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UNICEF's Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) is dedicated to advancing the realization of the rights of all children in South Asia, especially the most marginalized and disadvantaged children.
- We Work with country offices, regional institutions, media, headquarters, and global thought leaders.
- We Add value to UNICEF country offices in South Asia through active leadership, technical assistance, quality assurance and oversight.
- We Increase confidence by being a trusted partner of choice and we promote efficiency in our operations.
- We Empower others to act more strategically, innovate and take risks to improve results for all girls and boys.
- We Bring state-of-the-art knowledge, regional perspective, access to global networks and the credibility of UNICEF.
- We Influence decision making and leverage support to accelerate results for children.
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17 Reviews
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16 August 2018
Lots of young people want to be a cricket player or a doctor. Sunil from Nepal wants to be both. Hear his story of perseverence and passion. #WeTheFuture ICC - International Cricket Council UNICEF Nepal
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16 August 2018
Go girl! 17-year-old Urmila from India isn't just a great football player - she also wants to help other girls play in the future. Hear her story. #WeTheFuture UNICEF India FIFA FIFA Women's World Cup Asian Football Confederation
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16 August 2018
Here's what Rishi, a 19-year-old cricket champion from Bhutan, has learned from playing the sport for her country's national team. UNICEF Bhutan ICC - International Cricket Council
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15 August 2018
How one young cyclist is breaking barriers in Afghanistan. #WeTheFuture UNICEF Afghanistan UCI
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15 August 2018
Do you know how to play carom? Meet 18-year-old Fatima from Sri Lanka. She's a carom champ with a beautiful message for all other adolescents in the region. #WeTheFuture UNICEF Sri Lanka
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14 August 2018
“I love sewing my own clothes”, says Rofiqa, who lives in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. She never got the opportunity to study but dreams of opening a big sewing center to give other women an opportunity to improve their lives. #WeTheFuture
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14 August 2018
“If I don’t get to study, I will be stuck in the kitchen like my sisters, my entire life.”
Sabekun never had the opportunity to study as her parents feared that she would be kidnapped on her way to school. She wants to start an art school for girls so that she can free them from the kitchen and give them a means to express themselves.
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13 August 2018
“We do not have many teachers in the refugee camp and a lot of children do not have anyone to learn from. This disturbs me,” says Rasheda. She's living with her family in a refugee camp in Bangladesh and aspires to be a teacher so that she can help the children in the refugee camp achieve an education. #WeTheFuture
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13 August 2018
“Education is the only road to a healthy life”, says Robiullah, who fell ill and was hospitalized when he first arrived at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. He fears that he might get ill again and wants to study medicine to better understand how he can protect himself and his family. #WeTheFuture
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12 August 2018
“There are no opportunities for young people in the refugee camp”, says Abdul. He lives in a refugee camp in Bangladesh and has been learning English through private tutors. He aspires to open an English learning center for young people so that it opens doors to new opportunities for them.
Do you have a similar idea that can improve your community? #WeTheFuture
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12 August 2018
“It’s so much easier to type than to write using a pen”, says Shofiq, explaining why he likes working on a computer.
Since the time he saw computers being used to issue ID cards for the residents in his refugee camp in Bangladesh, Shofiq has been determined to learn computers. He wants to become a computer engineer and help others in his community to become computer savvy. #WeTheFuture
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12 August 2018
It's International Youth Day! Do you have a dream like Abdullah? “I am trying to learn English through private tutors in the refugee camp so that I can be an interpreter”, he says.
Abdullah lives in a refugee camp in Bangladesh and says that by learning English he can share the conditions of the camp with the world. #WeTheFuture
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11 August 2018
“I want to grow up to be a banker, and want to study math but I have no opportunities to learn math in the refugee camp”, says Rahim.
Rahim lives with his family in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. He spends most of his time solving math problems from a math book he managed to get hold of through a book trader in the camp. #WeTheFuture
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11 August 2018
“I loved acting since I was in school but my parents are poor and cannot support my interest in acting. I am also the eldest in the family, so I am expected to be a doctor”, says Sahin.
Sahin lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is under a lot of family pressure to choose a career in medicine. However, he has always dreamt of being an actor. He regularly performs at national festivals and hopes he can continue to find more opportunities to perform. #WeTheFuture
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10 August 2018
No country. No birth certificate. No passport. No rights.
#Rohingya refugee children like 12 day old Yesmin are trapped in limbo.
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09 August 2018
Here's something we can all do to keep children safe on the roads:
👉🏽 Drive at a much reduced speed near #schools and on roads with high concentrations of pedestrians 🚸
For Every Child, #SafeRoads 🙏🏽
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08 August 2018
She's 15. Her husband is 73.
This is Sonjida's story.
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