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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
‘Lost’ Blackadder Christmas script to be auctioned for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
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Action needed to help Kenyan children get the best start in life says sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ report
A new report from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and the Kenyan organisation KANCO says almost 40% of Kenyan children aged three and four are not reaching their development cognitive and social emotional milestones.
“It sparked something within us – when you start serving other people it brings such a deeper sense of fulfilment”
In the fifth episode of her Better Angels podcast series, Sarah Brown looks at the difference people can make in the lives of others.
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Child marriage banned in Guatemala but young girls are still being married off
Children in Guatemala can still get married at 16 with a judge's permission.In some rural communities, girls are still sold off in exchange for cattle, cash and or plots of land.
Rocket hits Aleppo primary school and kills at least eight children
Another day, another story of innocent children being killed in the Syria conflict - this time when rebel rocket fire reportedly hit a primary school in Aleppo.
Can you name celebrities who shared their childhood pictures for our #5for5 campaign?
To mark Universal Children's Day, we asked celebrities to show their support for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s #5for5 campaign on early childhood development by sharing their own childhood pictures. Can you spot the famous young faces including Kim Cattrall, Patrick Stewart and Sharon Osbourne?
19 pictures that show how happy children are to be at school around the world
Universal Children's Day on November 20 promotes and celebrates the rights of children - here we celebrate the vital right to a free, quality education, without discrimination.Â
Iraqi children happy to be back in school and unlearning the Islamic State lessons of hate
Students in the northern town of Qayyara have been reissued with standard Iraqi textbooks, which the militants replaced with their own in an attempt to brainwash a generation.Â
“It’s really important for us to see Syrian children having a chance to be in school and learning”
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has been working with partners to help Syrian refugee children in Lebanon who want the opportunity to learn and fulfil their potential. Here we report back on a trip to see how that work is developing.
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“My organisation in Cameroon helps over 1300 children to become creative, to reason and to solve complex problems”
Last month I took part in the 2016 One Young Summit in Ottawa through the Emma Watson’s Tribe Scholarship. The summit was from September 28 to October 1 and I was one of the 30 delegate speakers. During the Panel on Education, I addressed over 1300 young people from 197 countries on “Why are schools failings to prepare young people for today’s job market?" I focused on the topic of using technology to help teach children employable skills but stressed that in some countries there are more fundamental and urgent needs that have to be addressed first.
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Share your childhood picture and help the #5for5 campaign
This Sunday - November 20 - is Universal Children’s Day, when we honour the rights of children everywhere. To celebrate it - and as part of our #5for5 campaign on early childhood development, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ wants to raise awareness of the importance of the first five years of a child’s life.