Spotlight Dinner with Club Filipino

Hi everyone,

We hope you're surviving midterm/paper season! Here are some photos from UNICEF-GU's Oct. 13th spotlight dinner in collaboration with Club Filipino. The event comprised a discussion on the Philippines' history and culture, as well as on UNICEF's work in the Philippines after it was hit by Typhoon Ondoy. A big THANK YOU to Club Filipino and UNICEF-GU's Program Committee!
























































(Thank you Pauline for the photos!)

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

"There's U in UNICEF": Creative Expressions Contest

“There’s U in UNICEF”
Creative Expressions Challenge

INTRODUCTION

Check out our promotional video here!

Envisage, encapsulate, express: the UNICEF Georgetown Creative Expressions contest 2010 invites you to submit your perspective on UNICEF. What comes to mind when you think of UNICEF’s work, outreach and goals? How would you express these images or thoughts? Be creative, tell us your outlook—show us how there’s “U” in UNICEF.

ELIGIBILITY

• All students of Georgetown University are invited to participate in the contest.
  
• No participation fee required.

CRITERIA

• Students may submit uploadable media or photography pieces (i.e. in the form of photos or videos). There is no limit to the amount of uploadable media you may submit, however, we encourage you to challenge yourself to express in one piece the “U in UNICEF.”
  
• Students must submit their own pieces. No copyright infringement permitted.
  
• Artist’s Statement of Originality: please submit a brief description (max. 50 words) of your work to unicefgu.advocacy@gmail.com during the submission period. Please include your name, school and year, net ID, and phone number.
  

COPYRIGHT

• All submissions must be original works of the artist.
  
• Failure to comply with copyright standards will result in a withdrawal of the artist’s work from the contest.
• UNICEF-GU reserves the right to include or exclude any work. Works graphic or indecent in nature will be eliminated automatically.
  

SUBMISSION PERIOD

• Students may submit their work between October 5, 2010 to October 29, 2010.
  
• All submissions must be made to UNICEF-Georgetown’s “Flickr” account.

1. Participants must create a “Flickr” account (it’s free). Go to www.flickr.com for details on how to open an account.
2. Join UNICEF-GU’s Group - “There’s U in UNICEF” Creative Expressions Challenge. http://www.flickr.com/groups/1496467@N25/
3. Photos: please upload high-resolution photos. Please ensure that the privacy of your photo is set to “Anyone” (Public).
4. Videos: please upload videos to our Flickr group as well. Please ensure that the privacy of your video is set to “Anyone” (Public).
5. Note: your media must be uploadable.

JUDGING

• Semi-Final voting period: October 30, 2010 to November 4, 2010.
• Those works which the UNICEF Advocacy Committee and Board judge to best reflect the contest theme will be entered into the semi-final round.
• All semi-final works will be posted on UNICEF’s Facebook account where the campus community will have the opportunity to “like” the work. Voters can also send votes to unicefgu.advocacy@gmail.com.
• The top 3 “liked” pieces will be showcased at UNICEF’s International Development Conference dinner on November 5, 2010 where a final selection will be made by a conference committee comprised of international development professionals, faculty, and students.

PRIZES

• One (1) first prize winner and two (2) runner ups will be awarded cash prizes and other benefits.
• All participants in the contest will have their work posted to UNICEF’s website, blog, and Facebook account.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Encourage your friends to participate in the contest, or vote for their favorite submissions on our Facebook during semi-final voting.

DISCLAIMER

• UNICEF-Georgetown Advocacy reserves the right to make any changes to the contest guidelines.

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

Spotlight Dinner on Pakistan

On Sept. 29th, we held our first spotlight dinner of the year with the help of Georgetown's South Asian Society and GU Gastronomes. The dinner focused on the situation in Pakistan after the devastating floods as well as the recovery efforts that have gone into rebuilding the country and the lives of the people affected. A big THANK YOU to our Program Committee, headed by Susan, for organizing this amazing awareness-raising event! Here are some photos from the dinner.
























































(Thank you Pauline for the photos!)

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

Malaria and "When the Night Comes"

The Hoyas Global Initiative and UNICEF-Georgetown collaborated to present the screening of When the Night Comes, a documentary by Bobby Bailey. The three narrators traveled to Uganda and witnessed the suffering that malaria causes - the lives, many of them young, that are taken away, the surviving family members who experience so much loss. Mosquito nets drastically reduce the number of malaria infections, but nets must be provided and distributed to those people who need them. The Hoyas Global Initiative is organizing a charity dodgeball tournament, with funds going towards providing mosquito nets for people in malaria-infected areas. Be on the lookout for info about that event! To learn more about malaria and When the Night Comes, please visit the following links:

http://www.unicef.org/health/index_malaria.html
http://www.whenthenightcomes.com/home

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

SAC Fair and GBM

Hi everyone,

We'd like to thank you once again for coming by our table during the SAC Fair and also to our general body meeting on Wednesday, September 8th. We're excited that you're excited to join us! To view the PowerPoint that we showed during the meeting (which includes short descriptions of our committees), please visit this link: http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/unicef/?Action=ViewDocument&ID=52546. Pictures from the meeting, as well as more information about the committees and their activities, will be posted soon, so be sure to check back!

