Page Stories from the field Highlighting the impact of our interventions on beneficiaires Article Something bad can also bring something good UNICEF supports Iganga District and many other districts in the fight against COVID-19 Read the story Article 18-year-old Congolese refugee keeps her nursing dream alive “I was excited about this opportunity and joined the out of school adolescent clubs which are part of the Accelerated Education (AE) Programme under War Chi Read the story Article Refugee adolescent scores in basketball and peer education Dreams to become a famous female basketball player like USA’s Carter Chennedy, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Read the story Article Vocational education renewing hope for refugee children Carpentry is not the only skill Martin Elia is acquiring. He has made new friends with whom he studies with Read the story Article Village mentors support young people to transition through a Adolescence can be a challenging time for children and parents, and yet is a critical phase for support and relationship building Read the story Article Adolescents continue to learn during COVID-19 using self-stu NRC, in collaboration with National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) developed home study packs for Accelerated Education Programme Read the story Article "Social networking has kept me away from bad influences" School closures pushed many youths in Igamara village to drug abuse Read the story Article COVID-19: schools, health centres receive WASH supplies Over 1,700 primary schools and 472 health centres receive WASH supplies to contain COVID-19 Read the story Photo Essay Ugandan health workers excited to be vaccinated The frontline medical workers went into fighting mode to attend to hundreds of COVID-19 patients on a daily basis See the story Article Uganda launches first phase of COVID-19 vaccination exercise “I am so happy that as of today, I am protected!” says Dr. Prossy Namusisi one of the health workers vaccinated at the launch ceremony. Read the story Article Mother rescues her daughter from force marriage The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Programme through UNICEF hands over 360 bicycles to ease the transport of para-social workers Read the story Article Widow saved by Legal Aid Project Legal Aid Project funded through EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Programme offers to mediate Read the story Article Head teacher encourages teenage mothers to return to school "I encourage my sisters to stay in school and abstain" Read the story Article Parents 'cutting' girls in gardens due to school closures "FGM in Amudat District is bigger than COVID-19" Read the story Article Teenage girls feel safer at school 2019 go back to school campaigns yield results Read the story Article School in Karamoja regains its lost glory How club discipline rescued dying expensive school Read the story Load more items Voices from the field Video International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM 2021 Unite, Fund and Act to end Female Genital Mutilation by 2030 Watch now Video Angela* and friends narrowly escape female genital mutilatio This is their story Watch now Video Learning during Covid-19 13-year-old Nanyonjo Desire Catherine shares her story Watch now Video Our favourite games to play during the COVID-19 lockdown Starring Angel, Hanifa and Flavia Watch now Video School water attracts adolescent girls to stay and complete Improving the learning environment for better learning outcomes Watch now Video Breastfeeding A healthy start for every child's life Watch now Video Helping Kasese rise above the floods UNICEF intervenes to provide much needed support to the affected communities Watch now Video The water burden is lifted for girls in Adjumani We share stories from adolescent girls Watch now Load more items
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