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From ambition to action: conference builds momentum for early years summit
Business champions to help shape historic early years summit
City mayors lead the way as champions for the early years
“We established Integrity Clubs in Liberian schools to help reduce corruption in society”
One of our Global Youth Ambassadors tells how the programme trains young people to be anti-corruption watchdogs in their schools and communities.
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Outcry in Turkey as government agency ‘says girls can marry aged nine’
Opposition politicians have called for a parliamentary inquiry into child marriage following the reported statement from the religious affairs body. Â
¹ú²úÊÓƵœOur job is to give young people the tools to achieve their ambitions and help make them good citizens and great leaders”
University founder and 2017 WISE Prize winner Dr Patrick Awuah talks about helping students in Ghana fulfil their potential through education.
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Protection is crucial for young children to survive the trauma of conflict
With millions of under-fives living in war zones, safe spaces are needed to shield them from harm, fear and neglect.
Seven key things that could change the lives of millions of children and youth in 2018
The next 12 months could be crucial in the fight to get every child in the world into school and learning - we look at some moments and opportunities that might make all the difference.
‘Share a secret’ scheme in schools helps to stop girls being trafficked or married
Anonymous tip-offs are part of a campaign in India's West Bengal state which has seen more than 20,000 students in 200Â schools pass on information or seek help.
Bangladeshi schoolchildren get 354m free textbooks on the first day of 2018
More than 43 million students at primary and secondary schools received the learning materials on the annual Textbook Festival Day.
“Every one of us has something to give to someone who has less”
In a special New Year episode the Better Angels podcast, we hear from inspirational people who are helping to bring about change.
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“In conflict, crisis, poverty and discrimination … how we are helping children into school”
Theiworld helps refugees into school and supports Safe Schools as part of our work to help every child into education. Read more about how we change their world. To mark the start of a new year, we asked leading charities and NGOs to tell us what they are doing - about some of their most valuable education projects in 2017 and their aims for 2018. Here is what they told our education in emergencies writer Billy Briggs.
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Helping every child: our top social media posts of 2017
Find out what ¹ú²úÊÓƵ messages and films got the most shares, likes and retweets as we campaigned for education and early years care for every child.