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Over 350000 learners were affected by the closure of schools

Over 350 000 learners were affected by the indefinite closure of schools in March 2020 amid escalating cases of COVID-19 around the world.

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16 November 2020

Red Cross volunteers conduct door to door campaign

Red Cross volunteers conduct door to door campaign for COVID-19 awareness

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04 November 2020

The name of the campaign is "Umgcini"

Eswatini launches social and behavioral campaign to usher in the new normal

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UNICEF supports training of 60 Red Cross volunteers.

The volunteers were involved in a door-to-door campaign in Manzini where they engaged residents from identified hotspots to sensitize them on COVID-19.

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Ministry of Health commissions Red Cross volunteers

The commissioning follows a training of the group by the Risk Communication team after identifying the need to engage people from Manzini on COVID-19

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UNICEF supports training of Red Cross volunteers on COVID-19

The Risk Communication team conducted the training as an intervention to try and address the issue of escalating numbers of COVID-19 cases in the region.

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Life Mentors trained on COVID-19

The project has reached over 800 adolescents with COVID-19 prevention messages and distributed 800 masks and COVID-19 comic books to the same adolescents.

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Silver lining in the era of COVID19 in Eswatini

“The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our way of life and more particularly interrupted our access to education.

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UNICEF partners with Ministry of Health and Lusweti

Topics covered under the HIV prevention sessions include Teenage Pregnancy, Sexual Reproductive Health, HIV Testing and Counselling, Sexual Abuse, Condoms

UNICEF supports sensitization of adolescents on COVID-19

UNICEF is supporting local NGOs and Ministry of Health to provide the right information and protection to adolescents and young people.