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Your monthly gift helps children play on

Play is at the heart of childhood. It’s how children learn, imagine, connect with each other and discover who they are.

Yet for millions of children around the world, play is replaced by worries about safety and survival. Conflict, crisis and displacement force children to grow up far too fast. For these children, play can be a lifeline, offering comfort, relief from stress and trauma, and a sense of hope.

UNICEF is determined to help children—wherever they are—PLAY ON so they can run, laugh, learn and build the skills they need for life. But we need your support.

Donate monthly to bring play to children living in the toughest places. Your ongoing generosity helps sustain hundreds of play- and sport-based initiatives, including:

Expanding services, including parenting programs, that promote play for children
Opening doors to preschool and early learning environments where children can explore and grow
Creating safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces where children are free to play

Whether it’s jumping rope or playing soccer, cricket or tag, sports and physical activity help strengthen growing bodies and brains. Play boosts confidence, curiosity, focus and problem solving skills, while nurturing joy and connection.

How your monthly gift will help children:

$23

Can provide 2 skipping ropes, 2 basketballs and 2 footballs to help 6 children stay active.

$42

Can give 100 children the chance to learn by providing them with basic school essentials, including pencils and exercise books.

$101

Can provide basketballs, footballs, skipping ropes, backpacks and notebooks reaching up to 35 children.

Why give monthly?

We rely on your monthly donation to maintain critical support and services for children around the world—not just during emergencies, but every single day. Thanks to our community of monthly donors across Canada, we can continue our lifesaving work—from meeting children’s most urgent needs to creating safe spaces where they can play, recover and grow, including:

Vaccinating almost half of the world’s children every year;
Delivering emergency supplies within 72 hours to anywhere in the world;
Helping over 35 million people access safe water every year;
And so much more.

Donate monthly and help keep childhood moving, even in the toughest circumstances.

All donations are eligible for a tax credit as a charitable gift. If you prefer to give by phone, please call 1 800 567 4483. We are available to answer your call 24/7.