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A New Chapter for Children for Health

When I started Children for Health, it wasn’t just about creating health education messages and materials — it was about trusting children. From my years as a middle school teacher and my work with Child to Child, I knew something

Malnutrition Fact Sheet

When a baby or young child does not have enough to eat or does not have enough nutrients then their bodies do not grow as they should. This means they are undernourished. Babies and young children who are not eating

ZuZu & ZaZa the Children for Health Mascots

Children for Health’s mascots are two scarlet macaws: ZuZu & ZaZa. ZuZu is ZaZa’s older brother, ZaZa is ZuZu’s younger sister and together they help Children for Health with so many of our programmes, materials and activities. They are being adopted

NEW! Caring for Babies & Young Children Poster

We are excited to launch the latest Children for Health poster – a two-sided full colour practical tool made with children, for children and their communities. It’s free to download here: www.childrenforhealth.org/CaringforBabiesPoster We recommend printing it out in A3 on

NEW! Poster & Storybook on Inclusion

We are proud to launch our latest poster and storybook pair on the topic of inclusion! This is a complex, but important topic and we were pleased to have invaluable help from Kelvin Nsekwila, John Siame, Joyce Munthali and Esther

Queenie (from My Hero) is distressed at the nutritional make up of soda and sweets.

Type 2 Diabetes & Children for Health

Today we are delighted to launch a new FREE Children for Health resource, My Hero, a book on the theme of Type 2 Diabetes. It combines a storybook followed by 10 activities fo older children and educators to use and

Queenie and Henry (from My Hero) stand on a beach together, smiling.

NEW! My Hero, a Storybook on Type 2 Diabetes

Today we are delighted to launch a new FREE Children for Health resource, My Hero, a book on the theme of Type 2 Diabetes. It combines a storybook followed by 10 activities for older children and educators to help children

Cover of The Girl Who Was Pushed Outside. A child looks on as two children cry and another child runs away.

NEW! Storybook about HIV Launch

We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest FREE storybook, The Girl Who Was Pushed Outside. It is the story of a girl who is going through the shock of an HIV diagnosis and the response of her

Kelvin smiles at the camera, he is wearing a Children for Health t-shirt and jeans.

Kelvin Nsekwila | Outstanding Partner

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Kelvin Nsekwila is the winner of our Outstanding Partner Award for 2022. This award was established by Children to Health in memory of two giants of international child health and child empowerment, Professor

Cover of SuperBetter Children for Health with four circles highlighting elements of the programme.

SuperBetter Children for Health Launch!

SuperBetter Children for Health is a curriculum for young adolescents that can be integrated into a school’s curriculum or taught as an extracurricular activity. The curriculum has been co-created by Children for Health and Kelvin Nsekwila, a teacher and the