UNICEF in Uganda Working to keep children alive, educated and safe, especially the poorest. What we do Recent news and stories Article UNICEF, Iceland commission water facility in northern Uganda Embassy of Iceland, alongside UNICEF and Terego District officials, commissioned the WASH facility at Aria Primary School and Tuku Health Centre II Read the story Article Rachel's strength as she navigates the trials of motherhood The heartbreaking tale of a refugee mother raising a son with Hydrocephalus in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Uganda. Read the story Photo essay Having access to clean water helps me concentrate in school. “I'm excited that we can use the new bath shelters to shower, and that we have a place to dispose of our pads”. See the story Article Uganda tracks schools for better services Government of Uganda, UNICEF and partners roll out system to track school enrolment and sanitation facilities in Kamwenge District to improve services Read the story Report Sustaining the gains in the health sector POPULAR VERSION FOR NON-TECHNICAL READERS See the full report Article Kibumba uses braille bricks to enhance learners’ experiences On every desk is a box with LEGO braille bricks. The learners wait in anticipation to learn to write the days of the week using braille bricks. Read the story Children's Voices- UNICEF supported, Iceland funded water, sanitation & hygiene project benefits UNICEF Uganda/2024 UNICEF and the Government of Iceland entered a partnership to support the Government of Uganda to implement a three-year WASH in institutions intervention in the West Nile region from February 2023 to December 2025, targeting 30 schools and 6 health care facilities, expected to benefit approximately 45,000 people. Through this intervention, Aria Primary School one of the target beneficiary schools had hygiene facilities constructed in the school with a provision of girls' latrines, Mass Hand Washing Facilities (MHWF), a mini-solar-powered water system, an incinerator, a community tap, and a school tap, while those at Tuku Health Centre II included female and male latrines, a bath shelter, an incinerator, a placenta pit, a clothesline, and a mini-solar-powered water system with connections at the service points. UNICEF Uganda at a glance Want to know who we are and what we do? Click here >>>>>> Learn more