Climate activist Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 for kids in Covid-19 crisis

The world body said Thursday that Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated a $100,000 prize which she won from a Danish foundation to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for use against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greta said, “As the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a child rights crisis.” She also said, “It will affect all children, now and in the long term, but weak groups will be impacted the most."

“I’m asking everyone to step up and join me in support of UNICEF’s vital work to save children’s lives, to protect health and continue education," she added.

The Danish anti-poverty non-governmental organization, Human Act, will match the $100,000 donation, the statement added.

UNICEF said the funds would give it an increase as it struggles to support children impacted by anti-virus lockdowns and school closures, particularly in the fields of “food shortages, forced health care systems, violence and lost education.”

Thunberg spoke at the end of March that she had “likely” contracted the coronavirus, after experiencing several symptoms after a trip to central Europe.