UNICEF - HAITI EMERGENCY RELIEF    $75,000.00
January 2010
In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010 Webkinz Foundation matched donations made by Ganz employees to support UNICEF’s relief efforts.
Haiti is in a state of emergency. Nearly half of Haiti’s population is under the age of 18 - almost 5 million youth and children. Often during emergencies, children bear the brunt of the devastation.
The international community has asked UNICEF to take a leadership role. The most urgent needs have been identified – the provision of clean water and sanitation, the assurance of child protection, nutrition, health, safety. A cargo plane carrying UNICEF supplies has landed in the country, bringing with it enough oral rehydration salts, water purifications tablets, tarpaulins and tents for 10,000 families. UNICEF will now lead the international efforts on the ground, reaching children and their families with immediate assistance.

www.unicef.ca | Haiti Earthquake

War Child Canada    $155,000.00
2009
In fall 2008, Webkinz Foundation contributed $210,000 to War Child Canada. $105,000 of this grant was directed to Emergency Relief programs for the children of Darfur. The Foundation sent an additional donation of $50,000 for emergency relief work. The Executive Director of War Child Canada followed up with this information: “More than 10,000 children and youth will directly benefit from these activities in the coming months... The significance of the Webkinz Foundation’s contribution to War Child Canada’s work in west Darfur cannot be overstated”.

www.warchild.ca