Monthly Archives: March 2010

HIV Project in Papua New Guinea

By Hamish Lindsay - Programme Manager, UNICEF NZ, Published: March 25, 2010
After a two day delay in the Solomon Islands due to Cyclone Ului, I finally make it to the PNG highlands. Goroka is 1600m above sea level and after the Solomons,  a refreshing 23 degrees with no humidity. I’m here on a monitoring visit for the UNICEF NZ and NZAID KOHA-funded “HIV Prevention and Care [...]
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Child Friendly Schools in the Solomon Islands

By Hamish Lindsay - Programme Manager, UNICEF NZ, Published: March 12, 2010
Yesterday we visited schools from the UNICEF NZ and NZAID KOHA-funded Child Friendly Schools (CFS) project in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It’s a 40 minute boat ride from the provincial capital Gizo to Kaza village on Kolombangara island. Kaza was badly affected by the 2007 earthquake and tsunami – the school was [...]
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Banging the Drum

By UNICEF NZ Intern, Published: March 9, 2010
This is a post by Pip Bennett, International Advocacy Intern at UNICEF NZ. For over a month I have been interning at the UNICEF NZ office in Wellington. I have been working with Vicki, the Advocacy Manager – International. Most of my time has been devoted to a new campaign called “Banging the Drum”. It is about [...]
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Jeanne – a story from Haiti

By UNICEF NZ, Published: March 8, 2010
This is a story by Diana Valcárcel, UNICEF communications specialist currently in Haiti. Jeanne *(not her real name) sits on a mattress in her tent surrounded by another 45 families in the spontaneous settlement that has sprung up in Port au Prince. Through the plastic walls of the tent, the afternoon sun burns and she tells [...]
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Earthquake in Chile

By UNICEF NZ, Published: March 1, 2010
UNICEF and its UN partners are monitoring events and stand ready to help in the aftermath of the major earthquake that shook Chile early Saturday. Children are the most vulnerable in any natural disaster. We will keep you posted on UNICEF’s response to this emergency as news comes in. In the meantime, if you would like to [...]
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