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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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“Startups are the best solution to provide job opportunities for youth”
A Global Youth Ambassador tells about the Hackathon for Startups forum for young entrepreneurs and emerging companies in Yemen.
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Shakira kicks off world tour and asks her fans: back campaign to get children into school
The singer urged support for a bold funding plan that will help to deliver quality education for millions of children.
The ‘little teacher’: boy aged 11 whose motivational speeches give hope to poor students
Hammad Safi is already studying at university in Pakistan, where his talks are hugely popular on YouTube and paint a positive picture of his country.Â
‘Donkey school buses’ take young children to their classes
Students in rural parts of The Gambia are getting to their early childhood development and primary classes thanks to an expanding transport programme.
South Sudanese teacher to give TEDx talk from a refugee camp
Mary Nyiriak Maker - a refugee herself - will be one of many inspirational speakers and performers appearing at Kakuma Camp in Kenya.
Kenya solves maths problem with 7.6m textbooks for primary school children
More than 117,000 teachers have also been trained as part of a project to focus on the quality of education for the country's young students.
Scottish island school seeks Arabic teacher for Syrian and local children
Bute's secondary school is looking for someone who can help young refugees - but also teach a new language to Scottish students.
Loving care for children under five who are orphaned or abandoned
Early intervention is helping very young children in China who otherwise might spend years in institutional care.
Tanzania mourns conjoined twins who graduated from high school
Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti wanted to become teachers in a country where disabled people are often marginalised or abandoned at birth.
“Violence in schools is a barrier to the right to education in DRC”
An NGO is planning to install mailboxes in schools to allow students to express their views anonymously.
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