Due to global IKEA customer support and purchases, the IKEA Foundation has raised and donated over $15 million to UNICEF and Save the Children projects to extend and start new children’s educational programs in developing countries.
The IKEA Foundation, the charitable function of IKEA, is donating 1 euro (approximately $1.34) for each of the record 8.6 million soft toys and children’s books sold in IKEA stores worldwide from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24, 2010, as well as 1 euro for every children’s IKEA product and soft toy kids’ meal sold during the final week of the 2010 campaign.
This money will help UNICEF and Save the Children extend current projects and start new ones in 22 countries including Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. The projects contribute to better water and toilet facilities in schools, improve access to education for minority children, provide educational supplies and train teachers in child-friendly teaching techniques.
Visit IKEA’s web site for more information about the soft toy campaign.
