UNICEF is fully committed to working with the Government of India to ensure that each child born in this vast and complex country gets the best start in life, thrives and develops to his or her full potential.
The organisation began its work in INdia in 1949 with three staff members and established an office in Delhi three years later. Currently, it advocates for the rights of India’s children in 16 states.India’s first penicillin plant set up at Pimpri. It was the first public sector undertaking in the Drugs & Pharmaceutical Sector. UNICEF provided equipment and technical assistance.During 1940s, Kaira Union (AMUL), a milk cooperative, faced a problem. Their surplus milk could not be sold. The livelihood of thousands of milk farmers was in jeopardy. Dr. Verghese Kurien, the legendary “Father of the White Revolution”, convinced UNICEF and others that the surplus buffalo milk could be converted into powder. In 1954, UNICEF signed an agreement with the Government of India to fund the Aarey and Anand milk processing plants. In return, free and subsidised milk would be provided to needy children in the area. Within a decade, India had thirteen UNICEF assisted milk processing plants. Today, India has become the world’s largest producer of milk.
UNICEF began its work in India in 1949 with three staff members and established an office in Delhi three years later. Currently, it advocates for the rights of India’s children in 16 states.UNICEF strongly believes in the power of partnerships and collaborative efforts and has rich history of working with the corporate sector.
Contributions from corporate partners – Indian and multinational – form a large base of our funding. The increasing number of companies wanting UNICEF to help them better design their codes of conduct, CSR strategies and related actions demonstrates that there is strong appetite within the business community for UNICEF’s expanded involvement in CSR.
UNICEF’s corporate partnerships typically involve building mutually beneficial national alliances by aligning the corporation’s philanthropic and marketing needs with UNICEF’s programme objectives. UNICEF’s brand serves as an attractive partner for corporations wanting to make a contribution to the lives of children and at the same time build their own brand and business.
These partnerships not only help UNICEF raise funds but also promote issue-based messaging. Conversely, partnering with UNICEF has also helped build brand equity of partner companies, as well as improve their customer loyalty and market share in the long run.
In partnering with private sector organisations, UNICEF works diligently to try and establish partnerships which are aligned to the core principles of the company/foundation and of UNICEF.
UNICEF works closely with private companies – large and small – to identify, design and implement alliances that leverage the strengths of the corporate sector on behalf of India’s children.
A day at the office can mean many things to UNICEF staff. It could mean talking with a 14-year-old former child soldier about their experiences, or finding funding for vital supplies for children during an emergency, or dedicating each day to efforts to eradicate a killer disease.
It's not all drama, of course.
Much of the organization's work is all but invisible: securing funding for HIV/AIDS or immunization programmes, for example, or chipping away at political inertia, or setting up structures for effective emergency response. And there's the vital task of building alliances with local communities, helping them to ensure the education, protection and wellbeing of their own children.
This selection of UNICEF staff profiles aims to give you an insight into the way the organization works, day by day, to improve the lives of individual children around the world.
Check this section regularly as we will feature more UNICEF staff.
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