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“We need to invest and commit ourselves to free, quality education that is founded on innovation, empowerment and engagement”
One of our Global Youth Ambassadors tells how he has started a foundation in South Africa to help develop a culture of achievement and excellence in education.
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Big moment for donors and developing nations to increase their investment in education
The countdown has begun to a major education funding conference - and effective spending, with support for pre-primary education, is crucial.
USAID helps thousands of children into education in Pakistan’s Sindh province
The programme includes enrolling 100,000 girls, improving reading for 750,000 children and helping 25,000 teachers increase their skills.
“I work by collecting scrap”: Mustafa, 12, films his life as a Syrian refugee in Turkey
Mustafa is one of four out-of-school children who spent six months filming their lives for ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï after their families fled from the Syrian conflict.
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‘At least five’ Syrian children killed as school is bombed in besieged town
Activists say the students were leaving their school in Eastern Ghouta when a shell landed at the gate.
Terrified children run from Syrian kindergarten after bombing
Video of students fleeing from the attack in Eastern Ghouta was released today - as an aid convoy delivered food to starving children in the same town.
“Free schools are only a stepping stone for universal quality education – not the final solution”
One of our Global Youth Ambassadors lays out the case for a multi-step approach to helping children out of poverty and into education.
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Chinese teacher who’s helping 30,000 children learn computer coding skills
Authorities are investing heavily to get schools and students capable of succeeding in the digital economy.Â
African countries need to help young people get skills for the jobs of tomorrow
The continent's education and vocational learning systems must be transformed, says a major report by UNICEF.
Yemen becomes 70th country to sign Safe Schools Declaration to protect education in conflict
The pledge to safeguard students from attack came days after a coalition that backs the government was blacklisted by the UN for airstrikes on schools.