Make a real difference in the lives children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Every year, Variety improves the lives of thousands of children in need through targeted, flexible support. But child poverty rates are declining far too slowly. The grim reality is that tonight hundreds of kids won’t get much sleep; without proper, warm bedding or even a bed of their own.

What about tomorrow when the school bell rings? Imagine a child’s dread if there isn’t enough money for a uniform or consider the kid who is being left behind because they have no device to study on, constantly losing out to classmates and no hope of keeping up. No pupil wants to stand out for all the wrong reasons.

These basics are only the start; there are young people with every kind of need – specialist learning support, the chance to join in sports and extra-curricular opportunities, mobility and medical issues sensory challenges to overcome, the list is near endless.

Every gift helps but if you want to make a gift that could change the landscape of child poverty in New Zealand, then it is time to talk to us.