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Caryl Stern: Join us to help every child achieve a fifth birthday
A child's fifth birthday is a joyful moment for most parents, a milestone marking the passage out of early childhood into the world of pre-K and grade school and upward and onward. Of course, in much of the world, the fifth birthday marks a different kind of milestone — one sometimes greeted with an entirely different sentiment: "my child survived." That's because in so many places, for so many beautiful children, just reaching age five alive is a battle, a battle that many don't win — 21,000 every day, more than 7 million every year. Raising awareness about these children is a key to reaching the day when zero children die from preventable causes. That's why we've partnered with USAID for a new social media campaign: "Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday." The idea: post a photo of yourself or your kids at age five. Share it. Friends can do the same and find out about the millions of children who never get a chance to celebrate being five.
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Register as a U.S. Fund for UNICEF volunteer to educate, advocate and fundraise on behalf of UNICEF in your community. www.unicefusa.org/volunteer
UNICEF Voices of Youth
UNICEF's Voices of Youth provides a forum in which youth can discuss and debate global issues in three languages: English, French and Spanish. Stay tuned for new translations in Arabic and Swahili. www.voicesofyouth.org
