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Helping Assourita* to heal and smile again.

How equipping local community members with training in mental health, counselling and psychosocial support is assisting children affected by the crisis in Mali.

Assourita*, a 5-year-old girl scribbles on a notepad.

In Mali’s COVID-19 fight, knowledge is power

Young people in camps for displaced people in Mali are being empowered with information about how to protect themselves and their communities.

A youth advocate shows off her clean hands.

Youth Advocates: Making Themselves Heard in the Fight Against COVID-19

In Mali, young people are out in their communities dispelling myths about the coronavirus.

A youth advocate speaks on a radio programme.

A Day in the Life: Vaccination in Mali

No child is too far for UNICEF staff - who are hard at work ensuring that every child has the right to routine immunizations, and good health.

UNICEF staffer Adama rides his motorbike to vaccinate children.

'I just want to find my father': Stories from Mali

Like many children affected by the increased violence in central Mali, Hamadou had to flee from a raid on his village. He and his family are living in a settlement, but their father has been missing since the attack.

Hamadou's drawing of the violence he's experienced.

Every Child Alive: From premature to happy and healthy

Of all the babies born every year, 30 million newborns will need specialized and intensive care due to reasons like premature birth and low birthweight. Thanks to timely neonatal care, Baby Nahawa from Mali beat all odds to survive.

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