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Global education access on the rise
Education varies from country to country, so global education is an expansive topic. Students learn key vocational skills and expand their future opportunities by developing empathy, fostering confidence and nurturing their academics in a structured setting to improve their quality of life. Investment in education will yield significant returns for society. It is key that […]
UNICEF USA: Reopening Schools is Priority in Latin America & Caribbean
On 16 September 2020, a student stands in an empty classroom in Panama City, Panama. A generation of children in Latin America and the Caribbean are missing out on schooling because of COVID-19. Due to the pandemic, 97 per cent of the region’s students have been deprived of their normal schooling. More than seven months into […]
UNICEF USA: Plastic Waste as Building Blocks in Côte d’Ivoire
*A happy girl at the playground of her school made out of recycled plastic bricks, in Toumodi-Sakassou, in the center of Côte d’Ivoire. Due to COVID-19, the schools were closed for several weeks. Classes started, and children are happy to see their friends…UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire has partnered with Columbian social business Conceptos Plasticos to turn […]
Strengthening global health and child survival to provide a better future for all
When tasked with writing a blog post that would be published in the middle of November, my first thought was, “Perfect, easy – everyone loves a post that is comforting, moving and inspiring during the season of giving thanks!” When I learned the blog post topic was global health, well … after the last 18 […]
7 ways to celebrate and advocate World Children’s Day with UNICEF USA
International days are a perfect way to bring single issues to the forefront of people’s minds. Often recognized nationally and by organizations like the U.N., they create a powerful opportunity to advocate, raise awareness and amplify the voices of people in need. This Friday is World Children’s Day, an observance built on one simple idea: […]
UNICEF USA: Growing Up in a Refugee Camp, Dreaming of the Stars
For children displaced by conflict, the world can be a frightening place and “home” a concept filled with longing and uncertainty. In 2014, a 12-year-old girl named Bodoor and her family were forced out of their home by political violence in Syria. “My life in Syria was normal. I went to school every day,” Bodoor, […]
We can all be heroes this Halloween with UNICEF
It’s late October, which means that millions of kids across the United States are getting ready for Halloween, the annual holiday celebrated each year on Oct. 31. Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain over 2,000 years ago, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. The word itself […]
UNICEF USA: SAFE WATER FOR REFUGEES IN JORDAN
Ahmad, 12 years, has spent half of his young life in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. The experience has given him a unique interest in how a water and wastewater network has evolved in this water-scarce location to serve a population of nearly 80,000 people – more than half of them children. He was fascinated […]
