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Society Vietnam

3. March 2023

Fewer Emissions, More Clean Water (… for Two Million Kids!)

The World Bank has dedicated a $50 million fund to create 300,000 water purifiers to be distributed to roughly 8,000 schools in Vietnam over the next five years.

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Heroes USA

25. February 2023

Basketball Legend Celebrates His Birthday in Style… by Donating Millions

American basketball legend Michael Jordan is celebrating his 60th birthday by giving $10 million to Make-A-Wish America, the largest made by an individual in the foundation’s 43-year history.

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Society Cuba

15. February 2023

Kids Are Now in Safer Hands Here

Kids and teens are now safer across Cuba thanks to a historic new legislation that effectively bans corporal punishment, thus protecting children from violence within families, and prohibits child marriages.

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Health Canada

8. February 2023

Do You Know What Helps Heal Head Injuries? Going Back to School!

Upon reviewing the cases of Canadian children and teenagers who suffered from a head injury, researchers have concluded that kids' recovery speeds up and their risk of symptoms diminishes by going back to school sooner rather than later.

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Society United States

7. February 2023

Country Sees Less Teen Pregnancies and Child Poverty

In the United States, the number of teens giving birth has fallen by 77 percent since 1991. Among young teens, the decline is even greater, hovering at about an 85 percent decrease.

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Society Africa

3. February 2023

This Region Has Made Major Progress to Educate Their Kids

Primary school enrollment in Western and Central Africa has risen from 50 percent in the 1990s to nearly 90 percent today.

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Society Europe

30. December 2022

Quality of Life for Children is Improving Here

The percentage of children classified as 'severely deprived' has decreased in Europe - providing evidence that the 2015 Child Guarantee National Action Plan is working across most Member States.

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Health Bangladesh

25. December 2022

Survival Rates Shoot up, for Both Babies and Their Mamas

Since gaining its independence 50 years ago, Bangladesh saw its infant mortality rate decline by 85%, an unprecedented success that encourages the authorities to go above and beyond to further reduce the mortality rate among infants, mothers, and young children in the following years.

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Health Singapore

21. December 2022

Vaccines Did the Trick: Goodbye, Rubella

Following years of dedicated efforts, Singapore successfully eliminated rubella, an airborne virus, through the administration of effective and inexpensive vaccines.

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Society Sierra Leone

13. December 2022

Investing in the Future, by Investing in Education

West African country Sierra Leone has decided to invest a quarter of its budget on education for all children, as it is perceived as the key to the nation’s development and prosperity - and since 2018, more than a million kids have found their way to…