easyJet has today launched its Easter collection onboard to continue support for UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund, ensuring vulnerable children and families around the world receive the urgent, life-saving support they need.

From 20 March 2026 until 20 April 2026, easyJet cabin crew will collect donations onboard all flights, giving nearly 10 million customers travelling on thousands of flights across 35 countries the opportunity to contribute in any currency.

Just £3.20 —the price of a cup of tea onboard— could provide 400 water purification tablets, enough to purify more than 400 litres of water in an emergency.

UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund is essential to enable UNICEF to act immediately ensuring resources and support can reach the most vulnerable children in countries where the need is greatest.

easyJet’s support for UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund has enabled teams to respond to escalating humanitarian need across the world, including in:

Burkina Faso, where around 20% of schools are closed, leaving about 2 million children in urgent need of educational support. Access to clean water is also critical, with 2.8 million people lacking sufficient safe water.

In response, UNICEF provided humanitarian assistance to over 2.73 million children in 2025 across areas including nutrition, health, education, child protection, and water and sanitation.

Mozambique, which has faced extreme flooding that has led to nearly half a million people being forced to leave their homes, key infrastructure has been damaged, and at least 350,000 children are at heightened risk of waterborne diseases, malnutrition and protection concerns.

So far, in response to the recent floods, UNICEF has supported over 61,000 people to access safe water and sanitation facilities, reached over 35,000 children with emergency education support, and plans to support over 350,000 women and children to access primary healthcare to prevent disease spread and malnutrition.

Across the country in 2026, UNICEF plans to assist over 1.2 million people with humanitarian support, including health, water and sanitation, education, child protection and nutrition.

Myanmar, where one year on from the devastating earthquake that hit in March 2025, the country continues to face an increasingly complex and worsening humanitarian crisis.

With CEF funding, UNICEF will continue to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance in 2026 - targeting 3.3 million people, including 2.6 million children

For 16-year-old Kyang Sau, from northern Myanmar, conflict has transformed everyday life. After deadly violence erupted in her community, her family fled their home and were forced to live in a displacement camp in Kachin State, sharing a single cramped room with seven family members.

“Living in Myanmar like this feels incredibly strange,” she says. “I want peace to return swiftly so I can go back to my home.”

Life in the camp presents daily challenges, from limited privacy and sanitation facilities to difficulties accessing basic hygiene items.

Through support made possible by partners including easyJet, UNICEF has been providing assistance to families in the camp, including child-friendly spaces where children can play and receive psychosocial support, as well as child protection kits containing essential items such as clothing, soap and sanitary products.

Michael Brown, easyJet Director of Cabin Services, said:

“We are proud to continue supporting UNICEF’s Children’s Emergency Fund with our easter onboard collection, giving 10 million customers flying with us across 35 countries the opportunity to donate. Our funding is essential to support UNICEF’s work, since 2012 easyJet customers and crew have raised over £17 million for UNICEF and we are incredibly grateful for their ongoing support and generosity.”

Dr Philip Goodwin, Chief Executive at The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), said

"This year, UNICEF plans to reach more than 70 million children with urgent humanitarian support. With so many crises continuing to unfold - from recent unrest across the Middle East to ongoing conflicts, and the growing impacts of climate change - millions of children are facing dangers no child should ever experience.

"Children are always at the heart of our response, and our job is to make sure they have the live-saving essentials and protection they depend on. From clean water, nutritional support and medical care, our Children's Emergency Fund allows us to act immediately to support affected families.

"Every donation through the easyJet on board collection truly makes a difference. We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who chooses to stand with children when they need it most."

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About easyJet

easyJet is one of Europe’s largest airlines offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports with great value fares and friendly service.

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 100 million passengers in 2024. The airline has over 350 aircraft flying on over 1000 routes to more than 160 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in nine countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions.

The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

In 2022, easyJet published its roadmap to net zero by 2050. The roadmap, which also features a combination of fleet renewal, operational efficiencies, airspace modernisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuel and carbon removal technology, has set an ambitious interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035, validated by the Science-based targets initiative (SBTi).

The airline’s ultimate aim is to fully transition its fleet to zero carbon emission technology, which it will achieve through a number of strategic partnerships including with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace Solutions.

Since 2000, the airline has successfully reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third and is the number 1 ESG rated airline in Europe by Sustainalytics, MSCI and CDP.

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching over 30 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.

In 2023 easyJet was named by TIME as one of the World’s Best Companies and a Leader in Diversity 2024 by The Financial Times.

About UNICEF

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone.

The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) raises funds for UNICEF’s emergency and development work for children. We also promote and protect children’s rights in the UK and internationally. We are a UK charity, entirely funded by supporters.

United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), Registered Charity No. 1072612 (England & Wales), SC043677 (Scotland).

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