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View ArticleMaking it happen this Mother’s Day
As we celebrate Mother's Day, and the deadline approaches for reaching the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality by three-quarters, it is worth considering that giving birth in...
View ArticleSafe water for everyone is within our grasp
Children carry water in Ghana. Picture: DFID Earlier this month, the UN Secretary General announced that two billion people have gained access to safe drinking water in the last 20 years, and that the...
View ArticleDon’t romanticise; don’t patronise
This Sunday, 1 April 2012, our tiny, Kenyan, DFID-funded media project is going to be on the red carpet in Cannes, France. The reason: Shujaaz has been nominated for the children and young people's...
View ArticleThe ‘Avon ladies’ of Bangladesh
Today I write this blog as Chief Executive of JITA - a globally groundbreaking Non-Governmental Organisation/private sector hybrid. However, my title wasn't always so business-like. I used to work for...
View ArticleTragedy, hope and raw determination!
Have you ever been to the cinema and seen a trailer for a film that you previously had no interest in watching and then suddenly thought to yourself, "That is a movie I CANNOT MISS"? That was the idea...
View ArticleSoccer Aid, UNICEF and UK aid: the power to save children’s lives
ITV1's Soccer Aid match will be shown live from 6pm on Sunday May 27th. For more information on UNICEF and tickets to Soccer Aid go to www.itv.com/socceraid. All donations to Soccer Aid will be...
View ArticleBringing hope for children in West Africa
25 year old Khadadya Muhammad cradles her 16-month-old baby boy Ali in the UNICEF-supported hospital unit in Abeche where he is being treated for severe acute malnutrition. Picture: UNICEF/Suzanne...
View ArticleThe great, the good, the glamorous… and Ghana
The great, the good and the glamorous are gathering in Washington DC this week to talk about some really big issues affecting the world's poorest and most vulnerable children and adults. Anyone who is...
View ArticleHarnessing the power of sport
Go Sisters: empowering girls through sport. Picture: UK in Sport Skill. Ability. Discipline. If becoming a sportsman is hard work, becoming a sportswoman in Zambia is even tougher. You need the mental...
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