Reports

By Clelia Barbadoro and Eva Gilliam In the run-up to 20 November 2009, the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF is featuring a series of stories about this landmark international agreement on the basic…

Written by Staff Reporter HARARE -Serious financial problems have hamstrung Zimbabwe's programme to heal wounds opened by a decade of political hostilities amid revelation this week that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was finding no takers for a collaborative project…

Executive summary During the course of the Kenya 2002 parliamentary elections, UNICEF launched a media campaign advocating for the removal of primary school fees and for a cash child benefit targeted towards the poorest families. The first major policy change…

Lesotho launches payment under Child Grants Programme for orphans and other vulnerable children in one of the most remote areas of the country Lesotho 20 October 2009 - The people of Thaba Khubelu, one of the most remote areas of…

Cash-based program empowers communities displaced by conflict in Nakuru, Kenya There is no "one size fits all" strategy for helping families and communities rebuild after a devastating crisis. Action Against Hunger's Food Security & Livelihoods Programs uphold this principle when working…

Case Study Summary Kenya was the first country in the world to use mobile phones for cash transfers; through a service called M-PESA, developed by Safaricom Limited. Concern Worldwide has pioneered the use of M-PESA for emergency cash transfers in Kenya.…

PDES/2009/02 Katherine Haver, Consultant Felicien Hatungimana, Consultant Vicky Tennant, PDES 1. Introduction Background 1. The voluntary repatriation of almost half a million refugees from Tanzania to Burundi since 2002 constitutes one of the most significant refugee return movements of the past decade and is an…

Mafeteng, Lesotho 22 April 2009 - In the face of growing vulnerability and chronic poverty of its children, the Government of Lesotho today launched, for the first time in the history of the country, a Child Grants programme. The…

Nihoza Angelique is 28 years old and has three children. Like more than 8 million Rwandans, she makes her living from cultivating her land, and like 3 million of them, she has less than a quarter of a hectare…

WHEN: 22 APRIL 2009, starting 10 am. WHERE: Ha Paki, Thaba Ts'oeu (Community Council Mathula, Mafeteng District). WHO: Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Head of Delegation and Ambassador of the European Commission to the Kingdom of Lesotho, UNICEF Lesotho Representative. WHAT: On 22…