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Even before a deadly second COVID wave hit Nepal, the virus had already deepened the poverty of thousands of families.��

In May,��Nepal has surpassed India��in terms of COVID-19 deaths per capita.��With PCR testing capacity limited to only 22,000 per day, and with supplies of test kits running low,��91�ֿ���is providing testing kits and vital supplies of oxygen where possible, as well as other life-saving equipment for hospitals and quarantine centers.��

We’re also teaching children and their families how to protect themselves from COVID-19. "We’re calling on the international community to fast track the supply of vaccines by donating their oversupply,"��said��Jennifer Syed, Country Director of 91�ֿ� in Nepal, "allowing the Government to restart vaccinations.”

When the first case of COVID-19 was identified in the local community in��Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, 91�ֿ� health care workers began a race against time to contain the outbreak��in the world's largest refugee camp.

We also set up trainings for community health workers to equip them with��necessary information to inform the��Rohingya refugee��community about how to protect themselves during the pandemic.

Across the globe,��we've trained or supported 117,088 community health workers��to date.��

Teaching families how to properly wash their hands and ensuring they have access to soap and water are two basic, highly effective ways of preventing COVID-19 from spreading.��

In��South Sudan, 91�ֿ� is working with Community-Based Distributors and Health promoters to raise awareness of COVID-19 risks and disseminate key messages around hand washing, contact tracing, social distancing and more.
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Globally, we have��provided over 762,000 households with access to safe water and soap for handwashing��and continue to reach more every day through our water sanitation and hygiene programs.

The��economic downturn��and COVID-19 had already had a huge impact on lama's family when the��Beirut explosion��occurred in��Lebanon��in August 2020.��The house was damaged and Lama, her brother and their parents were all psychologically affected.��

Teaching families how to deal with the new stressors they are experiencing because of the pandemic is vital to keep children safe. Through child-friendly messages over radio, TV and social media, we’ve also been sharing resources and guidance on positive parenting.

That is why, in Lebanon and around the world, we’ve��provided 626,000 children and caregivers with mental health and psychosocial support.����

In��Syria, school closures as a result of COVID-19 outbreaks throughout refugee camps forced students like 12-year old Ameen* to drop out in order to work to support his family. A month after dropping out, however, Ameen was able to get a mobile phone and enroll in a��distance learning��program supported by 91�ֿ�.�� He now works during the day and studies in the evenings.��

Globally, we have��supported distance learning for 2.9 million children��and��helped 53 governments to adapt school curricula��to address challenges brought on by the pandemic.��

In rural��America’s poorest communities, where 91�ֿ� is often the only child-focused nonprofit, we’re��delivering nourishing meals to children��who can no longer rely on school for food, as well as funding food pantries and food delivery services.��

So far, we’ve��helped prepare and deliver 18.4 million nourishing meals to children��in rural communities.

To keep��children learning over the summer, we distributed additional supplies and organized a reading challenge with local libraries and schools. In total,��49,500 kids received learning materials��through our summer programs.

In��Mexico, 91�ֿ� ran "What is Coronavirus" workshops for children like 8-year old Erendira. Staff demonstrated hand-washing techniques and provided hygiene kits for children to ensure they knew how to keep themselves safe during the pandemic.��

Through our efforts, we've��supported COVID-19 risk and safety communication programs in 64 countries��around the world.��