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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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Coronavirus school closures mean over ONE BILLION children and youth are now shut out of classrooms
The pandemic has forced over 120 countries to shut down their education systems - on top of 258 million young people already not going to school in the long term.
“Coronavirus is amplifying the struggles that children are already facing to receive a quality education”
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ President Justin van Fleet looks at the crucial role of education in the midst of a global health crisis.
Expert Voices
How our Global Youth Ambassadors have been inspired to Unlock Big Change
Our youth activists tell about their uplifting experience at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual International Women's Day event.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our roundup leads with the news that one in five students around the world have had their school and college classes shut down because of coronavirus.
Dutch Postcode Lottery awards sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 1.35m euros for work on education in emergencies
It will help us to fund education centres for refugees in the Greek islands and our work in Lebanon supporting children who attend double-shift schools.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our roundup looks at how coronavirus has put nearly 300m children out of school, how girls still face high levels of violence and school meal programmes in Africa.
How to Unlock Big Change is theme of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ International Women’s Day event
Charity supporters hear that education is key to achieving gender equity for girls and women around the world.
‘Mover, shaker and partnership builder’ … sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ honours Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The former World Bank chief and chair of GAVI, the global Vaccine Alliance, received a special award at the charity's International Women's Day event.Â
89% of UK’s young people believe education is a right – unless you’re a girl or refugee
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ research also reveals that just 62% of British boys aged 16 to 18 think girls and boys have an equal right to education, compared to 90% of girls.
‘The teachers are responding, the children are happier’ – the early verdict on our early years inclusion project
A sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ pilot project to bring more inclusive education to Syrian refugee children in Lebanon is showing encouraging early signs.