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Education. Development.
Rwandan Children Recruited as Child Soldiers in Congo
Controversial information released by the United Nations accuses the Rwandan government of providing child soldiers to neighboring country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the explicit accounts, Rwandan officials vehe...
Malala Yousafzai Wins Sakharov Prize
Young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The award will be presented by the European Parliament in Starsbourg on November 20. It recognizes Malala’s work defending human...
Education Under Attack in Northern Nigeria
Since early 2012, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has terrorized the northeast states of Nigeria, targeting schools, teachers and students. In response to these attacks, Amnesty International issued a report demanding an...
Child Abduction in China Feeds the Adoption Industry
Upon the news that the Chinese government has rescued 92 children from a kidnapping ring, there has been renewed international attention to the rise in human trafficking throughout China over the past few years. Some estimate ...
Celebrate International Day of the Girl this October by Supporting Girls’ Education
On October 11, people around the world will convene to celebrate the second annual International Day of the Girl. Established in December 2011, this year’s theme is “Innovating for Girls’ Education.” The...
Egyptian School Year Begins with Protests
Since Egypt’s school year began on September 21, student protests have spread in opposition to the military-backed government which removed elected President Mohamed Morsi from power in July of this year. Despite warnings iss...
Jamaica’s Education Minister Currently Revising Foreign Language Curriculum
Jamaica’s Education Minister Honourable Reverend Ronald Thwaites is currently working to improve the country’s foreign language curriculum. Thwaites explained that the “new assessments will be based on new attainm...
Benefits of Spanish-English Bilingual Education for Children
In lieu of the United States’s Hispanic Heritage Month and the cutback of many dual-language programs in Florida, California, and Texas, VOXXI, independent journal for Hispanic America, explored the affects of bilingual e...
Pakistan’s Universities Fail to Comply with Sexual Harassment Policies
According to Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC), 80% of the country’s universities have failed to comply with regulations established to prevent sexual harassment of students. Only 35 of the country’s 14...
UNICEF Working To Help Half a Million Children Return To School in Mali
The government of Mali and UNICEF are gearing up to try to place half a million children, whose lives have been disrupted by the conflict in the north, flooding and a nutrition crisis, in school. About 9,000 teachers will recei...
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...
Teach for Bangladesh Receives Flood of Applications
Teach for Bangladesh, a new countrywide organization, received over five hundred applications this year for its inaugural two-year teaching fellowship. Of the several hundred applicants, only seventeen university graduates and...
UN Declares Education a Priority for Peace
On September 21, countries and people around the world observed this year’s International Day of Peace and the theme of “Education for Peace.”The United Nations marked this day with a call for further investme...
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...
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 ...
Crisis in Central African Republic Continues to Threaten Children
The United Nations issued an urgent call for humanitarian assistance to the Central African Republic, “the world’s most forgotten emergency.” After the Séléka rebel coalition overthrew the government in March 2013, viol...
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...