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On 21 March 2019 in Mozambique, Helcio Filipe Antonio holds a boy named Anderson Tackdi the Samora Michel High School in Beira. The Samora Michelle High School is one of the places used as a living space for people from Buzi, Mozambique that has been displaced by the floods caused by Cyclone Idai.

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Massive flooding in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

UNICEF bringing relief for children and families in the wake of Cyclone Idai.

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Zambia: Smarter data, better schools

How user-friendly data is mobilizing communities for better quality education.

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Therapeutic feeding programme in Uganda

Turns the tide in the battle against malnutrition

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Deafening silence on disability, Cyclone Idai

Amid the relief efforts, there has been little action on a critical issue — disability.

Aisa Kefina, 60

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A circumciser in the past, an advocate to end FGM/C now

After years of practice, a traditional birth attendant in Ethiopia learns about effects of FGM/C through a community dialogue group.

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After Cyclone Idai, uncertain futures for children

As floodwaters recede in Zimbabwe, UNICEF is working to protect orphaned and unaccompanied children who have lost everything.

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