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“We help to empower children who have missed school while in hospitals and orphanages”
An organisation set up by a Global Youth Ambassador has also been giving clothes, food and drink to street children in Ghana.
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At least 21 dead as school bus is swept away by flash flood in Jordan
Most of the victims are believed to be children - as rescuers search for survivors of the tragedy near the Dead Sea.
“Why is Pakistan facing a crisis in girls’ education?”
A Global Youth Ambassador examines some of the obstacles that prevent girls from going to school and feeling safe.
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Relief for Yemeni teachers who haven’t had regular pay for two years
With two million children out of school and the education system heading for collapse, UNICEF said teachers will now get monthly payments.Â
Shanty town school educates the children of Cairo’s ‘garbage people’
Many of the children who attend Mahaba School are malnourished and their parents struggle to buy them clothes and school supplies.
Iraqi children risk being poisoned by unsafe water at their schools
Over 277,000 students at 800 schools could contract diseases, a humanitarian organisation has warned.
Meghan’s message: education is vital for girls in developing countries
The Duchess of Sussex spoke about education being the key to economic and social development during a visit to Fiji.
UK’s child marriage laws undermine global efforts to end the practice say campaigners
One member of parliament said it was "crazy" to allow child marriage when the UK is spending over $50 million to support efforts to end it in developing countries.
What we learned about global education and the voice of young people at the UN
On United Nations Day, two Global Youth Ambassadors from Nigeria tell about their week of campaigning at the General Assembly in New York.Â
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Secret diaries kept by Chibok schoolgirls tell of their hell in captivity
A TV documentary gives a glimpse of the trauma experienced by students who were abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria.