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Costa Rican Police Engage Children in Fun and Safety-Centered Activities

The Costa Rican national police force, Fuerza Publica, are confronting the country’s rising crime rate by engaging children in fun and informative activities. The crime prevention project officers are trained in storytell...
by Rachel Pozivenec
 
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Jordan Struggles to Provide Education for Syrian Children

Jordanian schools are struggling to accommodate the Syrian children who found refuge in the country. Three-quarters of the 150,000 school-aged children in Jordan have yet to find a classroom this fall. In the outskirts of Amman...
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Turkish Government Introduces Reforms for Kurdish Minorities

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced a series of liberalizing reforms giving long anticipated overtures to the country’s Kurdish minorities. Students enrolled in private schools will now be permitted to ...
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IKEA Foundation Provides Funding for India’s Women and Children

The IKEA Foundation contributed €60 million to UNICEF’s development programs in India earlier this month. The generous donation will provide quality health and education services to millions of underprivileged childre...
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Rwanda’s Youth Receive College Opportunities Through Open Sourced Programs

College-aged Rwandan youth will now receive low cost and high quality learning thanks to Kepler, an education program offering massive open online courses (MOOCs) and competency-based degrees. Kepler launched their program from...
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Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities Approve Oil Drilling in Exchange for Education Funding

The Ecuadorian Indigenous community, the Waorani, nestled inside the Yasuni National Park in the Amazonian jungle, will allow international oil companies to drill into their land in exchange for government and international fun...
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Brazilian Territory Bans All Toy Guns

Brazil’s Federal District will ban all toy and replica guns in an effort to reduce the country’s violent crime and promote a culture of peace. Valeria de Velasco, minister for the protection of victims of violence i...
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India’s President Petitions to Improve Higher Education

India’s President Pranab Mukherjee expressed his disappointment over the current state of India’s academic institutions during the 23rd annual convocation of Pondicherry University. He regretted the shortage of hig...
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International Labor Organization Presents Conditions of Worldwide Child Labor

Worldwide child labor has been reduced by one third since 2000, according to report “Making Progress Against Child Labor” released this month by the International Labor Organization (ILO). The results indicate that currentl...
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