The Zambian town of Mongu sits on a small hill. From its modest height you get an elevated view of the horizon across the Barotse floodplain, one of Africa’s largest wetland areas. The flooded Zambezi shows few signs of movement, though the water here is gradually flowing South, and will eventually gather speed to plummet over the… Read more →←
Topic: Impact
Last year, Nhaveen, a 17-year-old boy, was beaten by a gang of boys in an empty field. They thought he was too effeminate and wanted him to “man up.” After, Nhaveen fell into a coma and never woke up. Bullying is an issue that is close to my heart. I grew up just 20 minutes from KLCC Twin Towers, in Kuala Lumpur, the tallest towers… Read more →←
Broadening girls’ horizons in Zambia As I climbed the stairs to the main meeting room, I could already sense the buzz and excitement. The floor shook as around a hundred girls in their mid-teens performed dances, stamped their feet and sang choruses. The shout went up: “You can make a difference. We can make a difference.” All the… Read more →←
I’m 24-years old, born and raised in Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire. While working on my master’s degree, I developed an interest in education. My classes were interactive, where students worked on team projects to propose solutions to issues we noticed in some communities. I started to dream about an inclusive and interactive education… Read more →←
The European Union and UNICEF work together to protect children in the Kyrgyz Republic Opa lives at the end of a dusty road in the village of Atabekov, south Kyrgyzstan, a stone’s throw from the Uzbek border. It took us a while to find her house wandering around the hamlet amid children molding bricks from mud and others swimming in… Read more →←
Our impact on the environment will have consequences for the children we serve and the planet they will inherit. How is UNICEF reducing harmful waste from supplies, lowering carbon emissions and improving the efficiency of transport for global supply operations? UNICEF procures essential commodities for children in 150 countries and… Read more →←
Do leaders, citizens and donors agree on the most important development challenges to solve in the countries where they work? Whose support and what conditions make progress more or less likely? Which international donors do leaders prefer as development partners? To answer these questions, the Listening to Leaders 2018 report draws… Read more →←
In Shahrak e Muhajireen, a mountainous village in Afghanistan’s central highlands, 28-year old Surayaa Hussaini is passionate about transforming the lives of illiterate girls and women. Surayaa left Nili, the capital of Daikundi, to serve vulnerable girls and women in the village of Shahrak e Muhajireen, home to nearly 1,500 people. As… Read more →←
It’s 12.30 pm and people are arriving. We are in a Wichí indigenous community in Rivadavia, in the northern province of Salta, Argentina. About 35 women quietly stand in line while their children play. They are waiting for their turn to talk with Analía, an employee from the National Social Security Agency (ANSES). She is part of an… Read more →←
In the Bribri worldview of Costa Rica, when a young woman menstruates for the first time, she is considered ready to leave her home to start a new family and assume the role of motherhood. Although this indigenous cultural notion persists, it does not mean that all indigenous women follow this model. In fact, many women who can overcome… Read more →←