Highlights
The WASH cluster, under the lead of UNICEF, provided safe drinking water and hygiene promotion messaging to 175,905 people and 41,400 people benefited from proper management of excreta and solid waste systems including 10,000 children in schools and rural households. Specifically,
UNICEF supported 5,369 person benefited from access to safe water.UNICEF also led the education cluster and helped the Ministry of Education to strengthen local contingency plans, support schools as protective spaces; provide furniture and learning materials; and rehabilitate learning spaces.
In nutrition, UNICEF provided 7,200 children and pregnant and lactating women with micronutrients and messaging on the promotion of breastfeeding for the most vulnerable indigenous children and mothers in three departments.
UNICEF also provided therapeutic food stuffs and supported the Ministry of Health to develop and run the protocol for community-based management of acute malnutrition in 17 out of 32 departments which provided treatment for 363 children with acute malnutrition.
In child protection, UNICEF provided mine risk education to benefit 548 children, developed guidelines to protect children released by non-state armed groups and supported use of protective environments to prevent recruitment.