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UNICEF distributes early childhood development kits in Jacmel, Haiti
By Thomas Nybo - JACMEL, Haiti, 6 April 2010 – When the earthquake shook the mountains outside this port city in southern Haiti on 12 January, rural schools throughout the area were destroyed or...
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UNICEF supports resumption of education in China earthquake zone
Students study the Tibetan language in one of the winterized school tents provided by UNICEF in Chenduo County Central Complete Primary School, located iStudents study the Tibetan language in one of...
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Developing vision: Young people in South Africa photograph their communities
Olwethu Mahina and Patience Ndlovum, Zifuneleni Junior Secondary School students in Soweto, South Africa, practice using their cameras. © UNICEF/2010/Dini Report by Hong-An Truong - Across some of...
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Back to School stories from around the world – Yemen: Afra’a's story
Yemen: Afra’a's story Sa’ada, Yemen – August 2010 When you walk down the Al-Shara’a Al-A’am main road to the old town of Sa’ada, through the main gate of Bab Al-Yaman and pass by the ancient mosque of...
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Back to School stories from around the world – Sri Lanka: Dilushana’s story
Sri Lanka: Dilushana’s story Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka – August 2010 In a remote part of eastern Sri Lanka, the rhythmic chant of children’s lessons reverberates through one of the region’s newly...
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Back to School stories from around the world – Madagascar: Angita’s story
Madagascar: Angita’s story Marolondo, Madagascar – August 2010 Angita Emerentienne, 9, is a student at Marolondo primary school. She has been studying in a tent since her classroom was destroyed in...
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Back to School stories from around the world – Haiti: Taïma’s story
Haiti: Taïma’s story Port-au-Prince, Haiti – August 2010 You only have to mention the word ‘school’ and a sparkle comes into Taïma Celestin’s dark brown eyes. It’s not hard to understand why. The...
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UNICEF supports emergency education for children displaced by floods in Pakistan
Over the past several weeks, monsoon floods in Pakistan have displaced millions and destroyed or damaged some 1.8 million homes and over 9,000 schools. The latest UN estimates place the total number of...
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On the first day of school, UNICEF provides support for earthquake-affected...
Field Report from Haiti by Benjamin Steinlechner- For thousands of temporary residents of the Primature displacement camp in the Haitian capital, yesterday’s routine began as it has every day since the...
View ArticleUNICEF’s digital drum chosen as a Time Magazine Best Invention of 2011
The rugged solar-powered kiosk being tested and developed in Uganda by UNICEF’s Technology for Development unit was featured as one of the best ideas and innovations of the year in Time’s annual “Best...
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