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Improving sustainable water access for rural communities in Guinea |
Access to safe drinking water is a human right, yet 663 million people around the world lack access to it. UNICEF's Water for Guinea project has helped communities learn manual drilling to provide sustainable access to safe water points in rural villages, where heavy machinery can't go. |
Read about Phase II of this project >> |
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The Kenyan girls fighting period poverty |
In Kenya, more than 1 million girls miss school each month because they cannot afford sanitary pads. See how UNICEF is partnering with the government to alleviate 'period poverty.' |
Learn more from Al Jazeera >> |
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How plants are making refugee camps feel a little more like home |
Many refugees are using plants to cultivate green spaces for themselves, brightening their days and rooting themselves even in a temporary home. |
Check it out in The New Yorker >> |
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Meet the young Venezuelans escaping to Brazil alone |
After years of economic meltdown in Venezuela, more and more unaccompanied minors are fleeing to Brazil in search of a better life. Between July and December of 2019, at least 422 Venezuelan children and teenagers entered Brazil without a parent or guardian. |
Read more from the Guardian >> |