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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ opens 12 early learning centres in Gaza as new report reveals early childhood development crisis
Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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“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.
Anger as Tanzanian president refuses to end school ban on pregnant girls and teen mothers
Campaigners say expelled students - there have been 55,000 of them over the past decade - face stigma and being forced into early marriage.
Comedian Matt Lucas acts like a big baby to support sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½’s #5for5 campaign
The British star has revived a much-loved TV character for an exclusive new video to raise awareness of the care and support children under the age of five need to thrive.Â
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85% of world’s poorest children set to fail before they even start school warns sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ report
Investment in pre-primary education must be dramatically increased and targeted at the most marginalised children, says the report.
New York bans child marriage, a ‘dirty secret’ in the United States
Tens of thousands of American girls are married before they're 18 - and studies show they're 50% more likely to drop out of high school and more likely to live in poverty in adulthood.
Indian state to give free education for girls from nursery to university
The move, that includes free textbooks and new pre-primary classes, is designed to encourage girls from poorer backgrounds to stay in school.
Education crucial for children caught in the world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis in Uganda
A summit today aims to raise vital funds for basic services - including schooling - for almost one million people who have fled violence in South Sudan.
“I have enrolled over 100 students – they are fed, loved and happy to be in school”
As he prepared for Day of the African Child on June 20, one of our Global Youth Ambassadors from Ghana wrote about the passions and challenges involved in his work.
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