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Step-Up centres help marginalised Indian children into school
Over 40,000 children have benefited from the programme that builds on existing skills to allow them to eventually move into the education system.
Israel delays demolition of Bedouin school but says move is only temporary
There has been an international outcry over plans to bulldoze the iconic tyres-and-mud school in the occupied West Bank.
“Speaking to Ugandan students about peer pressure and career guidance”
A Global Youth Ambassador tells how she took part in a literacy project attended by over 50 children aged 12 and 13, along with parents.
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School meals programme helps young children, farmers and the community
60,000 students at primary schools and early learning centres in the Gambia will get nutritious food each day that has been grown locally.
“Children under five live in prison with their mothers and get no education or activities”
Student volunteers started a programme in Ethiopia to help the children - and then expanded it to include juvenile inmates.Â
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Schoolgirls abused and exploited by teachers in Senegal says report
While the country has expanded access to education, a Human Rights Watch investigation said urgent action is needed to protect teenage girls.
Education for girls projects in Jamaica and Egypt win UNESCO prize
Two organisations have each won $50,000 - one for helping pregnant girls to stay in school and the other for providing education in remote areas.
War drills and bomb shelters are part of life in Ukrainian schools
200,000 children go to classes every day in high-risk areas that are being bombed or where landmines have been planted.
Little Ripples programme has a big effect on young refugee children in Chad
Early learning classes at the homes of Sudanese youngsters are being provided by refugees trained as teachers.
Ending child marriage: US wedding industry profits to help, UN condemns Malaysia marriage
Action is being taken in several countries to try to halt the practice that robs young girls of their health, an education and their future.