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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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Universal Children's Day on November 20 promotes and celebrates the rights of children - here we celebrate the vital right to a free, quality education, without discrimination.Â
Iraqi children happy to be back in school and unlearning the Islamic State lessons of hate
Students in the northern town of Qayyara have been reissued with standard Iraqi textbooks, which the militants replaced with their own in an attempt to brainwash a generation.Â
“It’s really important for us to see Syrian children having a chance to be in school and learning”
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï has been working with partners to help Syrian refugee children in Lebanon who want the opportunity to learn and fulfil their potential. Here we report back on a trip to see how that work is developing.
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“My organisation in Cameroon helps over 1300 children to become creative, to reason and to solve complex problems”
Last month I took part in the 2016 One Young Summit in Ottawa through the Emma Watson’s Tribe Scholarship. The summit was from September 28 to October 1 and I was one of the 30 delegate speakers. During the Panel on Education, I addressed over 1300 young people from 197 countries on “Why are schools failings to prepare young people for today’s job market?" I focused on the topic of using technology to help teach children employable skills but stressed that in some countries there are more fundamental and urgent needs that have to be addressed first.
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Share your childhood picture and help the #5for5 campaign
This Sunday - November 20 - is Universal Children’s Day, when we honour the rights of children everywhere. To celebrate it - and as part of our #5for5 campaign on early childhood development, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï wants to raise awareness of the importance of the first five years of a child’s life.
“Because their bodies are still growing and they are developing mentally, children are even more vulnerable to the harsh conditions faced by all farm workers”
Early childhood development is vital if a child is to get the best start in life and the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Why does private sector investment matter for early childhood development in Kenya? Here is a youth perspective -Â Part One, the problems.
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‘At least five children killed’ in Aleppo air strikes near school and hospital
The latest bombings to claim child victims in the Syrian city hit the surroundings of a children's hospital and a school, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The power of laughter: Sarah Brown podcast stars James Corden, Sarah Millican and Stuart Goldsmith
In the fourth episode of her Better Angels podcast series, Sarah looks at the power of comedy and how we can harness positive energy in charity campaigning to spread the activist message to more people.
Work stops a third of children going to school in developing countries says report
The ChildFund Alliance survey questioned about 6200 children aged from 10 to 12 for the report Small Voices, Big Dreams 2016.
Education protects girls in Democratic Republic of Congo from recruitment to armed gangs
Dropping out of school is a key factor in many girls joining armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo , a new report by Child Soldiers International reveals.