12-year-old Wesal is photographed in her Grade 6 classroom in Batash School in Faizabad city, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan.

easyJet and UNICEF are launching an onboard collection programme as part of their ‘Every Child Can Fly’ campaign that aims to tackle the global learning crisis.

From 7 December for six weeks, easyJet passengers will have the opportunity to donate during flights via cabin crew collections, marking the 50th easyJet collection for UNICEF and over GBP 17 million raised since the partnership’s debut in 2012.

“It is a privilege to be launching our 50th onboard collection for UNICEF this winter as part of our ‘Every Child Can Fly’ campaign to support UNICEF’s aspiration to achieve every child’s universal right to learn by 2030,” said Michael Brown, easyJet’s Director of Cabin Services. “Since our partnership launched over a decade ago, we are incredibly grateful to our customers for their kindness and generosity in helping to raise over £17 million to support UNICEF’s work – and, of course, our fantastic crew who make these collections possible. We cannot thank them enough for all that they do to help change the lives of countless children across the world.”

The ‘Every Child Can Fly’ campaign was launched in 2024 and aims to provide learning opportunities for 114 million children and digital education for 148.6 million children by the end of 2025. Currently, around the world, seven out of ten 10-year-olds cannot read simple text or do basic maths, and 1.4 million children need to be enrolled in early education each year.

“This winter, we are proud to be launching our 50th collection with easyJet.  The contribution of easyJet crew and customers has already helped UNICEF reach more than 169 million children to support with building a brighter future,” commented Mohini Raichura-Brown, UNICEF’s Chief Partnerships Officer. “This collection builds on more than £3 million easyJet contributed over the years towards UNICEF’s education programmes to help provide every child with an opportunity to access quality and inclusive learning. This included providing educational materials such as textbooks and classroom kits to children, so they are able to keep learning, even during an emergency.”

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