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Learning from Home: How kids in the United States are keeping their education going

Luka is eight years old and in the second grade. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, his school has had to close, to help protect him and his community. However his parents are ensuring he continues his schooling, even from home.

Luka reads in bed before starting his day.

COVID-19: Tips for Teachers on Talking to Students

Tips for having age appropriate discussions to reassure children and help them keep themselves and their families safe.

A primary school teacher records lessons for students in China.

A Day in the Life: Online Schooling in Beijing

Xiaoyu is an eleventh grader who lives in Beijing, China. Since the beginning of the spring semester, in February 2020, she is one of the millions of primary and secondary students in China relying on online or televised learning to continue her education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supporting Your Kids Through the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Guide for Parents

Dr. Lisa Damour – psychologist, New York Times columnist and mom of two – provides advice for parents on how to help your children deal with the many emotions they may be experiencing as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Children in Italy use clothes to send a message of support to their neighbours.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Washing Your Hands (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Washing your hands can protect you and your loved ones against the spread of disease such as coronavirus.

Children wash their hands at a primary school in Vietnam.

Education In Syria: A Life-Long Calling

One principal’s quest to support children’s education despite ongoing conflict.

Our Year in Review: 5 Stories of Success from 2019

In 2019, UNICEF reached almost all corners of the globe – 190 countries to be exact – to help save children’s lives. To celebrate the end of the year – and the end of a decade – we’ve chosen 5 stories from at home and abroad, to showcase how the tireless work of UNICEF staff and the generous support of our donors enables us to defend the right to childhood, for every child.

A World Inside a Refugee Camp: Children of Zaatari – Part 2

UNICEF Canada ambassador and teacher Bayan Yammout visited Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan – the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees – in October 2019, to provide training for facilitators at the camp’s Makani Centres. In a two part series, she shares her reflections on life for children in the camps.

Bayan Yammout with school children in Zaatatri, Jordan.

The Power of Possibility

In October 2019, six members of UNICEF Canada’s Women Unlimited travelled to Ghana for their first field visit, as part of a four year philanthropic journey. One of the members, Lisa Letwin, provided us this reflection on her experiences and how philanthropy really means the power of possibility.

Members of the Women UNlimited team pose outside UNICEF Ghana offices

Children Uprooted: Walking in Ángel Gabriel’s shoes

A Venezuelan migrant gets a surprise from his classmates in Ecuador.

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