Full Coverage: Southern Africa

08.05.2008 To provide counselling and protection services, a toll-free national Child Helpline was launched recently in Lesotho, a landlocked country in southern Africa. Last year the government and UNICEF in their joint survey had found more than 90% children suffering from various forms of violence like hunger, exploitation and rape.

07.05.2008 Erive Community Radio is bringing a change in the lives of young girls in Maganja da Costa. The UNICEF-supported station has led to a rise in enrollment in primary schools through its programmes promoting girls’ education. The station is run in partnership with Mozambique’s Social Communication Institute.

06.05.2008 Botswana suunnittelee Kalaharin autiomaahan turistikohteita, joiden vedenkulutus tulee olemaan merkittävä. Samaan aikaan valtio ei anna san-alkuperäiskansalle lupaa käyttää ainoaa vesilähdettään.