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Educational Community Center Increases Opportunities for Sri Lankan Students

Rainbow Bridge is a community education center situated in Batticaloa, on the East coast of the island of Sri lanka. Sri Lanka is an island racked with the consequences of a 30 year long civil war, which caused a rift between t...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

Decline in International Aid Threatens Education MDG

According to a new report published by UNESCO, international aid is at the lowest since 2001. This information came to light after UNESCO’s Education for All programme analyzed international aid statistics ahead of a high...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

Laos: Young Students Travel to USA to Educate the Public

Two young Laotians are touring the USA in order to educate the public about the thousands of unexploded bombs which litter the country. During the Vietnam war the US dropped over 2 million bombs on Laos during a nine year peri...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 

 

India: New Program Promoting Humane Citizenship Endorsed

NAGPUR: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been working in affiliation with India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to create a humane – education program. This program aims to m...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

Nigerian Union of Teachers Demands Implementation of UNESCO’s Suggestion

As the world celebrated Labor Day, Nigeria’s capital city Abuja became the arena for the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), as they called on every tier of their government in an attempt to ensure allocation of 26 per cent...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

British Insurance Company Supports Disaster Prone Philippines

A British company named Prudence Foundation, part of insurance firm Pru Life UK, has recently committed £100 million for three years of disaster preparedness initiatives among others in calamity-prone Philippines. Pru Life U...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 

 

EU Gives Education Grant to Kyrgyzstan

A statement has been released that the European Union will grant Kyrgyzstan €20 million for technical and vocational education development. These funds will be spent on budget support and education programs. We decided to sta...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

Pakistan: Religious Scholars Call for Educational Reform

Prominent Pakistani scholars called upon politicians to make education a top priority as they sat down to discuss the current state of emergency affairs. The participants that met on Wednesday were mostly religious scholars wit...
by Ashleigh Brown
 

 
 

Private Equity Firms Have Their Eye on Africa

A rapidly emerging middle class is becoming prominent in Africa. Due to this shift in social demographic, schools in countries such as Nigeria are preparing themselves for a new influx of students willing to pay their way towar...
by Ashleigh Brown