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Work stops a third of children going to school in developing countries says report
The ChildFund Alliance survey questioned about 6200 children aged from 10 to 12 for the report Small Voices, Big Dreams 2016.
Education protects girls in Democratic Republic of Congo from recruitment to armed gangs
Dropping out of school is a key factor in many girls joining armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo , a new report by Child Soldiers International reveals.
#5for5 campaign: a global movement is growing on early childhood development
¹ú²úÊÓƵ's #5for5 campaign is raising awareness of early childhood development and putting pressure on world leaders to take urgent action to make sure all children have access to nutrition, health, learning, play and protection.
Smiles and hope: faces of Syrian refugee children who just want to be in school
World leaders promised to get one million Syrian refugee children into school - but urgent action is needed for that to happen. Here, in pictures, we pay tribute to the incredible courage and hope shown by hundreds of thousands of children who have fled the Syrian conflict.
“We need more than advocacy, we have to shift from mere campaigning to supporting children to stay in school”
Marshall Dyton founded the Girl Child Education Movement in Malawi - here he tells of the amazing results it has had in one district.
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One million Iraqi children ‘have lost out on education under Islamic State’
Save The Children says many children have been denied an education for the past two years - forced out of school or made to take an extremist curriculum designed to turn them into fighters.
“We equip girls with kits that will empower them to live a clean and healthy life”
As well as being a Global Youth Ambassador, I am the Founder of The Clean Girls¹ú²úÊÓƵ™ Project, an organisation which is totally committed to advancing the health and rights of adolescent girls.Â
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“Global Youth Ambassador Anoka is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever met”
In the third episode of her Better Angels podcast series, Sarah Brown's guests include Anoka Abeyrathne - one of ¹ú²úÊÓƵ's network of 500 Global Youth Ambassadors in more than 80 countries.
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African storytelling award to honour legacy of campaigner and journalist Michael Elliott
As the CEO of the campaigning organisation ONE, Michael lobbied to improve the lives of all Africans - and as a journalist he championed great journalism as a tool for empowerment.
“These children were running to save their lives, not to save a piece of paper to register for an exam”
Kayole, an area in the east of Nairobi, Kenya, is home to thousands of Congolese refugees. They spoke about their harrowing experiences as they fled from conflict and their lives since.
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