Stories

Read the latest stories about children and families in the Central African Republic

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Stories from CAR

The day Afra and Leslie’s faces shone with beauty

During a field mission to remote north-eastern CAR, UNICEF staff met two children with cleft lips and arranged for both to undergo corrective surgery.

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Clean water to stop cholera from coming back

The recent cholera outbreak in CAR has been brought under control. UNICEF and Oxfam are supporting the Ministry of Health to prevent further outbreaks.

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Listen, encourage, give hope

In Birao, a pyscho-social counselling provides individual care to children and families.

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Béma, a key frontier town ramps up Ebola prevention

Joining forces to prevent the importation of the virus and protect every child.

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In Bangassou, U-Reporters trained to help prevent Ebola

The Central African Republic has not recorded any Ebola cases, but preparation is crucial.

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Childhoods rediscovered

Children make up half of the population of the CAR. Many have found themselves exploited by armed groups. UNICEF is working to secure their release.

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Water flows in Zemio, but the deeper thirst is for peace

Despite insecurity and difficult logistics, UNICEF CAR, supported by CERF funding, has brought a clean water supply system to three towns of the southeast.

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Jump over words, learning is fun

In a bid to improve learning in CAR’s primary schools, UNICEF is introducing a new method that teaches children by their level of learning.

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From the shadow of conflict to the hope of a new life

Behind each child formerly associated with armed groups lies a history of suffering, but also immense potential when they are given a second chance.

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The boy who defeated cholera

UNICEF CAR and partners, in support of the Ministry of Health, regularly visit cholera-affected communities. Quick life-saving measures are essential.

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Des déchets à l’espoir. Le voyage de Caleb

Thanks to support from Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF and its partners are helping children living on the streets of Bangui to build a brighter future.

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Rebuilding shattered lives with hoes… and trust

Thanks to funding from CERF, UNICEF CAR is coordinating a mechanism so that the voices of people affected by conflict in the southeast are heard.

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Fiercer than a swarm of bees

During humanitarian operations, UNICEF CAR and its partners need to expect the unexpected.

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“The greatest disease to eradicate first is misinformation."

As the Ministry of Health and UNICEF in CAR push for all children to be vaccinated against polio, young U-Reporters work to convince parents

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Girls’ education in CAR: a race which very few complete

More than 30 per cent of girls enrolled in primary school in CAR dropout before completing their studies. UNICEF is pushing to change this trend.

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Kids getting kids to school

Thanks to a cash+ education programme, UNICEF and its partners are supporting families in CAR’s Lim Pende to fund their children's schooling

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