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Funding programme to help 600,000 children into school in Mali
The project will train teachers and engage parents in a country where less than half of all children complete primary education.
“Easy steps like telling stories can help your children take their first steps towards learning to read”
The founder of Ubongo tells how the non-profit is helping millions of young children learn through fun and technology.
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Big funding boost will help to keep Palestinian schools open
The future of 526,000 children educated at schools run by a crisis-hit UN agency is looking more secure after countries stepped in with another $122 million.
Education Cannot Wait makes a big jump forward for children in crises
The education in emergencies fund has got $70m of donor backing, announced new programmes - and been supported by film star Will Smith jumping out of a helicopter!Â
Action on global education and youth skills at UN General Assembly week
A major funding breakthrough, the #WriteTheWrong campaign launch and youth voices being heard are among the highlights in our roundup from New York.
¹ú²úÊÓƵ gives award to inspirational People’s Postcode Lottery chief Annemiek Hoogenboom
The honour - given at an event in New York - recognises her creative and outstanding work with the charity and as a social entrepreneur.
Please help us to save our schools, say Palestinian students
Two teenagers made a passionate plea about the future of 526,000 children at the 711 schools run by the crisis-hit UN agency UNRWA.Â
Live blog: how we can help to #WriteTheWrong on education and youth skills
Leaders from business, philanthropy, international institutions, government and civil society are at this Global Business Coalition for Education event.
Free school meals get more Syrian refugee children into the classroom
A pilot programme run by ¹ú²úÊÓƵ supported over 4000 students in Lebanon and led to improved attendance and diet diversity.
We can Make Impossible Possible: global leaders back $10bn education funding plan
Government ministers, donors and development banks all gave support to the innovative International Finance Facility for Education at a UN event.