unicefさんのインスタグラム写真 - (unicefInstagram)「Binef, 18, originally from Mali, moved to Abidjan to start a new life, selling items like water and paper tissues to make ends meet. But when the pandemic hit, the man for whom Binef worked could no longer afford to pay him.⠀ ⠀ With no income and no place to go, Binef was forced to sleep under a bridge. He began to notice more people around town wearing masks because of COVID-19, which scared him. So when an adult introduced him to a UNICEF-supported child protection centre, Binef jumped at the chance.⠀ ⠀ At the centre, Binef was given face masks and a hygiene kit. Just as important, he received much-needed comfort and support. “I was happy when I arrived here. I’ve received so many words of encouragement,” he says. Binef says the centre has taught him some important lessons about respect and discipline, and that he has also been learning to read and write. “Things are going well, and I feel confident.” Binef wants to learn about auto mechanics. “I want to become a great mechanic,” he says, “and to one day go back to Mali and open my own garage.”⠀ ⠀ Since the start of the pandemic, UNICEF and partners in Côte d’Ivoire have helped to identify and support 646 children in street situations by mid-December, providing them psychosocial support, accommodation and care in transit centres. Many are unaccompanied migrant children separated from their families. Of the 646 children, 126 have already been reunited with their family. @unicefcotedivoire © UNICEF/Dejongh」12月21日 14時00分