Tagged: early childhood development

Lady in blue top and jeans carrying a child as another young boy stands beside her, both also in blue, all standing next to a wall with plaster damaged to reveal bricks.

Argentina: Search ops sweep children into protection

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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 →←
A woman cups her breasts which have been painted to depict a baby with a tree on its face breastfeeding from its roots in the ground.

The important art of breastfeeding

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As a recently married woman, looking forward to starting a family, the topic of breastfeeding has become more and more prevalent in conversations with my husband and friends. When UNICEF approached me with the opportunity to collaborate on a breastfeeding campaign, it really highlighted the importance of breastfeeding and I was shocked… Read more →←
A nurse with a stethoscope kneels to check on a child sitting on his mother's lap.

Saving young lives in Uzbekistan

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“Two triplets were born in our district maternal wards this year,” says Nemat Abdullayev, a neonatologist from Gurlan, a remote town in northwestern Uzbekistan, with an air of satisfaction. “Both cases were premature births — the babies were 31 and 32 weeks old. Fortunately, they survived and left the hospital fully… Read more →←
A young baby eats porridge out of a red mug.

In Mali, tradition meets modernity for nutrition

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This morning, we leave the green and fertile region of Sikasso in southern Mali, to visit communities and report on the exemplary experience of Yorosso – a district which has reduced rates of chronic malnutrition by nearly half in just two years. UNICEF Nutrition Specialist Bienfait M’Mbakwa Eca talks to me in the car about the… Read more →←
Little girl points to something in a book a young woman is reading to her

The first 1,000 days: a singular window of opportunity

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What’s the most important thing children have? Their brains. And yet, we’re not caring for children’s brains the way we care for their bodies. This should concern all of us – including business leaders. The first 1,000 days of life – from conception to age three – open a critical and singular window of opportunity. During… Read more →←
Drawing of two small children piling leaves on top of a large cardboard box

#EatPlayLove for the best start in life

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The first 1,000 days of life shape a child’s future. Alongside adequate nutrition and nurturing care, play has a vital role in giving children the best possible start in life. When young children play, they exercise their vibrant imaginations and boost their creativity. Through play, they can transform themselves into superheroes …… Read more →←
Teacher writes in the notebook of a little girl sitting at a school desk

“The children have fun and forget about what they have been through”

Children in emergencies

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Early childhood education lays a foundation for peace in the Central African Republic. Children in the Central African Republic have endured years of violence and conflict. Armed groups struggle for control of the country’s natural resources, leaving families in the middle dealing with the chaos. In 2013, rebel forces took over the… Read more →←
A father beside his daughter.

In Sierra Leone, good parenting is child’s play

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As we bumped along a heavily-rutted mud road, dodged fallen bamboo branches from the surrounding forest, and swerved around massive puddles, we spotted a barrier across the road and a checkpoint manned only by children. Two decades ago, such an opening gambit in an article about Sierra Leone would have undoubtedly gone on to describe an… Read more →←
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A new way to measure government investment in early childhood

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It is often said that the real commitment of a government to any issue can be measured by the money it spends. But measuring government investment is not always easy, especially when it is an issue as complex as early childhood development. Over the past decades in Latin America, early childhood has received increased government… Read more →←

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