No, I’m not talking about “revenge body” with one of the Kardashian sisters or the fast-result fad diets popular these days. I’m talking about three children, babies, who range from eight to fourteen months old, with results that make me tear up. Let’s go back eight weeks. I went to Aweil town in northern South Sudan to… Read more →←
Author: Helene Sandbu Ryeng
The sound of students reciting the alphabet is replaced by silence. The stillness is only broken by wind rattling the dry grass surrounding the pole stumps in straight lines on the barren plain. The poles used to hold Ogweni primary school, then the conflict came. One hour by plane from the capital Juba and 15 minutes by boat on the… Read more →←
February 12 is International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers. UNICEF estimates that 19,000 children are used by armed forces and armed groups in South Sudan. “Being honest, I personally wasn’t aware of just how many children this issue affects,” says Josh McKenna. He is one of the eight artists making animated Instagram… Read more →←
The plane suddenly drops. Chogi’s hand shoots out grabbing his big brother’s thigh and squeezing tightly. He turns to me with a face looking like a question mark, and I reassure him everything is ok. Two seconds later the turbulence is over, but the eight-year-old’s hand rests on Jidu – just in case. Chogi doesn’t remember the… Read more →←
An innovative approach to finding fresh water underground in drought-affected areas in Ethiopia. If you happen to drive by it, the steel pipe standing at attention in the middle of the desert doesn’t look very impressive. Yet, this pipe and the borehole beneath it currently form UNICEF Ethiopia’s most innovative and exciting project… Read more →←
