·  Where can I mail my donation?

Mail donations to:

Cayman Loves Children
Box 30383 SMB
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

·  What if I'm too busy to find a stamp?

Email Cayman Loves Children and a representative will contact you about alternative arrangements to collect your donation. No stamp, no driving, no hassle. It will be the easiest good deed you will ever do.

·  Can I donate straight to your bank account?

Yes. Deposits may be made to the Cayman Loves Children account at Butterfield Bank (#034648).

·  How much should I give?

Cayman Loves Children usually asks for donations of at least ten dollars. You are welcome to donate more or less than that, however.

·  Where is Cayman Loves Children based?

Cayman Loves Children is based in the Cayman Islands.

·  Do you have an office somewhere?

No. That would cost money. 100 percent of every donation is sent to UNICEF.

·  Why does Cayman Loves Children send funds to UNICEF?

UNICEF makes a tremendous impact around the world helping children and mothers with basic needs such as health and education.

·  How can I help Cayman Loves Children?

The quickest way to help is to get your name on this website by making a donation. Another way to help is to become a Cayman Loves Children volunteer. You can also help by telling your friends to visit this website (http://caymanloveschildren.8k.com). Please inform everyone you know about this effort and encourage them to give at least ten dollars.

·  Where is the money kept?

Donations are deposited in a Bank of Butterfield account. Bank drafts are mailed or presented to UNICEF (headquarters in New York City) on a regular basis. All funds raised are donated to UNICEF. All interest earned is also ncluded in the donation to UNICEF. The founder pays for the costs of the bank drafts.

·  Can I make a donation if I don't live in the Cayman Islands?

Yes! Mail your check to: Cayman Loves Children, PO Box 30383 SMB, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, (Caribbean)

·  What if I donate but don't want my name listed?

No problem. Let us know and you will be listed as "anonymous".

·  Why don't I just send my donation to UNICEF directly?

Please do, but make sure you do. Visit their website at www.unicef.org and you will find an address to send money.

·  There are many problems in the world? Why choose this one?

Children in crisis are the most obvious target for compassionate action. These are the most innocent of all victims and they tend to suffer the most from poverty, violence and natural disasters.

·  Why bother? This will not change the world.

That's an easy attitude to have as long as you are not one of the children that go to bed hungry every night. Try to imagine what a ten dollar donation would mean to a child that needs life-saving medication or a school book. A little bit of help is better than no help.

·  Why not focus on Cayman's problems?

No one is suggesting that we ignore Cayman's problems. However, children are not starving to death in the streets of the Cayman Islands. Children are not dying daily of easily preventable diseases here. This is about helping the world's most desperate children. This is about trying to answer the cries of those 10 million babies and children who die every year from hunger and treatable diseases.

If everyone in the world waited to achieve perfection in their own house before helping a neighbor in need, no one would ever help anyone.

·  Who startedCayman Loves Children?

Guy Harrison, a Cayman Islands journalist, founded and supervises Cayman Loves Children. Other adult officers are Mrs. Marjorie Bush, Mrs. Sheree Harrison and Mr. Alex Angel.

Children, teenagers, and young adults, however, are the real force behind Cayman Loves Children. If you would like to help us raise funds for kids in need, please send an email to guy@weststartv.com requesting more information.

About UNICEF

·  UNICEF maintains programs in more than 160 countries.

·  UNICEF's programs are diverse, including projects and assistance for: child and maternal care, water sanitation, women's programs, education and early-childhood development, child nutrition.

·  UNICEF was established on 11 December 1946 by the United Nations to meet the emergency needs of children in post-war Europe and China. In 1950, its mandate was broadened to address the long-term needs of children and mothers in developing countries everywhere. UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations system in 1953, and it was then that its name was shortened from the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund to the United Nations Children's Fund, although the original acronym was retained.

·  In 1998, 89 percent of UNICEF's budget was spent directly on its programmes around the world, 9 per cent went to management and administration and 2 per cent to write-offs and other charges.

·  In 1998, 62 percent of UNICEF's income came from governments. Most of the remaining 38 per cent came from direct fundraising and through the sale of greeting cards.

More about UNICEF


UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.

UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.

UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress.

UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to build their capacity to form appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families.

UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children - victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation and those with disabilities.

UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care.

UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority.

UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities.

UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

Source: UNICEF