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A Historic Effort: Providing Ultra-Cold-Chain Freezers Around The World

Publication date: September 27, 2021

Thomas Sorensen, Senior Manager in the Cold Chain Unit, UNICEF Supply Division, explains the work behind the scenes to roll-out the largest ultra-cold-chain deployment in history.

UCC freezers wait to be unwrapped after delivery.

A Springboard for the Future

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: September 24, 2021

Through vocational training, UNICEF is encouraging displaced young people in the DRC to start income-generating activities.

Students pose together at the sewing studio.

UNICEF Halloween Walk-a-thon: Walk Your Hood and Do Some Good

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: September 20, 2021

Want a fun Halloween activity you can do with the whole family, while helping other children around the world at the same time? We’re answering your questions about the UNICEF Halloween Walk-a-thon and how you can get involved.

From Dream to Reality: Afghan Dreamers Robotic Team

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: September 1, 2021

The Afghan Girls Robotic Team turned an idea into an innovative COVID-19 response tool. Now, amidst increasing conflict, they are asking the international community to help them continue their education.

Members of the Afghan Dreamers team with their ventilator prototype.

Haiti earthquake: 3 questions for Yama Laurent

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: September 1, 2021

Following the earthquake in Haiti on August 14, we talked with UNICEF Canada ambassador Yama Laurent, who originally grew up in Haiti before moving to Canada, about her experiences with the 2010 Haiti earthquake, as well as how her family still in Haiti is coping in the aftermath.

On 6 February, Luisnez, 10, sweeps away garbage and debris in front of her destroyed home, in Cité Soleil, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince, the capital. Together with three younger siblings and her mother, Luisnez is among many who sleep outdoors, or in makeshift tents, because their homes were damaged or destroyed during the earthquake or because they fear additional aftershocks “I don’t know what happened,” she said. “I was playing outside and everything started to fall."

Love My Neighbour: Canadians Helping Impact Global Change

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: August 18, 2021

For World Humanitarian Day, we hear from three different groups who have been taking part in the Love My Neighbour Project – where multi-faith Canadians have come together to promote global vaccine equity.

A person passes a small heart cut out to another person

The Importance of Financial Literacy in a Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Society

Posted by: Guest Author

Publication date: August 9, 2021

Many people will tell you how to spend your money, but very few will tell you how to save it. Growing up, that was something that I heard too often from the elders of my community, and, to be honest, they were right.

Breastfeeding Safely During COVID-19

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: August 4, 2021

UNICEF spoke with experts to answer your questions about breastfeeding during COVID-19.

A young mother breastfeeds her newborn baby at a tea estate in India.

Why We #GiveAVax: Stories from around the world

Posted by: UNICEF Canada

Publication date: July 29, 2021

For many Canadians, we’ve been able to have our first – or second – dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But for people living in other countries, this is not their reality. Hear from people around the world about the importance of getting vaccinated – and why it matter for Canadians to #GiveAVax.