Finnair Plc Press release Finnair announces Change for Good campaign on Global Handwashing Day
Finnair announces this year's Change for Good campaign on Global Handwashing
Day, which is today. The new subject of the collection is UNICEF's Clean Water
and Environment for the Children of India programme over a three-year period.
The programme particularly emphasises sensible use of water, hygiene and
handwashing.
Finnair and UNICEF are running the Change for Good campaign for the 14th time.
The collection starts at the end of November and it will continue until 10
January 2010.
In cooperation with our customers we have collected nearly one million euros
for UNICEF's work since the collection began. Change for Good has been part of
the charity work of many oneworld alliance airlines since 1999. This is an
effective and concrete way of improving conditions in the developing
countries, says Finnair's SVP Communications Christer Haglund.
The Change for Good collection is arranged on nearly all international flights.
The donated cash is placed in a collection envelope found in the seatback
pocket, then the envelope is sealed and given to the cabin staff. On leisure
flights the collection takes place on flights returning to Helsinki. A donation
can also be given on the UNICEF website via an internet bank, at the address
www.unicef.fi/lahjoitaverkossa (Finnish-language site). Passengers can also
participate in the collection by bringing their donations to the collection
boxes located in the Finnair lounge facilities at Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
The objectives of the Clean Water and Environment for the Children of India
programme include ensuring clean drinking water and adequate sanitation as well
as providing a healthy and safe learning environment for the children of the
Indian state of Bihar. A further objective is to encourage children, families
and communities to adopt hygienic practices and practical water treatment
measures.
Over the years, the money acquired through the Change for Good collection has
been directed to education programmes in Rwanda and Nepal, AIDS programmes in
Vietnam and Kaliningrad and an emergency relief project in Kosovo.
This year, moreover, Finnair will donate money allocated for Christmas cards
and gifts to the Change for Good collection.
Finnair Plc
Communications
15.10.2009
Further information: Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020 or
media.desk(a)finnair.com or UNICEF Finland, information tel. +358 40 584 501
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