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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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Turkey to bring in compulsory preschool for all children
Preschool can help a child get the best start in life - by preparing them for school and increasing their chances of staying in education.Â
‘Hold pens, not guns’ is message for freed child soldiers in the Philippines
More than 1800 children have been freed from armed groups and offered scholarships to stay in school after years of negotiations.
#YouPromised: Syria conference must keep pledge to get all refugees in school
The international community will meet again a year after the promise was made - with more than half of the 1.7 million Syrian refugee children now in school.
Keep schools safe from attacks and military use, says gathering of 80 countries
More states were urged to join the global cause to protect children and teachers at the Second International Safe Schools Conference in Argentina.
Three years after tragedy struck her family, Bara’aa is back at school in Syria and top of her class
The BBC's Lyse Doucet meets the 11-year-old in Homs, where she is happy to be back in a classroom with other children.
“75% of Lebanese refugee children are now in school but the tragedy is that it’s a really isolated example”
In this special episode of her Better Angels podcast, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ President Sarah Brown talks to Save the Children UK chief Kevin Watkins about his work and the importance of being able to relate to those who need help.
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Teaching the teachers: thousands get training to inspire children living in conflict zones and poverty
Shanyn Ronis - named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Education list - tells how her Education Global Access Program aims to train 3000 teachers this year in Africa and Latin America.Â
Irish aid helps 150,000 Ugandan children at risk of dropping out of school
The programme aims to improve quality education for the most vulnerable children and adolescent girls in poor communities across the Karamoja region.
“There are at least 2700 informal child daycares in Nairobi – Tiny Totos is working to help them upgrade their services”
Emma Caddy of Tiny Totos Kenya explains how support for informal daycare centres in Kenya's capital city can help them to provide affordable, stimulating and safe services for working parents.
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Share this video and make world leaders keep their promise to get EVERY Syrian refugee child in school
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has made a special video message to leaders who vowed to get all 1.7 million Syrian refugee children into school this year - help us to make sure they keep their promise by sharing the film on Facebook or Twitter.
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