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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
‘Lost’ Blackadder Christmas script to be auctioned for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ kickstarts Ukraine’s preschool reforms
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Caring Wimbledon stars who serve up education for deprived children
Some of the biggest stars in tennis are helping hundreds of thousands of children around the world to access school and preschool programmes.
Find out the five vital things children under five need to thrive
Our early childhood development campaign is called #5for5 because young girls and boys need five types of nurturing care in the crucial first years.
Watch Teacher Wanjiku become the latest comedian to back #5for5 campaign
The Kenyan star acts like a baby in a new sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ film to show the importance of early childhood development.
UN pledge on early years care as sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ hands over pre-primary education report
The President of the UN General Assembly said "practical strategies" are needed to ensure every child in the world gets quality early education.
Free sanitary pads and safe spaces are needed to help girls stay in school
The Kenyan government has said it will give free products to female students - it's the latest move to tackle an issue that is still taboo in many countries.Â
Thanks a billion! Education at heart of EU funding to help Syrian refugees and host countries
More than $100 million will be spent on helping children in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan - as part of European Union funding that now totals more than $1 billion.
Ending child marriage would boost girls’ education … and countries’ economies
Early marriage ends the hopes and dreams of individual girls - but it also hampers efforts to end poverty in developing countries, says a report by the World Bank.
“Ban on pregnant students will have a big impact on the future of girls’ education and careers”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Tanzania makes a passionate plea for the president to change his mind on pregnant schoolgirls and teenage mothers.
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“Good life starts with good health and good education starts with good health”
A Global Youth Ambassador from Uganda tells how her initiative partnered with a hospital to help more than 300 children with free medical services.
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Comedians dress up like babies to back sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½’s #5for5 campaign
The stand-up comics and TV stars act like big kids in onesies to spread the message about early childhood development.