DYK? Protection in schools also means addressing bullying, preventing violence, challenging discrimination and ensuring children can participate without fear of humiliation or harm.

Under Article 28 of the #CRC states that #EveryChild has the right to education.
#ForEveryChild

DYK? Protection at home goes beyond providing food, clothing and shelter. It also means raising children without violence or fear.

Article 19 of the #CRC calls for children to be protected from all forms of violence.
#ForEveryChild

28 Oct 💙The final stop confronted one of the hardest realities facing children. Rep @SamOcran & RD @EvaUNICEF met with a social worker supporting children & families affected by violence, hearing about the challenges frontline workers face in protecting those most vulnerable.

“Violence against children is unacceptable,” said RD @EvaUNICEF

Protecting children requires social workers, police & justice systems to work together, ensuring children and survivors can report violence safely and receive confidential care, support & dignity. 💙

From the classroom to the hospital. 💙

Joined by Rep @SamOcran, @EvaUNICEF visited Khorixas District Hospital, meeting health workers and seeing firsthand how the maternity, paediatric & premature units care for mothers, newborns and children.

Behind every service are health workers caring for families at some of their most vulnerable moments.
The visit offered RD @EvaUNICEF a closer look at the realities of delivering quality care and the systems needed to ensure mothers & children can access it when they need it most

For RD @EvaUNICEF, reaching every child means reaching “the most vulnerable, those that are most marginalized, those that are in hard-to-reach areas.”

Connecting what families experience on the ground with stronger systems & investment is key to closing those gaps. 💙

28 Oct 💙 The day began in the classroom. With Rep. @SamOcranKweku, RD @EvaUNICEF met young learners, teachers & education officials at Welwitschia P.S. seeing how early learning helps build the foundations children need to learn, grow & thrive.

But a supportive learning environment goes beyond the classroom.

The delegation also visited newly constructed sanitation facilities, funded by the @JapanGov, supporting a safer, healthier and more dignified school environment for learners.

Reflecting on what she saw, RD @EvaUNICEF linked early investment to Namibia’s future: “Early Childhood Development is the foundation” of human capital.
Investing in teachers, play and learning today gives children stronger foundations to thrive tomorrow. 💙

Amid the #UNDay2026 celebrations, the UN Family 🇳🇦 took the opportunity to bid farewell to UNICEF Representative @SamOcranKweku. The UN Country Team appreciated his leadership, dedication & contributions to Namibia’s development. Wishing him every success in his next chapter!

Extreme heat, droughts, floods and unsafe water can disrupt children's health, education and family stability. Protecting children means strengthening essential services and taking action on climate change.

#SDG13 #ForEveryChild

Khorixas District Hospital Senior Medical Officer Ruusa Nangolo has emphasised that, although significant progress has been made through community healthcare outreach programmes, challenges such as limited resources threaten to reverse these gains.

She was speaking at a community health workers' engagement and briefing with UNICEF Regional Director Eva Kadilli at Braumfels settlement in the Kunene Region.
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UNICEF has reached out to the Junior Council Member and double amputee Ricardo Haeseb at Khorixas with a donation of an electric wheelchair.
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Later that day, the journey became more personal.
At the home of 19-year-old Ricardo Haeseb, RD @EvaUNICEF listened as he shared openly about his life, his love for soccer, the barriers he faces as a young person with a disability, and his hopes and dreams for the future. 💙

For Ricardo, education is a pathway to opportunity & a future he is determined to shape.

A Grade 10 learner and member of Namibia’s 4th Junior National Council, he will take his voice to the inaugural @UN Youth Townhall in Heidelberg, Germany, this December. 💙

“Your voice & engagement will be important for many other children & young people,” @EvaUNICEF told Ricardo.

Ricardo's perseverance & lived experience give him a powerful voice for inclusion, so young people with disabilities can learn, participate & thrive. #ForEveryChild

On Tuesday, 27 Oct, the journey moved to Khorixas, taking those conversations closer to communities, families and frontline workers.
First stop: Braunfels. 💙

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One little boy brought that impact to life.

Diagnosed with malnutrition just a month ago, he is now doing well.

For families living far from health facilities, bringing care closer to home and identifying children who need support early can make all the difference.

Behind that care are people who quite literally walk the extra mile. 💙

“Community health workers are the heroes, walking many kilometres to reach every household,” said @EvaUNICEF.

Reaching families & referring mothers and children before it’s too late.