From tomorrow, around 1.5 million easyJet customers flying across 35 countries will have the opportunity to donate onboard and support the collection, which will help UNICEF meet the urgent needs of children and families affected by this crisis.
UNICEF is scaling up its response to provide access to basic services including clean water and sanitation supplies, healthcare, schooling and learning, mental health and psychosocial support, and emergency cash assistance. The organisation is also trucking safe water supplies to conflict-affected areas and prepositioning health, hygiene and emergency education supplies as close as possible to families near the contact line.
Tina Milton, Director of Cabin Services at easyJet said:
“At this worrying time, our thoughts and those of so many of our customers are with those affected by the conflict in Ukraine. Our partner UNICEF is at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Ukraine, with teams working around the clock to deliver urgent support to those who have been impacted. I have been hearing from many of our crew across Europe who have wanted to help these efforts and so I am pleased we are now launching our onboard collection. Through our onboard collection, customers will be able to donate to UNICEF, which will help them continue the vital work they do. We would also like to thank our customers in advance for any donations and for their generosity.”
Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive at The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), said:
“One million families have been forcibly displaced and are seeking safety in neighbouring countries, dramatically escalating humanitarian needs – families are attempting to leave the country via neighbouring countries including Poland and Romania. That is why we are intensifying our action on the ground.
When partners, like easyJet, respond quickly to our humanitarian appeal, it helps us to act swiftly and provide assistance for those that need it most. In crises, timing is everything.
I would like to extend a big thank you – on behalf of the team at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), as well as the UNICEF team in Ukraine – for your donations which will mean that we can support the children and families in Ukraine through our work. In practical terms, this includes helping to provide families with access to clean water and nutritious food and making sure that child health and protection services are sustained.”
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