Sub-Saharan Africa | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the geographical regions where UNICEF is currently running programs for children in need. On this page, you will find more information on UNICEF’s work.

Female Genital Mutilation: Combatting the practice

The Gambia has upheld a ban on FGM, continuing to protect the rights of girls and women in the country.

5 young girls stand with arms locked, looking at the camera in Ouahigouya, in the North of Burkina Faso.

Baby Eyenga receives a dose of the Malaria vaccine in Cameroon

Six-month-old Eyenga was one of thousands of children in the 42 districts of Cameroon who received the vaccine against malaria this year. The vaccine is part of the routine vaccination. Each child will have to receive 4 doses from the time they’re six months until they reach their second birthday.

A close up shot of a hand holding two vials of the malaria vaccine

World Teacher’s Day: Qualified teachers = quality education

As the world faces a global learning crisis – a qualified teacher can help deliver inclusive quality education to their classrooms.

A teacher leans over a students desk and smiles at the camera. The student next to her is also smiling. Photo taken in Indonesia.

All smiles for school

Some back-to-school smiles from children around the world as classes start in Canada again.

A boy uses his hands to create a square photo sign. He is in a classroom setting standing next to bulletin board with many colourful sheets pinned on it. He is wearing a white uniform shirt. In Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh.

Amidst conflict in Sudan, these humanitarian workers stay and deliver

As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, UNICEF Canada celebrate six female workers from Sudan making a difference in their communities.

A hand administers a vaccine to a baby, using a plastic syringe.

Sudan’s Refugee Crisis: Marwa’s journey

A mother narrates her tail of fleeing Sudan amidst the conflict.

A woman looks out from a balcony, her back is towards the camera and she is holding a child in her arms.

Maternal health in focus in Ethiopia

A health centre in this Ethiopian village is tackling maternal malnutrition through supplements provided by UNICEF and partners, leading to improved nutrition in pregnant women and chances of a safe delivery and healthy, happy babies and mothers.

A woman looks at the camera smiling while holding a sleeping baby.

Protecting every child from vaccine-preventable disease

UNICEF’s latest State of the World’s Children Report states 1 in 5 children are unvaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to a range of vaccine-preventable diseases.

A girl wearing a blue dress looks directly at the camera, holding a bandage up to her recently vaccinated arm. She is smiling.

“I don’t walk the same pace as the others, but that doesn’t make me give up.”

16-year-old Kafia Noor seizes the chance of an education to escape the ordeal of displacement.

A girl wearing a yellow uniform with a yellow scarf stands by a door looking outside contemplatively.

Five humanitarians working for every child

On World Humanitarian Day we celebrate all the humanitarian workers who ensure children around the world are supported, so that they can thrive.

Geographic Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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