Recently, I had a great conversation with Shanelle Hall, director of UNICEF’s supply division. As if I didn’t know it already, she really gave me a vivid sense of how many essential, lifesaving supplies UNICEF gets to children all over the globe, every day. In 2007, for example, we shipped enough educational kits to supply over 12 million children and 100,000 teachers. We procured 3.2 billion doses of vaccine, at a value of $617 million

Today I’m responding to some of the comments I received on my original child survival post (with thanks to all of you who commented). A number of commenters want to get involved and help. We always love to hear that. A few, like Shahidha, worry they don’t have a lot to give financially. The truth is, there are many ways to help besides money. We’d be lost without our volunteers.