Together, UNICEF and Dove

 

Together, Dove and UNICEF are supporting young people’s self-esteem and body confidence, by providing young people in India with education materials to help them thrive. ​ ​

 

Our mission: fostering confidence for a brighter future, Dove and UNICEF are dedicated to enhancing self-esteem and body-confidence in boys and girls through our partnership, which integrates vital life-skills into education. By addressing gender barriers, and offering alternative learning opportunities, we’re hoping to empower adolescents aged 11-18 to achieve their full potential.​ ​

 

Positive self-esteem contributes to the learning of life skills and enhances young people’s ability to gain and retain employment. This vital work will not only contribute towards their body-confidence, but will also contribute to their retention, transition, and completion of the education cycle, enabling young people to gain the needed skills to succeed in school, work, and life.

 

The partnership will continue to adapt modules on self-esteem and body confidence from the Dove Self-Esteem Project and include them in UNICEF programmes that teach young people essential life skills. These modules will be included within UNICEF’s existing life-skills programmes for young people in India, so that they can learn about their rights to things like education and healthcare, as well growing their self-confidence.​

Through UNICEF and Dove’s partnership starting in 2019, we have:​

 

• Reached over seven million students in India through self-esteem lesson kits delivered through the curriculum, exceeding the partnership’s goal of supporting 6.25 million students with valuable life skills materials.

• Supported over 130,000 adolescents in Brazil with body confidence and self-esteem materials, both through in-person sessions and online through UNICEF’s Topity chatbot. ​

• And delivered Life Skills Education to over 9 million young people in Indonesia, embedding into government digital learning platform for training of junior school teachers and exceeding our goal of reaching 700,000 students.​

 

We have reached over 16.5 million people through the first phase of the partnership, and we’re continuing our work in the second phase of our partnership where we are aiming to provide educational resources on self-esteem and body confidence to 16.4 million young people in India over the next two years. By working with state governments, we will aim advance the life skills programme in eight states across India, aiming to address the self-esteem concerns of young people aged 11-14 and 15+ years. ​

 

Join us in creating lasting change!

 

Continuing Our Impact Together

The Dove and UNICEF partnership has made significant strides in empowering young people with self-esteem and body confidence worldwide. By integrating vital life skills and educational tools, this collaboration helps adolescents thrive, fostering a brighter future. As the partnership continues to expand its reach, it reinforces a shared commitment to building confidence and promoting well-being for millions more.

Key Takeaways
 

• Global Impact: The Dove and UNICEF partnership empowers young people globally by fostering self-esteem and body confidence.
• Integrated Education: Life skills education, including Dove Self-Esteem Project modules, is integrated into UNICEF programs for adolescents aged 11-18.
• Future Prospects: This initiative helps young people develop confidence, improve education retention, and enhance employment prospects.
• Millions Reached: Since 2019, the partnership has reached over 16.5 million young people across India, Brazil, and Indonesia.
• Continued Growth: The second phase aims to provide educational resources to 16.4 million young people in India.