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

Updates on the Situation in Pakistan

Hi everyone,

Please read these updates on the situation in Pakistan.

"UNICEF's life-saving operation in Pakistan in jeopardy due to funding shortfall":
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_55576.html

"Statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, on the flooding in Pakistan":
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_55663.html

"Thousands homeless and millions reeling in Pakistan's Punjab province":
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/pakistan_55713.html

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

UNICEF in Pakistan and China

UNICEF has responded to the devastation wrought by the floods in Pakistan and landslides in northwestern China. You can read about the organization's efforts in the following press releases:

"UNICEF: 6 million children affected by the floods in Pakistan; some 2.7 million in need of immediate, life-saving assistance": http://www.unicef.org/media/media_55507.html

"UNICEF ready to provide assistance to landslides-affected areas in China": http://www.unicef.org/media/media_55521.html

Please visit UNICEF's website for more information and for ideas of how you can help: http://www.unicef.org/index.php

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

Haiti Update

Hi everyone,

UNICEF has uploaded new information regarding its humanitarian work in Haiti during the six months after the January 12th earthquake. This information can be found on its TeachUNICEF site, http://teachunicef.org/explore/topic/haiti-unicef-responds. Included in this update are video and audio resources; general information about humanitarian emergencies; and fact sheets on UNICEF's efforts in education, hygiene, sanitation, and reuniting families in Haiti.

It has been a while since the earthquake, but the struggle to rebuild is not yet over. Please keep the people of Haiti in your thoughts.

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

2010 UNICEF Campus Summit

Hi everyone,

We hope you've enjoyed your summer and pursued interests you didn't have time for during the school year. Here is an update from our president, Renata:

On June 11th 2010, Renata Moniaga and Cindy Yang traveled to NYC to participate in the 2010 UNICEF Campus Initiative Summit. The three-day summit brought together over 200 UNICEF campus leaders from across the country. It was an opportunity to share best practices and learn from other campus groups. Caryl Stern, CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF and Cynthia McCaffrey, Vice President of the US Fund for UNICEF delivered inspiring speeches. Ms. McCaffrey, who was the keynote speaker for the 2009 International Development Conference, even gave the UNICEF-Georgetown group a shout out during her welcome address! On the last day, all the campus leaders staked 24,000 flags in the shape of a zero in order to promote the UNICEF 'Believe in Zero' campaign. The grueling yet rewarding effort was filmed and will soon be featured in a UNICEF promotional video. All in all, it was a great experience.

And here are some photos from the event:














































































































See you all in a few weeks!

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown

Advocacy Workshop and Events, Spotlight Dinner on Malaria, Saxbys Partnership

Hi everyone,

On April 18th, Advocacy chair Derek held a training workshop for all those interested in going to Capitol Hill and speaking with congressmen/-women and staffers about UNICEF and its work. The main task of the Advocacy committee and its members and volunteers, however, was to ask Congress to allocate US$140 million for UNICEF for the 2011 fiscal year so that it could continue its humanitarian work around the world. In all, six students traveled to the Hill on April 19th and 26th. They met with Representative Nita Lowey and Senator Sam Brownback, the latter interested in bringing UNICEF on board his anti-human-trafficking and anti-Congolian-conflict-minerals campaigns. Below are photos from the training workshop. Thank you Derek, the Advocacy Committee - Amy, Nick, and Penelope - and volunteers for helping make sure that UNICEF could continue to extend a helping hand to those in need!












































(Photos taken by Co-Tech chair Lotus)

On April 21st we had our last spotlight dinner of the year, and had a pretty good turnout! The spotlight dinner was on malaria and malaria prevention, focusing on the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF's work in preventing malaria infection and deaths from malaria. Malaria is a preventable cause of death. Through the distribution and use of 3 million mosquito nets, the WHO has seen a 64% decrease in cases of malaria. More information from the presentation at the dinner is included in the photos below. Thank you Program chair Susan and her committee - Alexandra and Anika - for putting everything together!


























































(Photos taken by Lotus)

From April 24th to May 1st, Saxbys partnered with UNICEF/UNICEF-Georgetown. We had our banner in their window as well as quarter sheets and donation boxes to collect money for the children of Haiti. Below are pictures of our partnership. Thank you Fundraising chair Judy and committee member Sophia for making this possible!












































(Photos taken by Judy)

Best,
UNICEF-Georgetown