Committee Descriptions

Brief descriptions of the work that each committee is responsible for...

Marketing: advertises for UNICEF-Georgetown by flyering, creating murals, etc. in order to promote our organization's events and advocate for UNICEF on campus

Fundraising: plan and executes fundraising events like bake sales, movie nights, Corp partnerships,
raffle ticket sales, etc.

Conference: reaches out to 20-30 speakers in the field of international development, raises funds for and markets the event, and determines the event's logistics

Special Events: organizes and executes the two largest fundraising and awareness campaigns during
the year, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and the Tap Project

Education: visits schools with committee members and volunteers to give TeachUNICEF lessons to students in DC elementary schools

Program: hosts monthly Spotlight Dinners and the Spring Film Festival

Advocacy: plans Advocacy-Action dinners and the Creative Expressions Contest

Technology: maintains and updates UNICEF-Georgetown's website, blog, listserv, Facebook page and group, and sends out organization's newsletters

Get Involved!

Be sure to get involved with UNICEF-Georgetown. Here are the easiest ways:

1. Subscribe to our mailing list here
2. Go to a General Body Meeting
3. Attend one of our Spotlight Dinners
4. Check our blog to see our upcoming events
5. Join our Facebook group to stay updated
6. Talk or email current members!
7. Apply to join a committee
8. Send us your opinions!

TAP Midnight Mug Display

TAP photo display was up last week in Midnight Mug!

TeachUNICEF Spotlight Dinner

On February 28th, UNICEF-Georgetown hosted its first spotlight dinner of the semester. The dinner talked about the TeachUNICEF initiative and how to get involved. Here are some photos from the event.

Tap Project Training

Some board members at the 2012 TAP project training earlier today!

1st General Body Meeting

UNICEF-Georgetown will hold its first General Body meeting of the semester this coming Monday, January 30th,at 8pm in ICC 102.

We will discuss our agenda for spring semester, briefly introduce UNICEF’s work and committees, and talk about how to get involved with the committees.

We hope to see you there!

Message from our President

Dear Members,

Please join me in congratulating 2012 UNICEF-Georgetown's new board:

Advocacy Chair: Avanti Narayanan

Conference Chair: Yan Ong

Conference Vice-Chair: Stephanie Arzate

Education (TeachUNICEF) Chair: Deeyar Itayem

Fundraising Chair: Diane Lameira

Marketing Chair: Carmen Hernandez

Program Chair: Elle Kang

Special Events Chair: Janine Duffy

Technology Chair: Jessica Costanzo

Regards,

Judy

UNICEF-Georgetown President

2012 UNICEF Executive Board Elections

This Sunday, UNICEF will be hosting elections for the 2012 UNICEF Executive Board at 12pm in ICC 209A. The positions to be elected are President, Vice President, and Treasurer. If you would like to run for one of these positions, please email the following information to smo38@georgetown.edu by Saturday at 5pm:
- Name, School, Year

- How you have been involved with UNICEF-Georgetown

- Why you would like to run for the President/VP/Treasurer

- What new ideas you would like to bring to UNICEF-Georgetown in 2012

On Sunday, we will meet briefly so that the candidates may introduce themselves. Voting will be online and a link to the ballot will be made available following the meeting.

Requirements for running:

- You must be a member of UNICEF-Georgetown
- You must be present for both the spring and fall semesters of 2012

TeachUNICEF Visit on Nov. 30

It has been yet another educational semester for the TeachUNICEF Committee, for both the children we taught and for the members as they prepared the lessons and learned about the joys and challenges of working with groups of young students. Our visit on Nov. 30 to the Perry School wrapped up the Committee's activities for fall 2011. The members spoke with the children about malaria and community services that can help a child stay healthy and live to adulthood. Below are their reflections.

Jordan: Overall, I feel that the visit could have gone better. Even though we had a small group of five kids, they were quite a handful. Charlotte and I did our best to teach the lesson clearly and keep them involved; however, the kids were quite rowdy and had trouble paying attention. The teacher in the room with us had to constantly interrupt the lesson to tell the kids to settle down. I think part of the problem was that the lesson might have been a little too difficult for the students to understand. I think that if we had a group that was better behaved, they would have grasped more of the lesson.

Charlotte: This week I had the opportunity to travel to the Perry School and teach a group of young children about the global effects of malaria. This was truly an empowering experience, as the children had never heard of malaria before our visit, but by the time we left they were able to grasp the broader picture of how malaria affects the lives of millions around the world. After we talked about the roles of hospitals and health care in different communities, the children watched an educational video and then drew pictures to represent what they had learned. It was amazing how these children could appreciate the devastating effects of a disease most prevalent half a world away to them. I left feeling like I had profoundly enhanced their lives - and minds!

This coming week, UNICEF-Georgetown will be selling UNICEF holiday cards in Leavey! Not only are the cards perfect for the holiday season, but they simultaneously bring hope, health, and happiness to children around the world :) Hope to see you there!

What: UNICEF-Georgetown holiday card sale!

When: Monday, December 5th and Wednesday, December 7th from 11-4

Where: Leavey

Why: What better way to send out your holiday greetings than with a beautiful card that benefits children across the globe!