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Khadijah* ( not real name) aged 15, tends to her day old chicks in Mubi, Adamawa

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My happy henhouse

Vocational training for young people at the transit camp

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Barbing saloon livelihood business in Mubi, Adamawa

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John, the Barber

A barbershop in a small town in Adamawa State

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Bumkeng Nguhemen, a health worker at the FMC Makurdi, working at the antenatal and postnatal, unit.

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Health Workers' Week

How Local Heroes are Shaping a Healthier Tomorrow

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Polio Vaccination team pose for a group photo in Mana Karama, Sokoto South LGA, Sokoto Sate.

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Guardians of Health: The Unsung Heroes of Mana Karama

Behind the Scenes of a Polio-Free Future

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Fadminatu Shehu carrying a bucket of water she bought in a shagon Ruwa in Kindiru community Dange Shuni, Sokoto State

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Water 'fuels' small Women run enterprises in Sokoto

Clean water flows from the solar-motorized borehole in Kindiru village

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Haruna Sadiq 56, a Local Area Mechanic pose for a portrait in Gigane Village, Bui Ward, Kebbi State

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A Local Area Mechanic’s innovation keeps water flowing

The 'magic hands' of Haruna Sadiq, a local area mechanic has made the water woes of several communities in Nigeria’s Kebbi state, disappear.

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Fathers leading the way to adequate nutrition

In Nguru Local Government Area, Yobe State, fathers are taking the lead in ensuring that their children grow and thrive by receiving a nutritious diet.

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A voluntary community mobilizer holding her immunization card

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Vaccination is a lifesaver

Maryam Ahmad Alhassan, a community mobilizer in Kano, works to stop rumours about vaccines.

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Their long road to freedom

At the Bulumkutu Interim Care Centre in Maiduguri, boys formerly associated with armed groups are finding answers to the questions of peace and purpose

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Nigerian Children: A Story of Resilience and Promise

UNICEF is supporting Nigerian children to rise above disruptions created by COVID-19

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A mother and her child at a health centre

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In northern Nigeria, volunteer drivers save children’s lives

Thanks to EU support, there is now a corps of 900 trained volunteer drivers transporting children who need urgent medical care to hospitals in Kebbi State

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