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Kumwe Hub made its first catalytic investments in Early Child Development (ECD) centres in 2023 to improve operational and management capacity of the centres for better outcomes.  Owners who grasped the opportunity saw their initiatives growing in different dimensions to parents and children expectations.   

The recent upsurge of conflict and violence in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, put thousands of populations on the way to seeking refuge in the neighbouring Burundi.  In such massive displacements in precarious conditions and in absence of basic psychosocial and health services, the most vulnerable, including children, suffer the most.

Access to scholastic materials for children from low-income category, including those out-of-school who have returned to back confirms increase of prospects for stable and steady learning for all children.  

“BAKURE NEZA” Project has recently presented satisfactory results and achievements to partners and stakeholders. Civil society actors and children survivors of different kinds of exploitation are hopeful for the future due to the interventions of the project in capacity strengthening and education of the community (Photo: Jimbere Magazine, Burundi).

Youth Mentors with disabilities lead community mobilisation against misunderstanding, stigma, and isolation of persons with disabilities.  Their role in amplifying voices of children and youth with disabilities to local leaders and decision-makers is also vital to obtain support and changes necessary for their social and economic integration.            

Social and economic difficult situations of families remain one of the main barriers to deny children the opportunity to attend school.  Kare’s story highlights how children can still breed their dreams with joint community support.  

Timely follow-up and care for children with high risk of malnutrition contribute to preventing related child morbidity.  Parents are encouraged to regularly consult health workers as prescribed and report any incident that may affect child's health. 

Cervical cancer remains one of the most dangerous and deadly cancers for women globally.  However, community awareness, early detection and proper treatment are vital in determining a positive outcome.  

Clemence, 19, is a Rwandan returnee from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).  She is overjoyed to be holding in her arms her two-week-old baby girl, Dalia*, in her homeland after a timely lifesaving intervention by the Save the Children’s health team at the border post between Rwanda and DR Congo. 

The Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) programme in Mahama Refugee Camp has achieved near‑zero mother‑to‑child HIV transmission—only one case in eight years—thanks to accessible care and strong community health workers support, though funding cuts threaten these gains.

Up to 80 children from seven districts and Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda gathered to urge climate decision-makers to include their voices in climate policy discussions ahead of COP30. They emphasized their vulnerability to effects of climate change and demanded child-sensitive priorities in national climate plans, especially the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC.3).

Over 60 children from 16 African countries are urging their heads of state at the Africa Climate Summit this week to consider their views and experiences in shaping climate policies, with children in most of the continent found to be at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change.