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Lack of space and costs means 400,000 Haitian children miss out on school
As students return to school, Haiti's former education minister says the stretched and underfunded system is like that "of a country at war".
Natural disasters leave millions homeless and children out of school
The South Asia floods have put 1.8 million children out of school - but natural disasters are happening all the time and disrupting education around the world.
“With children coming from a war zone, we work hard to integrate them into classes and build their friendships”
This week ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï is looking at the early childhood development workforce who help children under the age of five to grow and develop - today we talk to the Syrian owner of a kindergarten in Turkey.
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“I went home from school one day and found our house burnt to ashes and my family missing”
A teenage boy from Somalia tells how he went from being a happy youngster to a street kid and child soldier - and how he longs to finish his education.
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“I work hard to make the classroom fun and teach many of the lessons in a playful way”
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 teachers.
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“The madrassa ECD programme is owned by the community and the success is for the community”
Early childhood development advocate Faith Ocharo looks at the success of a programme that has benefitted 80,000 young Muslim children.
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Why Cuba is leading the way on early childhood development
A combination of government programmes and family involvement are key to the country's great strides in nurturing their young children.
South Asia floods: 18,000 schools damaged and fears that thousands of children may never go back
With the disaster putting 1.8 million children out of school in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, there are calls for education to be a priority in the response.
20 years after Princess Diana’s landmine walk, children go to school here
On the anniversary of the British royal's death, we look at ongoing efforts to clear landmines - many of them near schools or on students' routes to their lessons.
Rotavirus vaccines could help millions of African children survive and grow
A heat-proof vaccine being trialled in Niger could help to save 500,000 children each year and allow millions to grow and develop.