Sierra Leone Appeal
Humanitarian Action is at the core of UNICEF’s mandate to realize the rights of every child. This edition of Humanitarian Action for Children – UNICEF’s annual humanitarian fundraising appeal – describes the ongoing crises affecting children in Sierra Leone; the strategies that we are using to respond to these situations; and the donor support …, Appeal highlights, The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted health, security and overall economic development in Sierra Leone. Coupled with weak preparedness for future disasters, the country faces a perilous future with children at significant risk for nutritional deprivations, including severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and women…, Key planned targets for 2021, Nutrition icon 1.5 million children receiving vitamin A supplementation every six months Wash icon 100,000 people accessing a sufficient quantity of safe water Child protection icon 1.8 million people accessing safe channels for reporting sexual exploitation and abuse Advocacy icon 65,000 households benefiting from new / additional social transfers, Funding requirements for 2021, Country needs and strategy, Humanitarian needs Humanitarian needs, COVID-19 continues to threaten the safety and well-being of people in Sierra Leone, with young people bearing the brunt of the social, economic and development breakdown. While the Government of Sierra Leone has actively prepared for and responded to the crisis, the pandemic remains a serious threat due to the weak public systems, struggling…, UNICEF's strategy UNICEF’s strategy, In 2021, UNICEF and the Government of Sierra Leone will apply on lessons learned from the Ebola response and continue to build resilience and strengthen systems to provide services critical to saving lives and preventing morbidity due to COVID-19 and other preventable and treatable diseases, such as cholera and Lassa fever. UNICEF and the…, Programme targets, Find out more about UNICEF's work, December 2020, 2021 https://www.unicef.org/appeals HumanitarianAction for Children Sierra LeoneHIGHLIGHTS The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted health, security and overall economic development in Sierra Leone. Coupled with weak preparedness for future disasters, the country faces a perilous future with children at…
