So what is Purple Pinkie?
School children putting purple pinkie prints on a world map
When children are vaccinated against polio, they have a purple stamp put on one of their little fingers. In this way the immunisation team knows who has been vaccinated.
Each Purple Pinkie brings us closer to making polio history.
Running a Purple Pinkie day is a great way to raise public awareness of the efforts being made to eradicate polio and to raise funds towards these efforts.
Donate as little as 50p on a Purple Pinkie day – this pays for a single immunisation – and get a purple pinkie. Tell people why your little finger is purple, and see if they will also contribute. Simple, effective, purple. 
Schools, Colleges, Businesses, Communities, Individuals
- Donate 50p or £1 and get your pinkie dyed purple
- Print purple-dyed fingerprints on a poster or world map of polio-affected areas
- Wear purple for a day
- Dye your hair purple
