Category Archives: Inspired Gifts

The thought behind ‘Say No to Naff’

By UNICEF NZ, Published: December 6, 2010
The story of Christmas changes as we get older. I remember as a kid, Christmas was most importantly about the presents I was going to receive. I would spend the night of the 24th wired, electric with excitement and tossing around in bed worried Santa wouldn’t come if I didn’t fall asleep. Me-aged-10 could not [...]
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Water Blogged!

By UNICEF NZ, Published: October 14, 2010
Water Blogged Tomorrow is Blog Action Day (link to the site?), an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. This year the theme is water – or more specifically [...]
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Say “I love you” with a gift of hope

By UNICEF NZ, Published: February 9, 2010
What are you getting your Valentine this year? Roses, chocolate, wine? How about saying “I love you” with a gift of love – the gift of hope to a child who needs it most – from Inspired Gifts? Inspired Gifts is an innovative program that allows you to purchase actual life-saving items that will be [...]
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Alison Mau: The best gift

By UNICEF NZ, Published: December 24, 2009
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: a gift for 20 mothers-to-be! We’re counting down to Christmas with the 12 Days of UNICEF where UNICEF ambassadors and champions post daily blog entries about the difference UNICEF Inspired Gifts are making in the lives of many children around the world. Almost [...]
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Amber Peebles: Give life, give nutritious milk this holiday

By UNICEF NZ, Published: December 23, 2009
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: nutritious milk! We’re counting down to Christmas with the 12 Days of UNICEF where UNICEF ambassadors and champions post daily blog entries about the difference UNICEF Inspired Gifts are making in the lives of many children around the world. As Kiwis we are [...]
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