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Tag: UNICEF
LEGO says it’s pulling out of Russia ‘indefinitely’
The LEGO Group says it’s ceasing operations in Russia altogether, ending its partnership with the company that runs its stores in the country. Back in March, the LEGO Group paused shipments of its products to Russia following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, but its stores – run by Inventive Retail Group – were seemingly still…
The LEGO Group is working to make children safer online
The LEGO Group is participating in an international research project to help ‘protect and promote children’s well-being in a digital age’. As detailed by a new press release, the project is known as the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children project, or RITEC. The LEGO Foundation is providing funding for this project, with both UNICEF and…
LEGO pledges £11.5m to support vulnerable children in Afghanistan and Haiti
The LEGO Group owners KIRKBI and the LEGO Foundation have announced an £11.5m grant to support vulnerable children in Haiti and Afghanistan. That’s equivalent to 100m DKK, 85% of which will be split across UNICEF, the UN Refugee Agency, and Education Cannot Wait. The remaining 15m DKK will then be distributed according to need as…
The LEGO Group teams up with UNICEF to help disadvantaged kids in China
The LEGO Group, the LEGO Foundation, and UNICEF have come together to bring learning-through-play to young children living in disadvantaged regions of China. The partnership will span three years and has an investment of roughly $2.5 million going towards family support programmes. The resources are designed to help parents, teachers, and caregivers understand the importance…
LEGO Foundation and UNICEF help refugee children learn through play
UNICEF and the LEGO Foundation are helping refugee children learn through play, providing resources to improve their education. Forbes has reported on the team up between UNICEF and the LEGO Foundation that has brought the power of play to refugee children in Jordan. In a classroom set up to teach displaced children, the youngsters are…
Children direct a LEGO advert about the ‘right to play’
In celebration of World Children’s Day 2017, a group of children visited Billund to produce a special LEGO advert. The LEGO Group and UNICEF teamed up to promote the right of children to play, by inviting four children to the LEGO headquarters in Billund, Denmark. There, the young directors came up with the concept for…
