Aer Lingus has been a proud partner of UNICEF Ireland for more than 26 years.
In support of UNICEF’s Winter Appeal, Aer Lingus will hold a special collection to raise onboard donations for children in need.
The special collection will take place on all short-haul and long-haul flights from Friday 6th December until Sunday 15th December.
Millions of children around the world are facing freezing temperatures without proper protection from the elements.
Many children and their families have fled the horrors of war and are now living in makeshift shelters, tents and bombed-out buildings facing a cold winter with no way of keeping warm.
Without blankets, shelter, and winter clothes, children will struggle to survive the bitter cold this Christmas.
Any contribution, big or small, will make a big difference. Please donate to help now.
Winters in countries like Ukraine, Pakistan and Syria are ferocious. Freezing weather, snow, and biting winds are bringing even further hardship to children in desperate need.
But with the support of people like you, UNICEF is there to provide life-saving supplies like thermal blankets and winter clothing kits.
In Ukraine, this support is essential for children forced from their homes by war. Families are living in cold basements and old houses – anywhere they can find shelter.
14-year-old Halyna and her bother Andriy, 5, fled their hometown with their parents after most of it was completely destroyed.
Desperate to continue her education, Halyna would walk three kilometres to a field where there was mobile coverage to download homework.
She said: “It was snowing and I wanted to send my biology homework. I’d stand there for as long as I could, holding my phone, but when my fingers got too cold, I’d go back home. Almost every day was like that.”
Thanks to UNICEF supporters, the family have been able to buy fuel for an old boiler to get them through winter.
In Sudan too, children are being helped by support from people like you.
In some parts of the country during winter, temperatures can drop from the usual 22 degrees to as low as four.
Dalia, 10, suffered in these conditions after fleeing her home due to war.
She said: “The nights are bitterly cold, and we shiver uncontrollably.”
Thankfully she has now been provided with warm blankets. With your support, even more children can be kept warm and safe this winter.
Please give what you can and help save a child’s life today.
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