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A young boy rest on a canoe on the Volta Lake in Dambai in the Volta Region
An airplane carrying vaccines lands at Kotoka International airport.
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6 Ways UNICEF is supporting Immunisation in Ghana 

Celebrating 50 years of saving lives: UNICEF's role in Ghana's immunisation success

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Imam Farouk contributing to the discussions after the drama, urging fathers to vaccinate their children.
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Turning the Tide on Childhood Vaccination

Turning the Tide on Childhood Vaccination: The Journey of a Local Imam and the Power of Theatre in Community Transformation

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a woman looks down at her newborn baby
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Health successes within a small community in the Upper West

How a small community in Upper West, Ghana is encouraging maternal and newborn health

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A roundtable discussion with persons living with disability
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Breaking Barriers, Building Inclusion

Disability Inclusion Advocacy Event

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Students from Sapelliga JHS and Galaka JHS in the Upper East Region of Ghana participate in a football match to foster unity and create awareness on the importance of peaceful coexistence in a community.
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School children in northern Ghana are standing for peace

Newly formed Peace Clubs in the Upper East Region as part of resilience-building in anticipation of Sahel Crisis spill-over

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football player walks away from camera
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Safer Schools through Sports

Promoting safety in schools through sports festival in Accra, Ghana's capital

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A young participant of the UPSHIFT programme
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Making entrepreneurship opportunities accessible to all

How is UNICEF working to leave no one behind

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A factory worker
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Preventing children’s exposure to lead

Akosua Mensah’s story

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A nurse getting vaccinated against COVID-19
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Empowering Frontline Health Workers through Remote training

Only Together can we end the COVID-19 pandemic

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Members of the Kojokura Community show off their yellow fever cards
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Saving Kojokura

How one man’s act of kindness protected an entire community from a deadly disease.

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Abena Korkor a volunteer in the Bole District
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“Using my voice for good” – Abena Donkor’s story

How social mobilization and community influencers determine the success of vaccination campaigns

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Woman talking to a man
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Ghana’s popular influencers challenged on COVID-19 myths

UNICEF, GHS and GhanaFact address #COVID19 vaccines misinformation

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16-year-old Abida
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The Agoo SHE+ Platform makes access to information easy

Abida's story

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Isabelle Akupa’alwin, 14 years
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A dynamic young Champion of Change in Zebilla community

For every child, empowerment.

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