UNICEF worked with the ministries of health, education, and religious affairs to launch a pilot programme which promotes healthier lifestyles through nutrition education, stronger school food environments, and capacity building among teachers, health workers, and the wider school community.
This case study provides a comprehensive overview of the school feeding programs in Mali. First, it briefly describes the intertwined challenges faced by the education system, including low enrollment, high dropout rates, and food insecurity.
The aim of the study was to evaluate a programme that provides mental health support into local education settings.
The past decade has seen an increase in policy initiatives and school-based interventions aimed at improving children's mental health.
The objective of this narrative review of the literature was to present a detailed understanding of unintended adolescent pregnancies and explore the factors associated with these pregnancies, their consequences, and any gaps identified in the extant literature.
Le Sénégal est un des pays africains qui déploie une politique publique de promotion des cantines scolaires.
Children with disabilities are twice as likely to experience violence compared to peers without disabilities.
New forms of violence, such as cyberbullying, have emerged partly due to the increased use of technological devices at an early age.
UNICEF and partners are working to spark global action to help young people thrive, empowering governments, children, youth, their caregivers and communities with the training, tools and support they need to experience good mental health and psychosocial well-being.
Poverty reduction and nutrition are often joint outcomes of many public policies and programs which have education as their primary outcome. Quantification of overall benefits for these programs in a common metric is challenging.