June 19, 2013
Ten years ago, teachers searched the streets of Bamako in Mali to seek out hearing-impaired children for their new school. Back then, these children were often hidden away and neglected by their families. Nineteen children became the school’s first pupils. Today, the School of Hope is ensuring that its 160 students receive an education, and are no longer isolated within their families. Fatoumata, 11, is one student, and her father is taking sign-language classes at the school on Saturday mornings.
June 17, 2013
UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Peter Krämer Foundation kicked off a new fundraising drive to raise $80 million to help Africa’s girls, orphans, children living in extreme poverty and other children go to get a quality education. They agreed to expand Schools for Africa, which has to date helped benefit 21 million children. The new phase aims to help children in Angola, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
June 13, 2013
As the situation in Syria continues to spiral out of control, UNICEF and its sister United Nations agencies have mounted the largest ever appeal for funds. They are asking for $4.4 billion for the whole of 2013. UNICEF estimates 6.8 million people are now affected by the conflict, with 4 million Syrian children in need of immediate assistance. Working with partners, UNICEF has managed to reach children in both Syria and its neighboring countries with lifesaving support. But humanitarian needs are outstripping resources at a rapid pace.
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