Araba was a teenager in Ghana with plans for her future, including a dream of becoming a model. 💛 Dr Hamza Yusuf cared for her during treatment for osteosarcoma and remembers clearly how cancer affected her confidence.

Sadly, Araba later died after her cancer spread. But as her illness progressed, palliative care helped her reconnect with things that still brought comfort and meaning, including music and prayer. Even when cure is no longer possible, who a child is still matters.

Before treatment, nine-year-old Kalu loved volleyball and cricket with his school friends in Nepal. During cancer treatment, Family Support Officer Prerana encouraged him to try drawing. As Kalu’s interest in art grew, so did his confidence.

Protecting childhood also means protecting a child’s place within their family and community. That’s why strengthening paediatric oncology nursing closer to where children live matters.

In Cameroon, paediatric oncology nurse training, made possible by the financial support of the Sanofi Foundation, the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust and the Veta Bailey Charitable Trust is strengthening care closer to home.

This #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, we want to thank our partners at @DepoCoin, and CCO Christian D'Ippolito, for continuing to champion our work. Their long-term, strategic approach is helping us reach a growing community of crypto supporters. 💛 #CryptoForGood

This September, as we ask people to help protect what already belongs to every child, we’re grateful to the CoinDepo community for helping us protect the relationships, opportunities and futures that cancer can interrupt 💛

For more than a decade, Raymond Barnabas Manlokiya has worked in paediatric oncology. Now at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, he is using that experience to help strengthen care beyond the children he sees himself.