"She has really blossomed." "He no longer plays on the phone. I am very happy about that."
Sumaya and Subhan's mothers noticed the difference in sixteen days. Play is not a luxury. It is how children learn and build resilience.
#InternationalDayOfPlay
UNICEF Afghanistan
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UNICEF Afghanistan promotes the rights of children and women throughout Afghanistan and works to bring basic services to those who are most in need.
- Polio has no cure, but it is preventable. Every child deserves protection. With support from @KSRelief_EN, social mobilizers in Herat are raising awareness on Polio to ensure caregivers bring their children for vaccination. Together we can #EndPolio.
- Neda draws at a Child Nutrition and Development Centre in Kabul. “The activities here, drawing, storytelling and group play, are very effective,” says her mother. 50 of these centres help children and families like Neda's access nutrition and ECD services closer to home.
- Safe place to play. Psychosocial support. A chance to find normalcy. For unaccompanied and separated children like 15-year-old Imdaad, this is what protection looks like. With support from @EUinAfghanistan, these services are reaching children who need them most.
- UNICEF Afghanistan repostedAt an outreach site in Mazar-e-Sharif, Zahra, @UNICEFAfg vaccinator helps 7-month-old Mahdi & his mother Madina with routine vaccination. She check immunization cards, guide families & record information. #Vaccinators like her make immunization services work #ForEveryChild.
- UNICEF Afghanistan repostedMohammad Zubair & his mother Atifa returned from Iran to Afghanistan and were screened at the @UNICEFAfg Nutrition Room at Islam Qala. Atifa was malnourished & received nutrition supplements. Our teams support returning families at the border and into their communities.
- UNICEF Afghanistan repostedClimate change impact on #children is stark. Despite funding constraints, @UNICEFAfg & partners are doing everything possible, mapping underground reservoirs & harnessing solar energy for sustainable water supply in #Afghanistan. Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay
- UNICEF Afghanistan repostedSuhima engraved UNICEF on Lapis Lazuli at a workshop where she is learning engraving and goldsmithing through @UNICEFAfg vocational training supported by @ADB_HQ. After six months, she will have the skills and tools to start her own business.
- Clean water and safe sanitation in a health facility make quality care possible. With support from @FCDOGovUK, rehabilitated WASH services across 28 health & nutrition centres in Paktia & Daikundi run on solar energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions & protecting groundwater.
- UNICEF Afghanistan repostedGlad to see my colleague @Ali908021161560 visiting #PrimaryHealthcare facilities & health workers across Badakhshan Province. @UNICEFAfg is dispatching additional medicines to sustain these critical services & remains committed to lifesaving healthcare across #Afghanistan.
- Omid and Nadia are a husband-and-wife vaccinator team riding by motorbike into hard-to-reach villages across Afghanistan. Their cold box keeps vaccines at the right temperature. With support from @gavi, no family is too far to reach areas.



































