The UNICEF Supply Kit

A Supply Kit for use with the Adolescent Kit activities and approaches, which UNICEF Country Offices and their partners can procure from UNICEF’s Supply Division

A UNICEF Supply Kit sits open in a classroom in Indonesia where adolescents are participating in activities.
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How to order a Supply Kit

The Supply Kit is available in UNICEF’s global supply catalogue. UNICEF programme staff interested in procuring it can review the catalogue and procure it directly. UNICEF’s partners who are interested in procuring the Supply Kit should contact their UNICEF focal point to discuss this possibility.

The UNICEF Supply Kit is a package basic stationery such as paper, marker and scissors for adolescents to use as they participate in activities, and lightweight, multipurpose carrying cases to carry and organize materials, and to adapt outdoor or borrowed community spaces into adolescent-friendly activity spaces. The simple materials in each can make the Adolescent Kit's activities and approaches more engaging for adolescents, and encourage them to have fun, express themselves, experiment, and connect with others through drawing, writing, and team projects. Each Supply Kit is designed to meet the needs of 50 adolescents and four facilitators. 

The Supply Kit is designed especially for programme teams working in low-resource contexts and recent-onset emergencies, in which even basic materials such as pencils, pens and paper are not available. It is ...

  • Lightweight and portable, so that all of the supplies can be easily carried (by adults or adolescents), especially for programmes reaching adolescents in remote communities.
  • Multipurpose, with contents that can be used in multiple ways.
  • Durable, with materials that can be used, transported and stored in all sorts of environments – rainy, dusty, muddy, very hot or very cold.
  • Designed for adolescents, to make their activities more feasible, engaging and fun!

The Supply Kit includes carrying cases and other components that can be easily assembled by adults or adolescents. Learn more by watching these videos:

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Guides and tools to help you store, manage and replace supplies

Guide: About the Supply Kit

The Supply Kit is a set of materials, equipment and supplies that can be used to support activities with adolescents

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Guide: Manage supplies

You can use different supplies and materials to support your work with adolescents.

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Tool: Planning to manage supplies

Questions to guide discussions with adolescents about how to manage supplies for the Adolescent Kit

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Tool: Creating ground rules for managing supplies

Questions to agree on ground rules for managing supplies

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Tool: A final checklist for managing supplies

Make sure that you have planned how your supplies will be used, taken care of, managed and replaced

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Tool: Supply Kit list

Components and contents in the Supply Kit

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Tool: Additional supplies

Suggestions for additional supplies you might consider procuring

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Tool: How to make and use an inventory log

Make an inventory log to keep track of supplies

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Tool: Using, maintaining and replacing supplies

With a bit of effort, you can make sure that your supplies last for a longer time – and can be easily replaced

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Tool: Create your own supply kit locally

Questions to consider when putting together your own set of supplies, or replacing items in the Supply Kit

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Tool: Preventing problems with supplies

A tool to help adolescents to discuss ways to prevent and solve problems related to supplies, including misuse, damage and theft

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Tool: Involving adolescents in managing supplies

A tool to help you to explore ways of working with adolescents to manage supplies for the Adolescent Kit

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