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“We need to make knowledge our weapon but make empathy the skill”
In a new episode of her Better Angels podcast, ¹ú²úÊÓƵ President Sarah Brown talks to young activists who are part of the Millennials generation.
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Village children to test $10m prize innovations that let them teach themselves
The five finalists in the Global Learning XPRIZE contest will have their software tried out by 4000 children in Tanzania over the next 15 months.
Indian boy eats the one billionth school meal provided by charity
12-year-old Mohsin is one of 1.2 million children who rely on nutritious food from Mary's Meals to help them stay in school and study.
280,000 Syrian refugees still out of school in Lebanon – and many work to feed their families
Despite promises by world leaders to get all Syrian refugees into school, there are still many barriers preventing children in Lebanon from getting an education.
“Sacrifice that girls made to support their sister’s education touched my heart”
One of our Global Youth Ambassadors tells how a community group is inspiring local people to help children get access to better education.
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Volunteers help children in remote Sri Lankan schools to learn coding
A young tech expert is helping children in rural areas to get valuable skills that will be crucial for their future.
Teachers on tricycles give lessons in Nigeria’s danger zones
"Mobile schools" are being used to take education to children in small communities in parts of the country that are under attack from Boko Haram.
I can go to school now and not be scared says Bana Alabed, the Syrian girl who live-tweeted from Aleppo
The eight-year-old Syrian who made world headlines has a new book out that tells of her terrifying experience living through the bombardment of Aleppo.
“Learning to read in their mother tongue helps to accelerate children’s learning”
A new programme is teaching young children in Mozambique to read in their native language before moving on to learn Portuguese.Â
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Learning centres to be opened for 200,000 Rohingya refugee children
About 1300 new centres will be added to provide education for children who have fled from ethnic violence in neighbouring Myanmar.