Students: make a difference and contribute

We are 18 student teams, all based in different cities throughout the Netherlands, that contribute each year to the selected UNICEF cause. We raise awareness as well as funds through different types of events and initiatives, such as pub-quizzes, open discussions/debates with experts, symposiums, challenges, clothing sales, baking sales, etc.

We also collaborate with each other on larger-scale events, in order to bring more human power, ideas, perspectives, and dynamic. This way, the student network represents the idea of collective effort in a creative and innovative form to help the children in need. We do so with passion and conscience in order to obtain the desired outcomes. 

Join us now!

Are you a student and do you want to become active for UNICEF? Join one of our student teams or start your own team. This way, you will participate in the best job there is: helping children.

Who are our (former) student volunteers and why did they become active team members? Check out Pauline's personal story. Or watch the video below:

What we aim for

We aim to create awareness and raise donations. We hope to see each team organise at least two activities per year. This way new attention is drawn to UNICEF, its projects and its goals. Do you and your team want to organise more activities? Please do so! Feel free to get creative and think of new ways to raise donations. Examples could be a pubquiz, a lecture, communal performances by bands, or a UNICEF run.

What we offer

A nationwide network of students that offers support, inspiration and possibilities for collaboration. We meet multiple times throughout the academic year during the Kick-off, Student Unite Day, LSO’s (learning & developing workshops) and Student Team Of The Year. These events are organised by the National Student Board, they are a selected group of students that focus on supporting and guiding the entire student volunteer network.

Poem

‘IT’S FOR THE CHILDREN!’ 
Is the phrase that comes to our minds when we do what we do
And what do we do? 
We create, explore, brainstorm, we go out in the world with these crazy and funny ideas through which we hope we will touch people’s amygdalas (yes, we’re smart too) 
It’s not a job, it’s not an obligation, it’s a sincere desire to make a difference Is it easy and an obstacle-free journey? Quite the opposite if you ask us…
But we found each other and this is why it’s working! 
We come from different cultures, we speak different languages, we have different religions, yet we have a similar mindset, and act with both ration and emotion.
We’re up for a challenge, and up for doing our best no matter what, and…We’re definitely not afraid to speak our minds and stand by what we believe in, which is the youth’s potential We believe in ourselves, we believe in our student network and the volunteers’ amazing capabilities, and we believe we are here with a purpose that we mustn’t forget: 
Supporting children around the world and making sure they don’t let go of their dreams So if you see us and wonder who we are and why we are here, well…
We are here FOR THE CHILDREN
And you?