Nokwanda is a participant in a UNICEF-organized child photography workshop. She has lived with her aunt, Gainile Mchunu, since her mother became terminally ill three years ago. Her mother has since died. Ms. Mchunu has three children of her own and is unemployed, but in spite of their poverty, she is determined to keep Nokwanda [...]
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Football Stories – Nokwanda from South Africa
15th June 2010 | by unicef | HIV / AIDS, Inspired Gifts | No Comments
Developing vision: Young people in South Africa photograph their communities
14th June 2010 | by unicef | Education, HIV / AIDS | No Comments
Report by Hong-An Truong - Across some of South Africa’s most impoverished neighbourhoods, a youth photography programme is helping students document their lives – while also raising wider awareness of their communities’ struggles. The Umuzi Photo Club is run entirely by a volunteer staff of dedicated teachers and organizers. The innovative organization integrates technical and [...]
As FIFA World Cup 2010 festivities begin in South Africa, Angélique Kidjo visits Soweto
11th June 2010 | by unicef | Childrens Rights, Goodwill Ambassador | No Comments
Field report by Kun Li – With football fever gripping fans across the globe, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo is using this moment to highlight the immense needs of South African children made vulnerable by poverty, violence, and HIV and AIDS. Alongside other world-famous musicians, Ms. Kidjo performs today at a concert kicking off the [...]
Ending forced recruitment
9th June 2010 | by unicef | Advocacy, Childrens Rights | No Comments
For the next three days, high-level officials, child advocates and UNICEF experts are meeting in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, for talks on ending one of the most critical issues facing children in Central Africa – forced recruitment into armed groups. This photo is a stark reminder of the omnipresence of violence throughout the region. [...]
Football Stories – Tshepo from South Africa
9th June 2010 | by unicef | Inspired Gifts | No Comments
My name is Tshepo Mashego from South Africa. I’m 14 years old and I’m from the township of Thubelihle, outside Witbank. I go to school at the local High School where most of the windows have been broken or vandalized. There used to be no sport in our school before Lebo Mtshweng arrived. She works [...]
South African children count down to FIFA World Cup 2010
4th June 2010 | by unicef | Childrens Rights | No Comments
Report from Shantha Bloemen, HUHUNDI, South Africa, June 2010 – A group of young gymnasts bend their torsos to the beat of the music, clapping and spinning in unison. The ‘discy dance’ is a new national pastime in a country feverishly approaching the FIFA World Cup 2010, which kicks off here next week. Approximately 300 [...]
Bitter seeds: Addressing the most recent nutrition crisis in Niger
3rd June 2010 | by unicef | Emergency, malnutrition | No Comments
Field report from Angalnadinao Niger – “This year’s harvest was disastrous,” says Ali, the Angalnadinao village chief. “No cowpeas, no millet, no peanuts – nothing, absolutely nothing, was harvested. A total crop failure.” As Ali speaks, it is hard to imagine how anything could ever grow out of the dusty soil here in the Zinder [...]
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