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children in Ukraine The brand is the first in Brazil to contribute to UNICEF’s global response to reduce the conflict impacts on the lives of children who have fled the country.
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150-thousand-dollar donation will be addressed to support the Blue Dots, which receive vulnerable children and families in the conflict zones. Last month, over 1.5 million children and teenagers left Ukraine, running away from the conflict in the country - an average of 55 per minute. With humanitarian needs multiplying rapidly, UNICEF is working, day and night, to expand vital programs for children and families. And Havaianas is the first Brazilian brand to join this global effort.
UNICEF’s response to the crisis in Ukraine aims to reach vulnerable children and families with essential services - including health, education, protection, water, and sanitation. In order to help who is moving to neighbouring countries, UNICEF has created the Blue Dots Centers, which are safe spots that supply essential information to travelling families and are able to identify unattended boys and girls or separated from their care givers and guarantee their protection.
Supported by donors from different parts of the world, now including the Brazilian Havaianas, which is contributing with 150 thousand dollars, UNICEF - along with humanitarian partners and local authorities - is implementing 26 Blue Dots Centers in Poland, Moldavia, Romania, Belarus, Hungary, and Slovakia. Four of them are already operating. Located at key-points across the migration routes, each centre is able to offer support to 3 to 5 thousand people per day, with a series of essential services. The Blue Dots centres offer a safe and sheltering space for children to rest, play, and simply be children in a moment when they are facing the trauma of leaving their families, friends and everything that is familiar to them.
“Ukraine counts on the global community generosity and support to reach children, teenagers and families, in Ukraine and neighbor countries, whose lives and future are at risk. Thanks to Havaianas, for being the first Brazilian brand to join this global effort, to save lives and guarantee the rights of every child and teenager, says Juan Ignácio Calvo, Head of Partnerships and Resource Collection of UNICEF Brazil.
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Pavers Foundation makes a difference in Ukraine
Left: Pavers MD Stuart Paver, with Steve Ovenden and some Ukrainian women travelling to Romania
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D of Pavers, Stuart Paver, along with Executive Assistant Steve Ovenden, have this week travelled to Bucharest to provide humanitarian aid and supplies to those most in need. Funding for the pair has come from the Pavers Foundation, which is running a Ukrainian support campaign, and has currently raised over £27,500.
Stuart and Steve have been staying in Romania, close to the border with Ukraine, since Monday 14th March and have been primarily distributing medical supplies and helping to transport women and children away from the conflict. Since the start of the week, they have delivered medicines and pharmaceutical supplies to Odessa and Mariupol and are currently working on the logistics of getting medical support to Kyiv. The Pavers Foundation aims to make a difference to charities and causes close to the hearts of all its colleagues and the Paver family. The Foundation and all colleagues of Pavers are immensely proud to host this fundraiser on behalf of those most in need in Ukraine. Some colleagues of the business have expressed support for Stuart and Steve on social media: “so proud to be a part of the pavers team”, “amazing work, proud to be a pavers employee”.
Stuart has reassured those wishing to support their efforts that the money will go directly to those who need it the most: “If anyone would like to donate every penny will be spent on medicines at wholesale prices no expenses no overheads”.
You can donate to help Stuart and Steve distribute aid through the Pavers Foundation’s Ukraine fundraiser on Just Giving:
www.justgiving.com/campaign/ paversfoundationukraine, and follow Pavers Foundation on social media to keep up to date with their progress.
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Above: A mother and son fleeing Odessa with a gift from Stuart Paver
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Pavers is one of the UK’s leading shoe retailers, with a focus on delivering
comfort, value and happiness. The footwear retailer was founded by Catherine Paver in 1971, and remains family owned and run today and celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2021. Stuart Paver, Catherine’s Son, is Joint Managing Director of the business together with his son Jason. Stuarts brothers, Graham and Ian are now retired from the business but still play an active role in The Pavers Foundation. Headquartered in York, the business operates across a broad multi-channel network, selling its products in over 170 stores nationwide,
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