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AA international flights now feature a new in-flight video
that highlights six AAI Mission Coordinators!
Select your video preference below to learn more about
Change for Good and
American Airlines.
 Champions for Children, an employee volunteer program co-developed and sponsored by AA, Airline Ambassadors, the APFA and UNICEF, was started in 2006 and is open to any AA employee. Champions for Children volunteer to support the UNICEF Change for Good® program at AA, a program that has raised over US $60 million worldwide since its inception. International Flight Attendant "Champions" collect donations aboard many of AA's international flights, while Admirals Club "Champions" collect donations at select Admirals Club locations. Every AA employee is welcome to become a Champion for Children.
Learn more about UNICEF.
 Champions raise funds on board flights and elsewhere to support UNICEF programs around the world. Champions are also the face of Change for Good, proudly sharing their humanitarian efforts and interests with passengers every day. They demonstrate their support for UNICEF formally through in-flight public announcements or in passing with colleagues who recognize the Champion for Children pin on their uniform.
The Change for Good® Program
Change for Good® -- an innovative partnership between UNICEF and the international airline industry -- was created in 1987 and is one of UNICEF's best known, and longest-running global fundraising campaigns. The concept is simple: travelers on international flights can donate their unused U.S. and foreign currency to benefit children. These contributions are used to provide lifesaving assistance to the developing world's poorest, most vulnerable children in over 150 countries where UNICEF has programs.
How It Works
Flight attendants on international flights volunteer to make onboard announcements and collect spare coins and paper currency from passengers. An in-flight video featuring AAI Mission Coordinators and AA Flight Attendants helps educate passengers about UNICEF projects that their funds support. It also explains the Change for Good program and invites passengers to contribute their spare change. Funds collected are transferred to UNICEF to help children in need worldwide.
Click Here to See Nancy's Letter to AA/AAI Members
Background
American Airlines, the largest airline in the world, has been the proud partner of the Change for Good® program in the United States since 1994. American Airlines is one of 12 international airlines supporting this program, along with oneworld partners British Airways, Qantas, Finnair, Cathay Pacific as well as future oneworld partner Japan Airlines. Donations of dollars, pounds, Euros, and yen have generated over $60 million to date and helped provide a healthier, happier future for millions of children. Since 1994, American Airlines has raised more than $2 million, donated by passengers to support UNICEF's work.
To learn more about the Change for Good® program or the Champions for Children volunteer program, please visit www.unicefusa.org/changeforgood or send email inquiries directly to championsforchildren@aa.com.
To learn more about the Change for Good® program or the Champions for Children volunteer program, please visit www.unicefusa.org/changeforgood or send email inquiries directly to championsforchildren@aa.com.
| Child Survival |
| $0.06 |
provides a sachet of oral re-hydration salts to help children combat dehydration, a common and deadly - but easily preventable - threat to a child's life |
| $6 |
provides a long-lasting insecticidal mosquito net, protecting families from malaria which kills one African child every 30 seconds |
| $244 |
buys an emergency health kit that provides basic drugs, medical supplies and equipment for 1,000 people for 3 months |
| Immunization |
| $2 |
immunizes 20 children against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough |
| $5 |
provides a box of 100 disposable syringes to be used during immunization campaigns |
| Child Protection in Emergencies |
| $3 |
provides a large wool blanket to protect a child from the cold/winter weather during an emergency |
| $12 |
provides 20 packets of high energy biscuits, specially developed for malnourished children in emergency situations |
| $101 |
provides 10 families with Basic Family Water kits for use during emergency situations |
| Fighting HIV/AIDS |
| $1 |
provides a rapid HIV test for an individual to determine his/her status to prevent the further spread of the virus |
| $2 |
per day provides children orphaned by HIV/AIDS with essential services including education, health, food and psychological support |
| $2.50 |
provides cotrimoxazole to HIV-exposed children for one year which has been shown to reduce mortality by as much as 43% |
Milestones in Making a Global Difference
| 1987 |
UNICEF launches Change for Good® program with participating airline partners |
| 1994 |
American Airlines adopts Change for Good® supported by American Airlines Flight Attendants |
| 1999 |
The oneworld Alliance nominates UNICEF as its global charity and agrees to support Change for Good® on flights of member airlines |
| 2005 |
American Airlines Change for Good® donations reach the $2 million mark |
| 2006 |
American Airlines and UNICEF introduce 'Champions for Children' volunteer program and re-launch Change for Good® on flights |
 UNICEF's mission is to save, protect, and improve children's lives. With child survival as its mantra, UNICEF is always ready to respond quickly and effectively wherever there are children in need. Operating in over 150 countries, UNICEF provides lifesaving medicine and immunizations, nutrition, clean water, HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, and assistance in humanitarian emergencies.
 UNICEF is made up of 7,000 dedicated UNICEF workers, 90% of whom live in the countries where UNICEF programs operate. These life-saving programs are funded entirely by voluntary contributions; UNICEF gets none of its funds from the United Nations budget. As responsible stewards for the world's vulnerable children, 96 percent of UNICEF's income is used for program services to help children, just 4% covers administrative costs.
 A globally recognized, respected and trusted brand, UNICEF is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. And, in 2006, UNICEF received a four-star rating -- its third -- from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities.
To learn more about UNICEF visit www.unicefusa.org.
American Airlines and The oneworld Alliance
Since 1994, American Airlines, the world's largest airline, has proudly partnered with UNICEF to help save children's lives in over 150 countries through the Change for Good program. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carriers serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights and a fleet of more than 1,000 aircraft. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Since 1999, UNICEF has been the official nominated charity of oneworld®, and together the oneworld member airlines have raised over US$60 million for the children of the world.
Airline Ambassadors International Inc.
Airline Ambassadors International, is a not-for-profit organization founded by AA Flight Attendants using their flight benefits to help children. It has grown to a network of 6,000 airline employees, health professionals, business executives, teachers, students, and families who volunteer their time to provide humanitarian aid to children and families. Members volunteer at home and abroad, focusing on issues of poverty, hunger, education, health, child welfare, community development, and disaster relief. AAI has joined hands with UNICEF to help coordinate the recruitment and training of Champions for Children volunteers to support the Change for Good fundraising program. To learn more about Airline Ambassadors and opportunities to directly help children around the world, visit www.airlineamb.org.
Thank You
Partners of Change for Good are also grateful to our supporters of currency transport and conversion - Travelex and DFASS -- without whom the Change for Good program would not be possible. We are also grateful to the support of the APFA –the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. APFA was founded in 1977 and is the nation's only independent Flight Attendant union. APFA represents the Flight Attendants of American Airlines and is proud of a rich history of achievement in both the women's movement and human rights arena. While struggling to transform a once transitional job into a life-long career, APFA's noteworthy battles include: the right to work past the age of 32; the right to marry and have children; the right for males to hold the job; the abolishment of archaic weight standards; and the preservation of pension benefits. APFA will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2007. |
