Readers of this blog will be aware that the United Church of Canada has invited its nation-wide flock to contribute toward providing vaccinations and other pandemic support through partner agencies in those parts of the world where the risk is greatest and people are poorest -- they go together. As is often the case, when the United Church makes an appeal 100% goes for relief, with 85% going to that specific situation and !5% kept in reserve for the next emerging crisis. This seems to be a prudent choice.
https://united-church.ca/social-action/act-now/covid-19-global-response
In addition, the Canadian government is matching donations to the Unicef "Give a Vax" initiative:
Over 95 million vaccine doses have been administered globally through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility and partners like UNICEF, but millions more are needed. Canadians can make a difference by helping to ensure that life-saving COVID-19 vaccines reach people in developing countries, humanitarian and conflict situations.
On July 12, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that it would match, dollar for dollar, donations made by individual Canadians to UNICEF Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination fundraising campaign, up to a maximum of $10 million.
A fully funded matching fund campaign would cover the vaccination costs of approximately 4 million people. Funds will enable UNICEF to cover the per-person cost to transport vaccines to destination countries, keep vaccines viable by protecting the cold chain during the journey, and training health care workers to effectively administer the vaccines and safely dispose of needles and waste.
The matching fund campaign, called “Give A Vax,” will run to September 6, 2021. Canadians who want to donate to UNICEF Canada’s fundraising campaign can do so by going to www.unicef.ca/giveavax or by texting VACCINES to 45678 to donate $10.
Whichever form of donation we choose, this can be an expression of gratitude for our opportunity to be fully vaccinated and to demonstrate our Christian commitment to global justice.
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