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How the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and Sesame Street are supporting education and childhood development in crisis-affected areas

The Parents Make the Difference project in Liberia aimed to promote the development and wellbeing of young children aged 3 to 7 through reducing harsh punishment, improving parenting practices, and increasing malaria prevention behavior.

Women in South Sudan experience high rates of domestic abuse, but girls routinely fall victim to an even worse fate.

The Parents Make the Difference project in Liberia aimed to promote the wellbeing of young children aged 3 to 7 through reducing harsh punishment, improving parenting practices, improving child development, and increasing malaria prevention behavior. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) and research partner Duke University found that the intervention reduced harsh punishment and improved parenting practices and caregiver–child interactions, but had no impact on malaria prevention or early childhood development outcomes.

One year since the earthquake, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) and our partners in Syria and Türkiye are continuing to focus on critical relief needs, while emphasising long-term, sustainable support to rehabilitation and early recovery in impacted communities.