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Koumbéré Sankaré, 12, from Diambadougou village
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Fatoumata Tamboura, 15, a child journalist in Mopti, leads a radio broadcast on COVID-19 on Kaoural FM, a community radio. In March, before the first cases of COVID-19 in Mali were confirmed, UNICEF trained child journalists on the illness, its transmission and its prevention. An important part of the training was discussion on rumors and false information, and the role young people can play in combatting it and keeping themselves and their communities safe.
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Mali’s young people making themselves heard against COVID-19

Young people are out in their communities dispelling myths about the coronavirus.

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Adama Traoré, 40, has been a vaccinator at Sadiola community health center for more than 10 years. As a mobile vaccinator, he goes to vaccinate children in gold mine sites such as Massakama, a site which is 50 km from the nearest health center. The use of mobile vaccinators to reach vulnerable populations living in hard-to-reach areas such as gold mine sites are among the approaches that UNICEF and its partners have put in place to reach every child. Kayes, March 20, 2019.
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A day in the life of a vaccinator in Mali

Going the distance to reach every child, no matter where they live.

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Aminata Cissé, 20, gives therapeutic milk to her daughter Maya Ag Oumar, 12 months, at the regional hospital in Timbuktu. Maya is suffering from severe acute malnutrition with medical complications (malaria and anemia). "I was scared of losing her," her mother says. "She was sleeping all the time and she wasn't playing. She didn't even have the energy to cry. I'm very happy with the treatment here.” Today, Maya is recovering thanks to therapeutic milk and medication supplied by UNICEF
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Overcoming the odds

In Mali’s northern region of Timbuktu, food insecurity and childhood illnesses expose children to malnutrition.

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Un enfant de Mopti decouvrant la pompe d'eau de son village
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Water is life, health, cleanliness, happiness, wealth!

Beautiful photos of children enjoying access to clean water

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Portrait de Fatoumata Bocoum 13 ans est élève en classe de 7ème année à cause des difficultés d’accès à l’eau potable, elle se rend chaque matin à la mare du village pour transporter de l’eau pour la consommation de la famille et laver les vaisselles avant d’aller à l’école.
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“Water makes us beautiful”

With the construction of a new water point, life in a village in central Mali has been transformed.

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Mariam Diakité is a 7th grade student at the Kalabambougou B basic school. Through the girl's club of which she is a member, she raises questions related to their health and well-being with her school friends in order to reduce the dropout rate of girls in school.
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Totally committed to keeping girls in school, no matter what

Through the creation of a youth club, the issue of reproductive health is no longer a barrier to girls' education.

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