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Learning to be leaders in Uganda Technology brings aid to school children in disaster areas Tent classrooms and school kits help restart education in Haiti’s quake zone Education essential to heal Haiti’s children
 
Learning to be leaders in Uganda

Learning to be leaders in Uganda

NEW YORK, USA, 11 March 2010 – UNICEF’s recently launched Humanitarian Action Report 2010, estimates that at least 1.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Uganda due to droughts, flooding, internal displacement and the return of at least 300,000 Ugandans following the cessation of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) activities.

Technology brings aid to school children in disaster areas

Technology brings aid to school children in disaster areas

By Anna Azaryeva NEW YORK, USA, 11 March 2010 – The earthquake that shook Chile on 27 February reportedly killed hundreds of people causing widespread damage to homes, hospitals, schools, roads and other infrastructure. Rescue and recovery efforts are underway while the start of the school year has been suspended for a week. Meanwhile, intensive aid operations [...]

Tent classrooms and school kits help restart education in Haiti’s quake zone

Tent classrooms and school kits help restart education in Haiti’s quake zone

By Roshan Khadivi PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 17 February 2010 – The first day of school in a UNICEF tent classroom was a happy day for Yolanda Senatus, 9 – and a far cry from the tragic day she had experienced just a month earlier. “I like to draw, sing and play with my friends. I am so happy [...]

Education essential to heal Haiti’s children

Education essential to heal Haiti’s children

By Pi James NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2010 – The death toll from the 12 January earthquake in Haiti continues to rise, despite the worldwide humanitarian efforts underway. With nearly half of the Haitian population under the age of 18, children have been significantly affected by this crisis.

Philippines: Living in the shadow of danger

Philippines: Living in the shadow of danger

25 February 2010

At the ringing of the bell, staff, students and their parents at the San Jose Elementary School know exactly what to do. They have practiced this drill before and know that in this disaster-prone corner of the Philippines, it is an exercise that could one day save lives. For behind this school, shrouded in mist [...]

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Education forges path from child soldier to child protector

Education forges path from child soldier to child protector

02 March 2010

NEW YORK, USA, 19 February 2009 – Abraham Kur Achiek served in the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) as a teenager. Today, he’s in his 30’s and working as a child protection officer for UNICEF in his native Southern Sudan.

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Providing potable water to mountain school in Haiti

Providing potable water to mountain school in Haiti

04 March 2010

23 Feb 2010 – Victor Vincent Kinyanjui, from Kenya and WASH specialist for UNICEF Sierra Leone, and I set out early in morning to visit a rural school on top of mountain Jaquot-Merlin. The school is run by Father Louis Marrie from France. In order to get there we had to cross a dry river [...]

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International Women’s Day: Special podcast on education and gender equality

International Women’s Day: Special podcast on education and gender equality

08 March 2010

8 March 2010 – This year, International Women’s Day is focusing on the theme: “Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all.” Though significant progress has been made towards gender parity and equality in education, many challenges remain.

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Displaced by conflict, students crowd a village school in northern Yemen

Displaced by conflict, students crowd a village school in northern Yemen

22 February 2010

By Zahra Sethna HARADH, Yemen, 17 February 2010 – Just a few months ago, the Yarmouk school at the heart of al-Mazrak, a village in north-western Yemen catered to fewer than 200 students. Now it serves more than 2,000.

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A month after the quake, massive aid effort continues for Haitian children and families

A month after the quake, massive aid effort continues for Haitian children and families

15 February 2010

By Guy Hubbard PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 12 February 2010 – A month after the 12 January earthquake that levelled densely populated areas of Haiti, UNICEF Director of Emergency Operations Louis-Georges Arsenault travels by helicopter over the cities of Port -Au-Prince and Leogane, and on to the southern port of Jacmel.

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