Page News and stories Stories about children and families in Ethiopia For every child, a voice Photo essay The Women water bond The relationship between women and water is intrinsically clear See the story Photo essay Feeding the body and mind UNICEF and Education Cannot Wait (ECW) partnered to implement the ‘First Education Response’. See the story Article Providing sanitary pads in schools helps to increase class a The Impact of providing sanitary pads in school Read the story Article Early Childhood Education helps children to reach their full Investing in Early Childhood Education for Academic and Social Success in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz Region Read the story Photo essay The Shame is Gone! In Ethiopia, school menstrual hygiene and health facilities increase girls’ attendance and restore their dignity See the story Photo essay Restoring hope and helping to cope As severe drought in decades makes food scarcer in Ethiopia’s Somali region, UNICEF’s cash transfer and nutrition programme is helping families feed their c See the story Photo essay Addressing malnutrition in drought-affected Afar region of E A mother’s story of hope and determination to save her son’s life See the story Article No bad smell, no flies, or cockroaches in the latrine now Zewdnesh Wolde is the first person in Yem woreda, Deri village of SNNP Region, to upgrade her latrine to a basic service level using a SaTo Pan. Read the story Article “I used a computer for the first time” A whole new world of technology is being opened-up for girls in Ethiopia’s Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's (SNNP) regions Read the story Photo essay Cholera, a killer disease for children, easily preventable Due to the ongoing drought in the Oromia and Somali regions, of Ethiopia, there has been a deadly outbreak of cholera. See the story Article The invisible children in climate crisis As drought worsens in the Horn of Africa, children with a disability bear the heaviest burden Read the story Photo essay Families and health workers in the frontlines of drought Over three days, I saw firsthand the desperation of families and the dedication of health workers in the face of a devastating drought in Borena Zone. See the story Article The drought is driving up cases of malnutrition in Borena In drought ravaged Borena, Oromia Region, children suffering from severe acute malnutrition are being rushed to health centres by their parents. Read the story Article Quality pre-primary education is the basis Every stage of education that follows depends on its success. Yet, nearly half of all pre-primary-age children in Ethiopia miss this chance. Read the story Load more items