Dec 5, 2024 · In March 2010, Leo was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Immediately following his appointment, he travelled to Haiti with UNICEF to bring public awareness to the plight of the country's children in the wake of the earthquake.

Jan 14, 2025 · His foundation, the Leo Messi Foundation, collaborates with UNICEF on projects aimed at improving healthcare and education access for children in need. From funding new classrooms in Syria to supporting rehabilitation programs for children with disabilities, Messi’s efforts span across borders.

Jul 22, 2019 · The Leo Messi Foundation collaborates with UNICEF frequently, donating money and resources to different projects. In 2016, the organization helped children affected by the war in Syria to get back to school by building prefabricated classrooms and provided school supplies and books for students.

Aug 24, 2024 · Messi has a long history with UNICEF, since it was that organization the one to sponsor, for the first time, the FC Barcelona jersey. He has continually committed to the UNICEF cause. For example, in February 2019, Messi’s foundation contributed €200,000 to UNICEF projects in Kenya.

Dec 28, 2016 · DAMASCUS/BUENOS AIRES, 2 May 2017 – UNICEF has installed 20 new prefabricated classrooms in Tartus, Syria, and rural areas of Damascus, thanks to a generous donation from the Leo Messi Foundation. The donation has enabled more than 1,600 Syrian children affected by the conflict to attend school with fully furnished classrooms.

Messi was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2010. He is focused on campaigns supporting HIV prevention, education, and the social inclusion of disabled children. Mr. Messi founded...

Jan 30, 2023 · In 2010, Lionel Messi joined UNICEF as one of its ambassadors. Following his appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador, Messi traveled to Haiti with UNICEF to bring awareness to the struggles the children there were facing in light of the recent earthquake.

Dec 14, 2012 · UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and football star Leo Messi campaigns for an end to preventable child deaths.For more information, visit: http://www.unicef.org/he...

Lionel Messi donates nearly half a million to UNICEF to help children. Since 2004, he has contributed his time and finances to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), an organisation with which Barcelona also have a strong association.

In his role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Leo Messi has published a message of advice on his social media accounts about helping children to cope with the situation caused by coronavirus: "Coronavirus leaves us feeling uncertain, anxious and emotional.