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“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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Kenyan centre helps child labourers off the streets and into education
To mark World Day Against Child Labour, we talk to children in the town of Thika about life on the streets and how they are being helped to get a second chance in life.
“Our scholarship package targets children in the Gambia who are in child labour or street begging”
On World Day Against Child Labour, one of our Global Youth Ambassadors writes about a project to help children in a Banjul community move from child labour to education.
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21 sad and shocking facts ahead of World Day Against Child Labour
June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour. So what is child labour, how many children are affected, where are they and what jobs do they do?Â
Back education and a bold funding plan to get every child in school, young people tell G20 leaders
Global Youth Ambassador Saket Mani handed over messages from supporters and charities that urge the G20 summit to support education and a new financing mechanism.
How playing and having fun helps young children learn skills and develop
As part of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's #5for5 campaign on early childhood development, we look at the role of play in learning cognitive and social skills and stimulating the brain.
“I worked as a volunteer in a child-friendly space for children affected by conflict in Yemen”
Volunteers' Week has been held in the United Kingdom this week. So we asked some of our Global Youth Ambassadors to share the volunteer work they're doing - here's an update from Yemen.
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“We help underprivileged children get an education by empowering their parents through commercial farming”
Volunteers' Week is held in the United Kingdom from June 1 to 7. So we asked some of our Global Youth Ambassadors to share the volunteer work they're doing - here's a fascinating idea from Uganda.
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“Coding is the ultimate 21st-century skill set that every young girl should learn”
Girls in marginalised communities in Tanzania are attending Code Clubs - safe spaces where they can learn the skills needed in the technology workforce and in their everyday lives.
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Education aid is falling and failing to reach the right countries warns UNESCO
Donors are shifting their attention away from the poorest countries, says a new report that reveals aid for education decreased for six years in a row.
“As a way of giving back to my community I started a project to help school kids read and write in English”
One of our Global Youth Ambassadors from Ghana tells how he has supported more than 500 children through an educational project
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