MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN INDIA TO BENEFIT FROM IKEA’S €60 MILLION TO UNICEF

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Date: 23 Sep 2013 15:00:01 -0400
Subject: MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN INDIA TO BENEFIT FROM IKEA'S €60
MILLION TO UNICEF
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MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN INDIA TO BENEFIT FROM IKEA'S €60 MILLION TO
UNICEFNew York, Sep 23 2013 3:00PMA €60 million contribution from the
IKEA Foundation will allow the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
to reach millions of vulnerable children and women through health and
education programmes, the world body announced today.

"Five million infants and five million mothers in marginalized
communities can receive better access to health, nutrition, water and
sanitation services"
<"http://www.unicef.org/media/media_70443.html">said UNICEF's
Executive Director Anthony Lake. "And 7 million more children can
stay in school and receive a quality education."

Since 2002, UNICEF programmes funded by the IKEA Foundation have
impacted the lives of over 74 million people living in 15 states in
India. The expanded support announced today will enable UNICEF to
continue to assist the Government of India's efforts to improve the
chances of survival, development and growth of all children.

One grant of €39.5 million (approximately $53.3 million) will help
infants and mothers to reduce mortality and malnutrition rates across
13 states. A second grant of €20.7 million ($28 million) will enable
children across 10 states to receive quality education and benefit
from a Government scheme that provides a safe environment for children
living in difficult circumstances.

A child born in India joins an estimated population of 1.2 billion, of
which nearly 40 per cent are under the age of 18.

The circumstances children face in the country can be harrowing. India
alone accounts for more than 20 per cent of the child deaths and 38
per cent of the chronically undernourished children in the world. This
is largely due to a lack of access to good quality, essential health
services, and insufficient nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene
services for children under two and their mothers. In addition, more
than 80 million children drop out before completing eight years of
schooling and over 8 million children are out of school.

Founded in 1982, the IKEA Foundation was started by the Swedish home
furnishings company of the same name and according to its website it
aims to address "the root causes of child labour as well as endeavours
with major partners to promote child rights and education."

The contribution today brings IKEA Foundation's total investment in
UNICEF's work in India to €158 million ($213 million) and aims at
achieving results for children by 2018.Sep 23 2013 3:00PM
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