Stories

UNICEF is supporting the Skills Development Programme through the MAZA platform, with generous funding from the Government of Sweden.

With this support, I can feed my grandchildren better and plant something that will last, even with the drought."

“This money has helped me stay in school. I bought books and other school materials.”

“I like to come to school and learn new things, like numbers and shapes. My favourite number is three, and my favourite shape is a circle.”

For many children, access to water and sanitation is not only about infrastructure. It is about dignity, safety and the opportunity to continue learning.

"She inspires me every day to keep going, to dream again, and to see that I can build a better life."

“Now I am studying, and I don’t want to stop. I want to learn and recover the time I lost.”

UNICEF, with the generous support of the European Union through the NutriNorte programme, is supporting the Government of Mozambique to strengthen nutrition

Stories like Flora’s show how floods and climate-related shocks are affecting families who have already faced conflict, displacement and insecurity.

Protecting children requires more than programmes. It requires partnership, coordination and sustained investment in systems that leave no child behind.

United Nations agencies working on nutrition in the country have received catalytic funding through UN Nutrition, supported by the Government of Ireland.

UNICEF and Save the Children have successfully piloted a Mother-Infant MUAC screening tool to detect nutritional risk among infants under six months.

As we celebrate Women’s month, the journeys of Carmen Ribeiro and Elisa Baptista serve as powerful reminders of what women can accomplish.