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Justin van Fleet
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“We turn discarded laptops into learning devices for refugee and vulnerable children”
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Gordon Brown wins Jo Nesbø award and gives prize money to ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï
The UN education envoy collected the honour in Norway from the thriller writer for his efforts to get every child in the world into school.
Safe Schools: Girls’ clubs help victims of sexual abuse in Kenyan slums
To mark ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's Safe Schools report, we look at how girls are often intimidated on their way to school and experience gender-based violence.
Safe Schools: Attacks and kidnappings disrupt education for children in English-speaking Cameroon
To mark ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's Safe Schools report, one of our youth activists tells us about the terrifying situation for many children in his home country.
“Yemen war has destroyed schools and forced teachers to work without pay for years”
To mark the launch of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï's report Safe Schools: The Hidden Crisis, one of our Global Youth Ambassadors - who is also a teacher - tells about the education crisis in her country. The report predicts that in 2030 there will be 16.5 million teachers - from pre-primary to upper secondary - in countries impacted by violence, humanitarian emergencies and high levels of violence.Â
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Sesame Street and LEGO to help young refugee children learn through play
A $100 million grant means Rohingya and Syrian refugees will use toys, books and video featuring the Muppets characters to ease their trauma.
Safe Schools report: the hidden crisis, the huge challenges and the actions needed to educate every child
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï has produced a framework for action to help the millions whose education is wrecked by attacks, threats and disasters.
Focus on inclusive education as UK launches global disabilities strategy
Tackling stigma and empowering girls are among the key aims of a five-year plan to ensure disabled people in developing countries aren't left behind.
Keeping 1.5m schoolchildren safe from earthquakes in Kyrgyz Republic
The Central Asian country is prone to natural disasters - so a programme to make its schools safer is crucial.
G20 leaders say investment in early childhood development is ‘high priority’
A landmark moment for early years care - including health, nutrition and learning for children under five - came at the Argentina summit.
Fighting puts 60,000 children out of school in Yemeni port city
A third of schools have been closed and only one in four teachers are still working in the hardest-hit areas of Hudaydah.