Sub-Saharan Africa | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the geographical regions where UNICEF is currently running programs for children in need. On this page, you will find more information on UNICEF’s work.

Girl, uprooted

After violent conflict in South Sudan forced Nyajime’s family to uproot their lives, she became sick and so malnourished that she was unable to stand, walk or even smile. Here’s the story of her miraculous transformation into a healthy child, thanks to the love and care of many people—and a few simple, yet essential gifts.

Education under attack in Borno, Nigeria

The new school year in northeast Nigeria is bittersweet. Education has been one of the biggest causalities of the Boko Haram conflict, with over 3 million children now in need of emergency education support so that they can get back to school and get a decent education.

Leaving a fighter’s life behind

Helping children formerly associated with armed groups in the Greater Kasai region resume their lives.

Ordinary heroes: 20 photos of life in the classroom

Children are some of the most resilient people—and in turn, heroes—that live among us, even if all they’re trying to do is learn.

Water: a precious resource

A restored water treatment plant in Bentiu gives residents new hope.

In Sierra Leone, mudslides rip a community apart

UNICEF is on the ground urgently responding to the needs of displaced families affected by the flooding and landslides in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown which have killed several hundred people including at least 109 children.

Denied a childhood

In one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s poorest regions, the future of an entire generation of children is at risk.

Promoting global health is where Canadians come together

When it comes to ensuring children’s rights and access to quality health services, Canadians agree: we have a duty to protect.

Crisis ‘far from over’ as malnutrition, thirst and disease threaten lives of millions of children in north-east Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen

Continued humanitarian action crucial in saving children’s lives

Seven Canadians making a difference in UNICEF's famine response

Meet seven Canadians working to provide urgent humanitarian relief to children at risk of famine.

Geographic Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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