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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”
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Some students living in war-hit countries like Syria and Yemen have to go to extraordinary lengths to complete their end-of-year tests.
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On the eve of World Youth Skills Day, we look at why innovation and investment are vital if millions of young people are to be equipped for the workplace of the future.
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Illustrated stories of girls on flying bikes or fighting aliens are helping to fight gender stereotypes in a country where fewer females attend or finish school.
Honduras ban on child marriage will ‘give girls better chance of education’
With one in four married before the age of 18, campaigners say enforcing the law will be hardest in indigenous communities and poor rural areas.Â
“Canada is sending a signal across the world about what it truly means to deliver for women and girlsâ€
One of our Global Youth Ambassadors tells of his trip to Canada to take part in the announcement of the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver in 2019.
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50,000 children sent to beg on streets of Senegal … by their teachers
The students are still being exploited and forced to make money despite a government campaign to stop the practice, according to activists.
‘I feel like crying every day’: how FGM and early marriage ruined one girl’s dream of education
Although female genital mutilation and child marriage are illegal in Kenya, they are still rife - as one woman's shocking experience shows.
“More Than A Refugee event was the voice of diverse people in Lebanon”
One of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's Global Youth Ambassadors decided to challenge stigma against refugees by planning a day of live performances and stalls in Beirut.
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“We collected 15,000 books to set up libraries in remote villages and help to educate children”
Our network of Global Youth Ambassadors help to spread the word about education in their communities - here's one example from India of their work.
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Landmark moment as world leaders act on plan to get millions of children into school
After campaigners demanded education for every child, the G20 summit has committed to action on a financing plan that will unlock $10 billion a year.