BBVA, together with UNICEF Spain, launched a fundraising campaign through Bizum to help people affected by humanitarian emergencies such as those caused by the earthquake in Morocco and Cyclone Daniel in Libya. The bank has made available to BBVA Spain clients the possibility to make donations to the organization through Bizum from this moment.
To participate in this campaign you need to access the bank application and click on ‘options’Donate to a charitable cause’, enter the UNICEF donation code (05348) and contribute the chosen amount. Donations will go to the NGO’s Emergency Fund, which ensures the organization’s immediate response to humanitarian crises such as the recent ones in Morocco and Libya.
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Unicef ​​donation code: 05348
As with any emergency, children are always the most vulnerable. In Morocco, at least 100,000 children suffered the effects of the earthquake and entire families were displaced by the earthquake and are in urgent need of assistance, including psychosocial support. For its part, in Libya, Storm Daniel has killed more than 5,000 people, about 10,000 are missing, there are at least 20,000 internally displaced people living in schools and 7,000 people stranded in remote areas. places.
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Starting this Wednesday, September 13, BBVA has made free transfers for individuals to Morocco and Libya under 5,000 euros as a measure to help against the disasters experienced by these countries.
UNICEF will allocate all proceeds from BBVA clients in their Emergency Fund, where it responds to humanitarian emergencies including, increasingly, those caused by natural disasters caused by climate change. This funding allows UNICEF to respond to the most urgent needs of families in the first hours after any emergency situation, care for children trapped in protracted and forgotten crises, and support those country that is more prepared and can reduce the impact of disasters.
BBVA also allows free transfers for individuals in Morocco and Libya of less than 5,000 euros as a measure to help against the disasters experienced in these countries.
Donations to BBVA
BBVA has a solidarity space in the mobile application for making thematic donations through Bizum at any time, throughout the year. If it is not necessary to know beforehand the Bizum code assigned to the entity they want to cooperate with, customers can choose the cause and the NGO they want to help with their donations, shown through the drop-down menu, and make your contribution.
In February of this year, BBVA also contributed nearly 32 million euros to those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and launched various campaigns worldwide to collect contributions from its employees and clients. On that occasion, the bank also collaborated with the Red Cross, Save The Children, UNICEF Spain and UNHCR. It also launched emergency aid programs for earthquakes in countries such as Mexico and Chile, and also after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
