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In Burundi, Sandrine, 16, stands with vegetables grown in bags of dirt, part of the Creatables project funded by UNICEF Australia.

Eco-Friendly, Hands-On Projects Empower Students in Burundi

Funded by UNICEF Australia, the Creatable project teaches practical skills students can use to improve quality of life in their community.

Kindergarten teachers conduct lessons with children in a basement bomb shelter renovated by UNICEF in Slavutych, Ukraine.

Back to School in a Bomb Shelter in Ukraine

As Ukraine's children head back to class, UNICEF is building more bomb shelters in schools to protect kids growing up in a war zone. [VIDEO]

Somaya Faruqi of Afghanistan, advocate for girls' education and global champion for Education Cannot Wait.

Fighting for Girls' Education in Afghanistan

How Somaya Faruqi is seizing the opportunity to advocate on the global stage — sharing messages the world needs to hear.

Rohingya refugees Roshida, right, and her grandmother in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Redemption and Resilience: Keeping Rohingya Refugee Girls in School

Meet Roshida, a Rohingya orphan who narrowly escaped child marriage to find new hope through education in Bangladesh.

Fanta Kone, a UNICEF staff member, with 10-month-old twins Adama and Awa, refugees from Burkina Faso, in Tougbo, in the north of Côte d’Ivoire.

Inside Look: UNICEF's Role in the Sahel Humanitarian Crisis Nobody's Talking About

A conversation with UNICEF Côte d'Ivoire Representative Marc Vincent about building community resilience amid an influx of refugees from Burkina Faso.

A member of the Muhyiddin Scout Group snorkels over a coral reef near Vilimalé, Maldives, during a routine monitoring expedition.

Young Scouts Lead Reef Restoration Project in the Maldives

One group's effort to conserve a coral reef demonstrates the pivotal role of young people in the fight against climate change impacts. [VIDEO]

A girl sleeps on her mother’s shoulder at a mobile clinic organized by UNICEF and the Ministry of Health for families displaced due to violence in Cité Soleil, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

5 Ways UNICEF Is Helping Children in Haiti

Violence, poverty, school closures and a resurgence of cholera and malnutrition are pushing children and their families to the breaking point. [VIDEO]

A little girl and her dad attend a UNICEF-supported early childhood development program in San Agustin, Caracas, Venezuela, on March 14, 2023.

Happy Father's Day to Dads Who Make a Difference

Caring fathers help kids grow up healthy and happy. Say thanks to the dad in your life with a UNICEF Inspired Gift of supplies for children in need.

Three members of the gender club at Anka Primary School in SNNP region, Ethiopia, wear T-shirts that read, "Women's menstruation is not a curse but rather a natural gift."

How Good Menstrual Hygiene Keeps Girls Learning

Period problems can get in the way of a girl’s brighter future. Here’s how UNICEF helps.