Man and girl keenly watch a drama show during Day of the African Child celebrations in Northwest Somalia (Somaliland') on 16 June 2003.  Credit: UNICEF Somalia/03-0127-Pirozzi.

Activities

UNICEF's programmes in Somalia cover health and nutrition, water supply, sanitation and hygiene and basic education. In addition, the communication, protection and participation programme has activities that cut across all programme areas including: child protection; HIV/AIDS and youth development.

Health
The UNICEF Health programme in Somalia is comprised of three projects: strengthening childcare services, promoting safe motherhood and child immunization.

Nutrition
UNICEF’s Nutrition programme in Somalia is comprised of three projects:  controlling micronutrient deficiency disorders; improving feeding practices and selective feeding.

Water, environment and sanitation
Water supply, environmental sanitation and hygiene activities are the main components of UNICEF’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene Programme in Somalia.

Education
UNICEF’s Education programme in Somalia is comprised of two projects, one for primary formal education and the other for primary alternative education.

Communication, protection and participation
Now known as Communication, HIV, Empowerment and Protection (CHEP), this programme seeks to provide a human rights based framework to influence behavioural change for Somali children and youth.

Programme planning
The accuracy of all data coming into and being disseminated from UNICEF Somalia is managed by the Programme planning section which coordinates all studies, evaluations and surveys.



 

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