| ACTIVITIES FOR MAY |
Theme 1: Health and Immunization |
Resources:
Read
Progress for Children 2010 Report: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals with Equity
World Malaria Day: Preventable and treatable disease still a child killer
UNICEF helps health centers re-open in Ivory Coast
Delivering health care to infants in earthquake-stricken Japan
Watch
Progress for Children: Immunization saves lives
UNICEF Community Health Posts: Niger
UNICEF Child Health Days in Zimbabwe
Take Action
The Final Inch is a film about the historic global effort to eradicate polio. The story primarily follows a community "foot soldier" across India working to sway reluctant families to vaccinate their children, and take a deeper look into India's Ganges Basin, where there are emerging cases of polio every day. The Final Inch also touches on the paralyzing challenges of childhood polio, reminding us how endemic polio once was in the United States. The film was nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 2008 Academy Awards held in March 2009.
For this month’s activity, your club should take the time to watch The Final Inch, located in your Activation Kit, and formulate a discussion around what you learned and how your club can make an impact in the fight against polio.
