Despite aid cuts, a dedicated team of UNICEF workers run a shrinking number of mobile health and nutrition centres in Ethiopia’s Afar region – continuing to deliver critical services to hundreds of children and families.
Recent aid cuts have made it harder to tackle malnutrition in parts of Ethiopia. However, the Slaight Family Foundation through its generous contribution to UNICEF Canada is providing more than 1.3 million therapeutic food packages across the country.
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.
Ayate, Ashe, Biftu, Anifa, and Asiya all said ‘no!’ to marriage. Each girl knew her rights and was brave enough to exercise them. And all of them plan to inspire others to do the same in the hope of stopping the harmful practice of men marrying young girls in their community.
Child marriage often perpetuates an intergenerational cycle of poverty. When girls get married at early age, their prospects for a healthy and successful life will be at stake. Evidence shows that girls who marry early are less likely to finish school and more likely to be victims of domestic violence and abuse.
Although the world has made dramatic progress in reducing global rates of under-five child mortality, newborn deaths have declined at a slower pace. Find out what UNICEF is doing to help children survive.
