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Youth champions to tell world leaders why they must Act For Early Years
Meet the seven winners of our latest Education Innovation Awards
Hundreds of millions of students now learning from home after coronavirus crisis shuts their schools
Lessons delivered online and by television are quickly becoming the norm for children in countries around the world.
Coronavirus school closures mean over ONE BILLION children and youth are now shut out of classrooms
The pandemic has forced over 120 countries to shut down their education systems - on top of 258 million young people already not going to school in the long term.
“Coronavirus is amplifying the struggles that children are already facing to receive a quality education”
¹ú²úÊÓƵ President Justin van Fleet looks at the crucial role of education in the midst of a global health crisis.
Expert Voices
How our Global Youth Ambassadors have been inspired to Unlock Big Change
Our youth activists tell about their uplifting experience at ¹ú²úÊÓƵ's annual International Women's Day event.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our roundup leads with the news that one in five students around the world have had their school and college classes shut down because of coronavirus.
Dutch Postcode Lottery awards ¹ú²úÊÓƵ 1.35m euros for work on education in emergencies
It will help us to fund education centres for refugees in the Greek islands and our work in Lebanon supporting children who attend double-shift schools.
Five things you need to know this week about global education
Our roundup looks at how coronavirus has put nearly 300m children out of school, how girls still face high levels of violence and school meal programmes in Africa.
How to Unlock Big Change is theme of ¹ú²úÊÓƵ International Women’s Day event
Charity supporters hear that education is key to achieving gender equity for girls and women around the world.
‘Mover, shaker and partnership builder’ … ¹ú²úÊÓƵ honours Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The former World Bank chief and chair of GAVI, the global Vaccine Alliance, received a special award at the charity's International Women's Day event.Â
89% of UK’s young people believe education is a right – unless you’re a girl or refugee
¹ú²úÊÓƵ research also reveals that just 62% of British boys aged 16 to 18 think girls and boys have an equal right to education, compared to 90% of girls.