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Grains for Change…changing the world one bracelet at a time!
Our story began last year, when 6 of us at Diocesan School for Girls established the Young Enterprise Company, RICE. The team consisted of Harneet Golian, Shalyn Kumar, Cammy Leung Shannon Metcalfe, Jasmine Payne and Hayley (Ling Ling) Yu. The idea came from our passion and eagerness to make a difference even from half way [...]
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The Youth of Today
Last month I met six incredibly mature and bright people who happened to be half my age. This young and talented group of individuals are the new UNICEF Youth Ambassadors. They were in Wellington to learn about children’s rights, the mission and values of UNICEF and to share ideas about how to make a difference [...]
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Climate change – an interview with Mia Urbano, author of Indonesian Study; Part 2
What else did the study tell you? MU: I guess the most significant finding is how climate change is likely to aggravate malnutrition and food security. In Indonesia, malnutrition is largely ascribed to compromised infant feeding practices, and there was ready evidence that, with crop failure and freak weather events, people were moving, they were [...]
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Climate change – an interview with Mia Urbano, author of Indonesian Study; Part 1
Welcome to the first blog by UNICEF’s regional office for East Asia and the Pacific. The purpose of our blog is to highlight different development issues facing the region’s children, as well as taking a more in-depth look at how they are being tackled beyond the ubiquitous human interest story you have all come to [...]
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"I'm a UNICEF supporter, and I'd love you to join me."
Our year ahead as UNICEF NZs 2012 Youth Ambassadors – Akane Sandom