UNICEF in action
ONE YEAR REPORT, JANUARY 2011
(Highlights)
EDUCATION
Early childhood
53,520 children are benefiting from Early Childhood Development services.
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Back to school
720,000 children were enrolled in 2,000 schools, with 15,000 teachers receiving materials and training.
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Building schools
117 semi-permanent school structures have been built or are under constructions.
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CHILD PROTECTION
Pyschosocial support
Nearly 95,000 children now have daily opportunities for sports, recreation and psychosocial care in 369 Child-Friendly Spaces.
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Uniting children
A UNICEF and Save the Children hotline continues to refer cases of separated children to mobile teams, who work across the country to reunite children with their families.
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WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)
Providing clean water
Some 8.3 million liters of clean water was distributed daily to 680,000 people at the height of the emergency.
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Building latrines
11,324 latrines have been installed serving 840,000 people.
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Giving hygiene kits
1.5 million children in 5,000 schools received soap and hygiene lessons to prevent cholera while another 90,000 kits benefitted families.
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HEALTH
Immunising children
Over 1.9 million children were immunised against five diseases (measles, polio, DTP, Rubella and polio).
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Supporting health facilities
72 health facilities were supported to treat cholera patients.
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Treating diarrhoea
2.5 million sachets Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) were distributed to treat up to 4,300 severe cases and 17,200 moderate cases of diarrhoea among children.
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NUTRITION
Treating malnutrition
More than 11,000 children with severe acute malnutrition were treated at UNICEF-supported therapeutic feeding centres. There has been no spike in acute malnutrition levels.
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Preventing malnutrition
107 Baby-Friendly tents were set-up, providing feeding support to 102,000 children under 12 months and counselling to 48,900 mothers.
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