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Rebuilding life together
The Sudan war is taking a huge toll on children and adolescents. They have lost friends, homes, and loved ones, and for many, nothing makes sense anymore. With a sudden change in their lives, many are struggling to cope, overwhelmed, and sometimes scared and anxious. Others worry about the reoccurrence of traum...
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From Nyala to New York
I am Makhtoum Abdallah Abaker from Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan. In September 2022, I had the chance to go to New York city and attend UNICEF’s first ever Youth Advocates Mobilization Lab organized during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In New York, I met many young people coming from diffe...
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A youth perspective on #InternationalYouthDay
This year as the world celebrates International Youth Day under the theme, ‘Inter-generational Solidarity: Creating a world for all ages’, , UNICEF Sudan asked Monzir Mohammed, an inventor/innovator and UNICEF Sudan Youth Advocate for his perspectives. Way back in 2019, when 20-year-old Monzir shared his dream of ...
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Refugee and migrant children living in Khartoum come up with solutions to give back to the community
A child is a child, no matter why she leaves home, where he comes from, where she is, or how he got there. Every child deserves protection, care and all the support and services she needs to thrive. Globally, some 50 million children are on the move. Many are traveling with their families, many others are on their own. Sudan hosts over 1.1…
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Sudanese youth use tech to create a better world
What happens when Sudanese young people get together in one room? Innovation! Last fall, a UNICEF-sponsored hackathon took place in three states – Khartoum, South Kordofan and East Darfur. So, what is hackathon? A hackathon is an event which brings together people interested in using technology to come up with in...
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Sudan's 'Future Generations'
Monzir, 17, had an idea, it was a brilliant plan and he had been thinking about it for some time. It was the zillionth time he and his friends were waiting to go to school and there was no transport. Even if there was a bus or car available, there wouldn’t be sufficient fuel to reach the school. Monzir felt it was...
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A student gives back the gift of education
Saleh is a teacher, and former student, at the UNICEF suppported ALP (Alternative Learning Programme) centre in Otash IDP camp. During his free time, when he is not at the university studying to be a nurse, Saleh can be found at the ALP centre helping to teach out of school children. School in Nyala Sudan Saleh te...
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Adolescents leading the prevention of Chikungunya
UNICEF teams are currently on the ground in Port Sudan in the Red Sea State, to support communities in combating and preventing the spread of the Chikungunya fever. Chikungunya fever is spread to humans through an infected mosquito called Aedes aegypti . The most common symptoms are high fever and joint pain. UNIC...
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Kids take over in Sudan
It was all excitement as over 3,000 children and adolescents from schools, the Children’s Parliament, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) advocates, the Filmmaking for Children Initiative, from across Khartoum took over as CEOs of leading telecommunication companies, as MTN and Sudatel, schools, the airwaves of key...