Expert voices
Every child has the right to feel hopeful about the world
Justin van Fleet
“I know firsthand the impact the environment has in early childhoodâ€
“We turn discarded laptops into learning devices for refugee and vulnerable children”
Never miss an update
7 Apr 2026
Meet the seven winners of our latest Education Innovation Awards
Latest from ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï
Making books affordable and relevant for young children
The power of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï: our campaigns, projects and networks in 2025
Annual Christmas Carol Concert supports the work of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï
Getting children back to school after Hurricane Irma devastation
The deadly storm left many schools damaged, without power or used as shelters in Caribbean countries and the southern United States.
Parents forced to use goats and labour to pay school fees in Zimbabwe
A government programme backed by aid agencies and the UN is supposed to take care of school fees for underprivileged children - but funding has fallen short.Â
‘Love through education’ can help to change the world says Dalai Lama
Tibet's spiritual leader talked about the value of a healthy family and community at an event for the childhood poverty charity Children in Crossfire.
Half of the world’s refugee children don’t go to school
The UN refugees agency revealed today that of the 6.4 million children under its care, only 61% are in primary school and 23% at secondary school.
Countdown to UN General Assembly: education highs and lows of the past 12 months
With the UN's main decision-making session of the year starting today, we look at some of the talking points about global education in the past year.
Poverty leaves India with huge literacy problem still to solve
On International Literacy Day, we look at how India is achieving pre-primary enrolment targets - but many marginalised children are still being left behind.
“Our school has 420 children who are vulnerable or disabled from Nairobi slums”
This week ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï is looking at the early childhood development workforce who help children under the age of five to grow and flourish - today we talk to two leaders.
Expert Voices
“Children who come to day care are confident, happy, alert and can express themselves”
This week ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï is looking at the early childhood development workforce who help children under the age of five to grow and flourish - today we talk to two day care owners.
Expert Voices
They fled from Islamic State – now these Yazidi children are learning again
In a camp in Kurdish-controlled Iraq, we meet families whose children are being supported by a local university and a school to return to some kind of normality.
“I have been doing this job for 20 years because I love it and I love children”
This week ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï is looking at the early childhood development workforce who help children under the age of five to grow and flourish - today we talk to health workers.
Expert Voices