Tagged: Water, sanitation and hygiene

A better environment to study, to learn, and to realize their full potential in Papua New Guinea

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On 26 February, Papua New Guinea was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake – the first of several major quakes and more than 100 tremors to shake the country within weeks. The earthquakes caused devastating landslides and widespread destruction across the four provinces of Hela, Southern Highlands, Western Province and Enga. Families… Read more →←

New approaches to menstruation unlock opportunities for girls in rural Timor-Leste

Water and sanitation

By Sophie Raynor

In remote Timor-Leste many schools remain unconnected to safe water sources. For some girls, this presents a problem: how do you manage your period hygienically without skipping class? Find out how UNICEF is supporting some of Timor-Leste’s most vulnerable girls with safe, secure facilities for managing menstrual hygiene now.  … Read more →←

Hygiene, health and education unlocked: Clean water is helping communities in remote Timor-Leste

Water and sanitation

By Sophie Raynor, UNICEF Timor-Leste

Walking hours per day for clean, safe water was a reality for hundreds of children in remote Timor-Leste not too long ago. But now, community-led efforts have seen water piped into the centres of some of the country’s most isolated hamlets, and its children accessing good health and secure education. Find out how UNICEF is supporting a… Read more →←

The problems of life on Kiribati’s Island Paradise

Water and sanitation

By Justin Kemp, UNICEF NZ Programmes Officer

Kiribati isn’t just isolated — it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere. It is a huge collection of small atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, spread across the same distance as that between Los Angeles and New York. At first appearances, the main atoll — Tarawa — in some areas, is very rough. It’s… Read more →←

The Last Islanders: rising sea levels in Papua New Guinea

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“We can see it with our own eyes, I’m afraid,” said Maria, 13. “The sea is eating the ground.” Maria lives on a remote atoll known as the Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea and for over twenty years the islanders have been fighting a battle against the rising sea levels. The islanders have been building seawalls and planting… Read more →←
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Providing access to clean water for children in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

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Children and families in Myanmar’s Rakhine State are still recovering from the sectarian violence that erupted in 2012. Many live in camps, where they are vulnerable to both water shortages and floods. UNICEF is currently helping flood-affected families to access clean water, but when we visited in early June, they faced the opposite… Read more →←

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