If you still don’t have an idea what to get for Mother’s Day but want to gift something truly unique, look no further.
Mothers are women like no others. They bring us into the world, they nurture us, they teach us life’s greatest lessons and they can be the reason why children grow up thinking they can achieve anything. So how can we show just how much we appreciate our mothers?
We think that saving the life of a child is the best Mother’s Day gift of all. With UNICEF’s special Mother’s Day Survival Gifts you can buy a real gift with real impact on mothers and children in need around the world. When you purchase a UNICEF Survival Gift on behalf of your mother, she will receive a card or e-card that celebrates the good her gift is doing, while a vulnerable child or mother receives the actual item. It is a unique Mother’s Day gift that you can give to moms, grandmothers or a mom to be.
All Survival Gifts can be purchased online which makes it ideal even as a last minute gift.
Maternal and Newborn Tetanus kills one baby every 11 minutes. You can give the gift of tetanus vaccines to inoculate mothers who then pass on their immunity to their babies. For just $35, you can save 83 babies from this vicious disease.
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Thirty per cent of women around the world do not have access to prenatal care. That means a significantly higher mortality rate for mothers and babies. With this gift for Mother’s Day, you can give pregnant women access to critical healthcare and prenatal vitamins, giving both mother and baby a better chance of survival. For $40, you can help ensure the safe deliveries of 20 babies.
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Blankets aren’t just to make babies look cute! They provide warmth, security and protection when babies need it most. For $26, you can help give three babies this extra comfort they need.
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230 million under age five around the world do not have birth certificates. Their birth was never officially recorded, which means they can’t access basic health care and education, or be protected from illegal adoption or trafficking. For your Mothers’ Day gift this year, help register a child and protect their future. For $18, you can provide two children with birth registrations.
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What better legacy to give your mother than a well-educated girl, a girl who could grow up to change the world for the better, all because of her? In many parts of the world, education isn’t a reality for girls. But you can help change that. For $120, you can help UNICEF educate a girl today, giving her the knowledge and confidence she needs for success tomorrow.
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Malaria causes one in 10 child deaths in Africa. For $10, you can buy insecticide-treated bed nets to protect six children from this illness.
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The gift of water can make all the difference in the world for a child in need. It improves their sanitation and hygiene, protects them from deadly diseases and means more time in school. For $31, this Mother’s Day you can provide water purification tables to more than 8,000 vulnerable children.
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Right now, millions of children around the world are suffering from hunger and malnutrition. For just $12, you can buy 21 packs of Plumpy’Nut, to help seven undernourished children gain up to two points in one week.
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Immunizations are one of the safest and most effective methods of protecting children against deadly diseases. For Mother’s Day this year, you can help protect 61 children from polio, tetanus and measles for just $44.
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Finally, this Mother’s Day, you can help welcome a baby into the world by giving her the best start in life. For just $20, you can give a mother and baby a gift set that includes: a warm blanket, a birth registration and essential vaccines to protect her against preventable diseases.
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Visit UNICEF Survival Gifts for more Mother’s Day gift ideas that will bring a smile to your mother’s face, and give a chance to a child in need.
