Africa

Morocco

Ibrahim's story of hope

September 6 2024 - Ibrahim was just 7 months old when he lost both his parents in the devastating Al Haouz earthquake a year ago. The neighbours tried to look after him, but they had lost everything in the disaster, and their own desperate situation made it impossible for them to keep him.

EDUCATION

Day of the African Child: Noma overcomes a difficult start to pursue her education

June 16 2024 - The Day of the African Child raises public awareness about issues affecting children, such as access to quality education. Noma’s story is one of resilience and potential. Although she was among the estimated 35 million children without parental care in Africa, she managed to overcome difficult circumstances.

EMERGENCIES

Climate crisis contributes to extreme weather, impacting families from Brazil to Kenya

May 26 2024 - The heavy rains and floods in southern Brazil, as well as in East Africa, are recent examples of ways the climate crisis is fueling extreme weather, forcing families to flee their homes and destroying people’s livelihoods.

Youth Participation

Raising her voice for the future: Yvonne's passionate commitment to the children of Chad

April 26 2024 - From an early age, Yvonne has been a champion of children's rights, access to education and gender equality. "I want decision-makers to take children's voices into account," she says. "Every child deserves protection, peace and the opportunity to flourish, and for that it is imperative that their rights are defended and respected."

EMERGENCIES

One year on: the forgotten war in Sudan

April 12 2024 - Soaring hunger and the world’s largest child displacement crisis: 15 April marks one year since the outbreak of the war in Sudan, but the conflict has long since disappeared from the public eye. Meanwhile, the situation of children, young people and families is desperate.

Ethiopia

Better care for a girl rescued from the streets

December 12 2023 - Mariam,13, is drawing a colorful house with a garden, a clothesline, and a play area on her pink manilla paper – a clear indication that she is thinking about home. Three days a week, Mariam and 15 other children aged 10-13 come to this art class at a rehabilitation centre in Ethiopia to draw whatever comes to their mind.