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Boys in Madagascar sit smiling at a school desk.

The participants at the concluding ceremony with the UK Ambassador and UNICEF Representative.

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Eritrean youth conclude 5-day Idea Studio workshop

Youth worked to design innovative business ideas that promise economic prosperity and could help to drive social change in the country

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Small positive changes will lead to a big improvement

UNICEF is supporting teacher trainings in Uganda

Daniel sits with a family outside their home as he discusses symptoms and prevention measures of Ebola.

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Going house-to-house to prevent Ebola

UNICEF and partners have trained over 10,000 community health workers in Rwanda to visit families and teach them how to prevent Ebola.

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Eritrea revitalizes the Barefoot Doctor programme

Strengthening community-based health services for rural populations

A mother breastfeeding her twins at a growth monitoring session at Nankhumba Health Centre

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Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week in Malawi

Voices of Malawian mothers

A woman smiles as she collects water from an outdoor tap

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A daily search for water is replaced by turning on a tap

In Madagascar, a new pipeline in the drought-hit southern region brings water to thousands of people.

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