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How girls who dropped out to have babies are being helped back into school
A project in Kenya is working with young mothers to get them back into secondary education.
Watch these powerful anti-child marriage videos from Bangladesh
New films are sending out the message that underage girls should never be forced by their families to wed and give up their education.
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In pictures: celebrating the world’s indigenous and ethnic children
On International Day of the World¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s Indigenous Peoples, we feature children whose native or ethnic backgrounds often leave them marginalised.
‘Disability is not inability’: breaking down stigma and helping children into school
Helping children with disabilities to find their confidence, as well as changing attitudes and policies, are key if they are to access education and independence.
UNHCR builds new classrooms and trains teachers to deliver better education for Sudanese refugees
Schools in the 12 camps in eastern Chad are so overcrowded that the average class size is 97 - but this project will reduce that and provide teacher training and text books.
“Education is the only skill that I can use to safeguard my future”
As part of a series about life inside Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, we talk to a 15-year-old Somalian about his education and hopes for the future.
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“With the help of the education I am getting from my school, I will be an ambassador of change”
As part of a series about life inside Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, we talk to Okwach Joe - whose family left South Sudan because of conflict.
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“There is no sound of a gun here – I have friends at school and teachers who mentor us”
As part of a series about life inside Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, we talk to 14-year-old Sharma Mohamed from Somalia about why education is vital for girls.
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“I will study smart and become the best voice of children in my country”
As part of a series about life inside Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, we talk to seven-year-old Terry Teka from Burundi about school and the future.
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Life in Dadaab: being a head teacher in Kenya’s massive refugee camp
Peter Atum tells of the many challenges he faces in educating displaced children from different countries and with limited resources.Â