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Two smiling girls play in front of their new school built with plastic bricks made out of recycled plastic, in Sangouine, a village in the West of Côte d'Ivoire.

Creating sustainable supply chains

Collaboration is key to creating sustainable supply chains that can deliver essential supplies to children.

Margaret Agyapong, (6) in the bedroom where she and her siblings sleep under a long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net (LLI) in the village of Ankaase in the Western Region of Ghana, in October 2012.

Influencing markets

Access to affordable and fit-for-purpose products from sustainable markets is essential for the survival and development of children.

Three ways UNICEF is innovating for children

Let’s celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Day with UNICEF’s initiatives that empower children to express their ideas for a better future.

With the generous funding from USAID, internally displaced children access clean water in an IDP camp in Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray region in Ethiopia on October 7, 2021.

TPP: Rapid water quality detection method or portable kit

UNICEF is seeking a solution for innovative and easy to use water testing methods that can accurately determine faecal contamination as rapidly as possible.

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Target Product Profile: Rapid E. Coli Detection Tests (PDF, 434 KB)

Olivia Colman during visit to UNICEF Supply Division.

UNICEF UK President Olivia Colman at UNICEF Supply Division

Since the inclusion of assistive technology into its Supply Catalogue, UNICEF has procured and shipped thousands of supply items for children with disabili

Wearing masks, pupils of a primary school in Kasese District, Uganda, show excitement about the installation of a UNICEF High Performance Tent, which is in the background.

Providing shelter in times of crisis

For almost half a century the UNICEF iconic tent has provided shelter to people affected by conflict and disaster.

Treated water is released from the Wetland-Biocord Wastewater Treatment Plant (IPAL BIOCORD POLDER GALAXY) in Bekasi, Indonesia.

TPP: Faecal sludge and wastewater management in emergencies

UNICEF is seeking products that ensure the treatment of faecal sludge and wastewater in emergency contexts.

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UNICEF TPP Faecal sludge wastewater management (PDF, 288 KB)

7 children play outside a new High Performance Tent installed in Afghanistan to be used for community based education programmes.

UNICEF High Performance Tent on the path to global scale-up

Experience augmented reality of the High Performance Tent. Afghanistan will be the first country to use the tents for emergency education response.

First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the lives of millions

Za’atari refugee camp, Jordan, December 2020: Aseel, 8, on her wheelchair and her two younger sisters.

Inclusive supplies making a difference for children

This World Disability Day we highlight our work in Assistive Technology and a new momentum to bring inclusive supplies to children worldwide.