United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - South Africa
Unverified non-profit organisation
UNICEF is an international aid agency that works with communities and governments for the survival, development and protection of children worldwide, upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The priorities of the programme are children’s health, education, equality and protection, with HIV/Aids, refugees, infant mortality and girls’ education as areas of particular focus. UNICEF’s work in South Africa consists mainly of mobilising resources and is knowledge-intensive. Attention is placed on participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation, training, policy review and implementation, communication and networking, information systems development and operational and participatory research. Support is prioritised around HIV/AIDS and the social dimension of integrating rural development.