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Gasping for breath, the schoolchildren affected by India’s air pollution
Clubs have been set up in 30 schools across Delhi to train students and teachers to be aware of the problems and learn how to deal with asthma.
World Bank scraps $300m education loan to Tanzania over school ban on pregnant girls
The money was due to help improve the school system in a country where thousands of girls expecting a baby have been expelled.
Water from the air helps schoolgirls rescued from child marriage
The girls no longer have to walk for miles to collect drinking water because panels now catch vapour and condense it.Â
Shortage of schools means millions of girls are denied education in Pakistan says report
A third of girls are not at primary school said Human Rights Watch, as it challenged the government to do more on the issue.
88,000 Rohingya refugees and host community children to get education aid
A $12m funding package from Education Cannot Wait will assist UN agencies to ensure a common vision for providing quality learning.
Schools in Gaza closed as fighting threatens safety of children and teachers
An outbreak of violence has prompted action from the UN agency that educates 270,000 children there.
Last of kidnapped school students are freed in Cameroon
The secondary school principal was also released by the group who had seized almost 80 children in the troubled English-speaking region.
Teacher training delivers quality early years learning for children in Ghana
A successful programme that has helped 27,000 young children has been recognised with a major United Nations prize.