Nepal 
17 November: World Prematurity Day
One baby in 10 is born premature worldwide. World Prematurity Day is marked every year on 17 November to raise awareness about the challenge of preterm birth and its prevention and care. Click here to learn more.
Press Release: Climate Canvas: Children call for a greener, fairer future through art
Over 300 children painted a 30-feet-long canvas, calling on adults to listen to children and act for a more secure and sustainable future in a ‘climate canvas’.
Kamani calls on everyone to plant more trees
“To stop climate change, we should ask the government to make rules to promote tree plantation. Everyone should have to follow strict rules. There will be more trees and people will know themselves what is right and what is wrong."
Practice what you preach
Kaiyum, the young climate activist handles and mobilizes the network of more than 50 children and young people in Madhesh Pradesh of Nepal. Kaiyum however never thought he had the capacity to manage and motivate this large group of young climate enthusiasts. He thinks he learnt the skill with practice and patience.
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ISHU- Emerging Child Champion
The champions learn transferable life skills, social and communication skills, and higher-order thinking skills. The sessions help in stimulating creative ideas for child-led advocacy initiatives through issue mapping, visioning exercise, SWOT analysis, and developing advocacy action plans, to make them able to advocate for themselves and others.
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Aryan is healthy and is thriving
Two-year-old Aryan grew from 7 kg to 11 kg after being fed RUTF and locally available nutritious food. His mother Udisara is so happy that she was able to save her child. Udisara was not aware of the nutritious food available in local level and used to feed junk foods to her children, out of love as children used to enjoy eating the packaged food.
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RCCE Learning Brief
This is the learning brief of our Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) project, designed to strengthen vaccine uptake and counter rumors related to COVID-19. The document includes our unique SBC informed RCCE approach, innovations that are community led and monitored, and insights on what works. Kindly do circulate the brief widely.
