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.

Canada’s Famine Relief Fund critical to getting life-saving support to 1.4 million children at risk

Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced the creation of a Famine Relief Fund, building on its commitment to reach the most vulnerable affected by the famine crisis.

In photos: how vaccines are transported globally

Help us save more children: donate 129 polio vaccines through UNICEF’s Survival Gifts and reach 43 kids in need.

Notes from the Ebola epicentre

Going to the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak is not easy – you need to mentally prepare.

A child is a child: One girl's perilous journey to safety

Her name is Mary. She's from Benin City in Nigeria. When she was seventeen, Mary tried to escape a life with no prospects to work in a restaurant in Italy. Instead she was set up to be trafficked into the sex industry.

Unwitting victims

Marked by massive violations of children’s rights, the Lake Chad Basin conflict has shattered countless lives

Eat, Play, Love—Why a Child's First 1,000 Days Make All the Difference

How to help kids get the best start in life? Nurture them — and give them low-cost, high-quality early childhood programs.

5 things to know about children and famine

Children can’t wait. Famine, drought and armed conflict are devastating lives and futures

Water is a family affair

For millions of people around the globe, water, sanitation and hygiene conditions have improved. Still, in 2015, 663 million people are using unsafe drinking water. VII Photo’s Ashley Gilbertson photographed in seven countries for UNICEF, making portraits of families and their daily water use. As part of World Water Day, we present some of these portraits.

Water is a gift, water is a right

Partnering with communities to support children’s access to clean water and basic toilets in the Sahel belt

An agenda for action on children uprooted

Nearly 50 million children are on the move — 28 million of them driven from their homes by conflict, and millions more migrating in the hope of finding a better, safer life. Far too many children encounter deadly danger, detention, deprivation and discrimination. The world must stand up for these children. It is time to take action.

Geographic Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

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