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It Runs in the Family
At first glance, Mariam and her mother Nadia appear to be a typical Cairo-based mother-daughter duo, but their story proves otherwise. Mariam and Nadia’s individual and intertwined stories are stories of resilience and perseverance; they are stories of struggles for dreams, of the impact of girls’ empowerment and ...
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Rafeef’s Resilience: Finding Hope Through Art
In a small corner in the village of Wadi Karkar, near the city of Aswan in Egypt, an 11-year-old girl named Rafeef carries the weight of a world she did not choose. A refugee from Sudan, Rafeef’s life has been marked by loss and displacement, her journey etched with the trauma of losing her father. The tragedy left her unmoored, struggling to find…
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Dawwie reaches out to the families in Heisa Island in Aswan
Aswan, Egypt - Located between the Philae Temple and the Nile River Dam, we find Heisa, a small Nubian island in Aswan. At 6pm, women and their children from Heisa are gathered in the Community Centre to watch the award-winning short documentary “It Takes a Village” directed by Reem Osama. The film documents the j...
Press release
"It Takes a Village" movie wins “Best Short Documentary” award at the New York Movie Awards
Cairo, 10 February 2022- UNICEF announced today that the short documentary film “It Takes a Village” has won the “Best Short Documentary” award at the New York Movie Awards. The film was first screened on October 18, 2021 at a special event in El Gouna International Film Festival (GFF), under the auspices of the N...
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Actress Mona Zaki and key national authorities mark “The Egyptian Girl Celebration" with UNICEF during Gouna Film Festival
EL GOUNA - 19 October 2021 - Under the auspices and the leadership of the National Council for Woman National Council for Women (NCW) and the National Council for Childhood And Motherhood National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), UNICEF and partners celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child du...
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Narrowing the gap
“I wish that parents would give their daughters a chance to find themselves and develop their talents. I wish all mothers and fathers would be like mine,” wrote Samaa Marghany, 13 years old, in her one-minute film which she also directed and narrated. At the first row of Samaa’s film premiere, sits her mother Han...
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Dawwie – Unlocking the power of girls
Dawwie is a national initiative engaging adolescent girls and boys in activities that help them express themselves and accept diversity and equality while fostering engagement from their families and communities, thus changing the way society sees and talks about girls. Today, Egypt is home to over 20 million gir...
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For every girl, a voice
Girls have a voice, a say and a right to bring their solutions to the table. As we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, whilst simultaneously facing the global COVID-19 pandemic, let us reimagine a world inspired by adolescent girls sharing their voices, their solutions During the ongoing pandemic, e...
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Campaign promoting Safer Internet Use for Children Launches on the International Day of the Girl Child
Cairo, 11 October 2020- Marking the International Day of the Girl Child; under the auspices of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), “AmaniDotCom” campaign is launched to protect girls and children from online violence in cooperation with UNICEF, and with funding from the European Union (EU). T...