By Constance Ndeleo The online super highway is one of the greatest gifts technology has brought to us, with enormous advantages especially during these unprecedented times. The internet and social media has proved to be a critical platform for girls, to raise concerns about issues that confront them and to provide avenues to express themselves …
By Amanda Wakesho Regional Directors of major organizations in Eastern and Southern Africa including UNICEF, Save the Children, UNHCR, among others on Saturday voiced their concerns over stigma on frontline health and social service workers as well as service providers at points of entry, such as border officials, face infection risks. World Mental Health Day …
By Constance Ndeleko Commemorating world Mental Health Day 2020 under the theme that focuses on increasing investment on psycho-social support amid pandemic The history of this day dates back to 1992 when an initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health celebrated the first-ever World Mental Health Day on October 10. As we mark this …
By Constance Ndeleko Times have been hard with the wide spread of the pandemic across continents with its advent bringing interferences to our normalcy, forcing us to adapt to a new normal and its impact hitting hard especially to those in abject poverty, those in conflict zones, refugees and IDPs, those in detention/juvenile and in …
By Collins Orono New analysis by UNICEF and Save the Children on the the Impacts of COVID-19 on Child Poverty shows a dire situation facing millions of children globally. The report published on September 17, 2020 reveals the number of children living without access to health, education, nutrition, housing, sanitation and water has risen to …
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