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Security at the school was not increased despite intelligence about a planned terrorist attack, said the European Court of Human Rights.
‘Education is the way to defeat Boko Haram’ says girl victim
Days before the third anniversary of the Chibok girls abductions, a report has revealed an alarming rise in the number of children being used to carry out bomb attacks for the militant group.
Internet changes the lives of school children on remote Indian salt flats
Wifi has arrived for the first time at inhospitable areas of western Gujurat state, where students at makeshift schools are learning how to use technology.
Circus skills help Syrian refugee children to settle in Turkey
Juggling and trapeze tricks are taught along with the Turkish language to help Syrian children integrate into school and into their host community.
“Girls should carry backpacks with school books, not babies on their back”
Enock Nkulanga - a Թ Global Youth Ambassador and National Director of the African Children's Mission - writes about how much more needs to be done for girls and women to get gender equality.
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Helping to build a brighter future for Palestinian preschoolers
The organisation American Near East Refugee Aid has been upgrading preschools, training teachers and leading the way in developing a national early childhood development strategy.
200,000 children traumatised by conflict in Ukraine need urgent care
More schools have been damaged in recent weeks and thousands of children who risk shells and landmines to get an education are showing signs of fear and anxiety.
“When I became a mother, I also gave birth to my inner teacher. I found a passion”
Elisa Guerra, the founder of an early childhood project in Mexico that grew into a network of schools, tells about a typical day in her life, what drives her and her hopes for her own children.
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Meet the Mexican mother who started her own preschool and became a global teacher
Elisa Guerra began with a programme for under-fives - and now has schools in three countries, a series of education books and international recognition for her work.
“When people say multiculturalism doesn’t work I feel like they are trying to rub out my existence”
In a special episode of her Better Angels podcast, Թ President Sarah Brown talks at length to British comedian Nish Kumar about his shows, his activism and changing attitudes since the UK voted to leave the European Union.
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