, Forms Club to Collect Money for U.N.". National Education Association. Marshfield, Wisconsin: The Marshfield News-Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A Successful Youth Summit Recorded". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, New Brunswick. 7 June 1991. p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Shea, Bridget (28 May 2015). "Sen. Kirk helps launch UNICEF club at alma mater". Pioneer Press. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Hallabeck, Eliza (6 December 2020). "NHS UNICEF Club Working To Help Others". The Newtown Bee. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Razman, Amirah (15 February 2023). "UNICEF chapter returns to UMN after 3-year hiatus". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Nollen, Diana (1 February 2021). "'United in the Cloud' | Student groups join forces for fundraising virtual concerts for UNICEF". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. p. 6. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gomez, Gloria Rebecca (November 9, 2023). "Tom Horne says 'antisemitic' UNICEF and Amnesty International shouldn't be in AZ schools". The Arizona Mirror. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ Sullivan, Nick (November 9, 2023). "Tom Horne wants schools to kick two groups off campus. Doing so might be illegal". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Tendall, Makayla (22 October 2018). "'Kids helping kids': Indianola students to trick or treat for donations to UNICEF". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stegmeir, Mary (2 November 2006). "UW-EC students want to help kids". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bradbeer, Janice (29 October 1998). "Everyone 'does their bit' to help the world's children". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p. 100. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Cress, Joseph (13 April 2015). "Boiling Springs club raises funds for UNICEF". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Zimmerman, Jason (24 May 2019). "Appleton North High School UNICEF club hosts open mic fundraiser". WBAY-TV. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Ferguson, Jane (21 October 1983). "SJHS Newspaper Debuts Next Week". The Evening Times Globe. Vol. 142, no. 206. Saint John, New Brunswick. p. 15. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
^ ^a ^b Amber, Cardona (3 March 2016). "Students win national awards at UNICEF summit". The Brown and White. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Henry, Derrick (17 October 1998). "Trick or Treat for UNICEF". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 34. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
^ "The UNICEF Club at Duke University". Duke University. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^ Hanshaw, Annelise (16 December 2020). "Realizing the American dream". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. 4. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via NewspaperArchive. she looks forward to joining the UNICEF club at Yale as well.
^ Lomer, Gord (8 May 1965). "Uptown and down". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 21. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.

External links

[3] While no official start date is available, clubs began to appear in the US starting later in this year^[1]

[4] See the "Activities" section below

[Guide-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "UNICEF Clubs | Starter Guide" (PDF). UNICEF USA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[12] "Partner with UNICEF Clubs" (PDF). MUN Impact. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[Lead-13] "UNICEF Clubs: Leading Your Club" (PDF). UNICEF USA. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[22] "UNICEF Club Community Map". UNICEF USA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[26] "UNICEF Club". UNICEF HK. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[Ruppert-2] Ruppert, Leonard (2 October 1952). "Boy, 11, Forms Club to Collect Money for U.N.". National Education Association. Marshfield, Wisconsin: The Marshfield News-Herald. p. 14. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "A Successful Youth Summit Recorded". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, New Brunswick. 7 June 1991. p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] O'Shea, Bridget (28 May 2015). "Sen. Kirk helps launch UNICEF club at alma mater". Pioneer Press. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Hallabeck-7] Hallabeck, Eliza (6 December 2020). "NHS UNICEF Club Working To Help Others". The Newtown Bee. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[Razman-8] Razman, Amirah (15 February 2023). "UNICEF chapter returns to UMN after 3-year hiatus". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[9] Nollen, Diana (1 February 2021). "'United in the Cloud' | Student groups join forces for fundraising virtual concerts for UNICEF". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. p. 6. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Gomez, Gloria Rebecca (November 9, 2023). "Tom Horne says 'antisemitic' UNICEF and Amnesty International shouldn't be in AZ schools". The Arizona Mirror. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[11] Sullivan, Nick (November 9, 2023). "Tom Horne wants schools to kick two groups off campus. Doing so might be illegal". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[Tendall-14] Tendall, Makayla (22 October 2018). "'Kids helping kids': Indianola students to trick or treat for donations to UNICEF". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[EAU-15] Stegmeir, Mary (2 November 2006). "UW-EC students want to help kids". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Canada-16] Bradbeer, Janice (29 October 1998). "Everyone 'does their bit' to help the world's children". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. p. 100. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Cress-17] Cress, Joseph (13 April 2015). "Boiling Springs club raises funds for UNICEF". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[18] Zimmerman, Jason (24 May 2019). "Appleton North High School UNICEF club hosts open mic fundraiser". WBAY-TV. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[Ferguson-19] Ferguson, Jane (21 October 1983). "SJHS Newspaper Debuts Next Week". The Evening Times Globe. Vol. 142, no. 206. Saint John, New Brunswick. p. 15. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.

[Amber-20] Amber, Cardona (3 March 2016). "Students win national awards at UNICEF summit". The Brown and White. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[Henry-21] Henry, Derrick (17 October 1998). "Trick or Treat for UNICEF". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 34. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.

[23] "The UNICEF Club at Duke University". Duke University. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[24] Hanshaw, Annelise (16 December 2020). "Realizing the American dream". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. 4. Retrieved 15 December 2023 – via NewspaperArchive. she looks forward to joining the UNICEF club at Yale as well.

[25] Lomer, Gord (8 May 1965). "Uptown and down". The Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 21. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.

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