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27-10-2009
English language classes funded by UN High Commission for Refugees for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal are helping them gain confidence. The classes are held to help people who have opted for resettlement in a third country.
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Image: Refugee students attend an English class at one of the camps in eastern Nepal/ Photo credit: UNHCR
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22-10-2009
A storybook written and illustrated by the children of tribal communities in eastern India reflects their imaginative potential and proximity to nature. As part of a literacy project, it has provided them a chance to think independently through creative learning.
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Image: Cover page of the book/ Photo credit: Infochange
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15-10-2009
A Shiksha Adhikar Yatra was organised by National Confederation of Dalit Organisations in Uttar Pradesh. The volunteers visited several villages in Lalitpur district of the state to spread awareness on importance of education especially for the girl child
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Image: Ashok Bharti, Chairman, NACDOR inaguates the yatra/ Photo credit: NACDOR
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29-09-2009
Mostly inhabited by minority Tamil community, Vakarai is considered located on a ‘fault line’ of disasters. This Sri Lankan fishing village has seen the worst of tsunami and the war between government troops and LTTE, but it is now slowly reconstructing itself.
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Image: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Bernard Savage during the Vakarai school opening/ Photo credit: IPS
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23-09-2009
Residential Bridge Course, an innovative educational programme running in central India has provided many school dropout girls a chance to rediscover themselves. Using play methods for teaching, the UNICEF-Uttar Pradesh government led initiative also helps them learn leadership and life skills.
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Image: Happy faces at ALPANA, the residential bridge school at Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India/ Photo credit: UNICEF
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01-09-2009
In spite of a constitutional mandate, the budget allocation on education is far lower than required in the Philippines. The impact of economic crisis and the pressures of increasing population are forcing parents to send their wards to overcrowded and ill-equipped public schools.
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Image: School students read inside a dimly lit classroom at a public school situated near The Payatas garbage dump in Quezon City suburban Manila/ Photo credit: The New York Times
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24-08-2009
To push nations reach a fair and just climate deal by the year end, over 800 young people gathered last week in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. The UNEP now plans to educate the youth about the upcoming Copenhagen conference in the coming months through a series of events and rallies.
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Image: Tunza International Youth Conference on Climate Change/ Photo credit: UN News Centre
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20-08-2009
An initiative by UNICEF has helped children in Koraput district of Orissa don the mantle of young reporters. Under the programme, more than 1,800 children have been trained to produce a bi-monthly newspaper highlighting issues like lack of safe water, child marriages, and hurdles in attending school.
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Image: Child reporters from Koraput being educated on various aspects of reporting / Photo credit: Santakar/ UNICEF
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19-08-2009
For the last two years, UNICEF youth centres have empowered young people to participate in the decision-making process of their community. In a country where young girls are married off early, life skills help them deal with an uncertain future.
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Image: A computer lesson for girls in the UNICEF-supported Youth Information and Contact Center of Jalalabad/ Photo credit: UNICEF
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17-08-2009
A three-day national writers’ conclave held in western India last week brought together leading development experts to discuss various dimensions of human development for sustainable growth, with special focus on MDGs. The recommendations outlined the need for convergence between various departments to deliver quality health and education services.
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Image: Dr. Syeda Hameed along with Rajasthan health minister Aimaduddin Ahmed Khan (L) and Education minister Bhanwar Lal (R) at the Conclave/ Photo credit: Kalyan Singh Kothari
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