Chuol is grateful that despite the trauma she has already experienced in her young life, she is able to continue her education in the refugee camp. Learning has given her a reason to wake up every day.
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Premier Bank 6th FACD-CAB, International Education EXPO 2021
A two-day international education fair titled “Premier Bank 6th FACD-CAB, International Education EXPO 2021” ended in InterContinental Dhaka, Saturday.
News on giving Tk 10000 allowance to students fake: Education Ministry
Dhaka, March 8 (UNB)— The Education Ministry has requested everyone not to pay heed to rumours on social media that it is giving each student Tk 10,000 as allowance. A PID handout on Monday said reports about the allowance is…
‘Urban Slum Children Education Programme’ a unique example: Zakir Hossain
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain has said the ‘Urban Slum Children Education Programme’ set a unique example of protecting the right of children to education.
Education for 75 million Children in Conflict Zones
By IPS Correspondents BONN, Germany/UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 2020 (IPS) – Aryan is a 15-year-old girl from Afghanistan who lives with her family in a shelter in an undisclosed country in Europe. She doesn’t go to school. But she is…
Keeping Education within the Grasp of Refugee Children
By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE, Aug 13 2020 (IPS) – “Not being able to go to school is not something I’d wish on any child in this world,” said 21-year-old Nujeen Mustafa, a young advocate for refugees who fled the Syrian…
Covid-19: Misinformation, education and the need for clarity
By Hassnal Noor Rashid The recent explosion of COVID-19 cases in the South East Asian region has contributed to the globally growing pandemic that has impacted our global social order and may have many dramatic unforeseen consequences to come It…
Exhibition on education, literature and culture to be held at RU
Rajshahi, Feb 20 – A day-long exhibition on education, literature and culture will be held on Friday at Rajshahi University to observe ‘Mujib Borsho’, according to the president of Education-Literature-culture research centre, Rajshahi-Dinajpur area Dwijendranath Banerjee said in a press…
Inclusive education still evades people with disabilities
By Stella Paul DJIBOUTI CITY, Jan 29 2020 (IPS) – Neema Namdamu, 42, grew up in the village of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where children with disabilities were considered a curse.
Proposed Education TV channel has drawbacks
Good education, undoubtedly, is the best investment any government can make. This is the noblest gift it can give to its people. It never falters or fails; it produces dividends for eternity and benefits all
World is off track in its education commitments for 2030
Almost a third of the way to the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals, new UNESCO projections prepared for the UN High-level Political Forum show that the world will fail its education commitments without a rapid acceleration of progress.…
New study busts myths on comprehensive sexuality education
Paper recommends scripted lessons, where necessary, to help teachers cover the subject correctly Paris, 12 June— Comprehensive sexuality education is an essential part of a good quality education that improves reproductive health and contributes to gender equality, argues Facing the…
Reflections on achieving global education goals
Amina J. Mohammed New York – Throughout my life, I have seen the power of education. I have witnessed how quality education for all can support the creation of dynamic economies and help to sustain peace, prosperity, and stability. I…
New EU program of EUR 205mn to strengthen Education in Bd
Dhaka, 5 February – Today, with the launch of the Human Capital Development Programme 2021 (HCDP-21) the European Union confirms its continued commitment to Bangladesh for the development of the country’s Education sector. This EU-funded programme aims to provide improved…
Educating children starts with parents
Neha is a first-generation learner. Her mother, Hema, a maid, wants her only daughter to grow up to become a government servant. This, according to her, will give her family security, stable water and electricity connections, and also an attached…
Pakistan: Girls deprived of education
The Pakistan government is failing to educate a huge proportion of the country’s girls, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Malala tweets to help her fight for girls’ education
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani campaigner who survived being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, has joined Twitter with a call for people to help her fight for girls’ education. The 19-year-old sent her first tweets the same day she…