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August 25, 2016

Ground-breaking programme secures access to education for 16,000 children living in Rio’s slums

Educate A Child (EAC) a programme of the Education Above All Foundation in partnership with Apprendiz and the Municipal Secretary of Education of Rio de Janeiro hosted a…

August 21, 2016

Marufa: One Girl Determined to Go to School

However, with the support of the Educate A Child programme, BRAC, a development INGO, has implemented an urban slums schools initiative that has given Marufa the opportunity to…

August 9, 2016

Unique photo exhibition captures the transformed lives of children

The photo exhibition brings to life the images and stories of students in ten countries enrolled in quality primary education programmes throughout the world who have been enrolled…

July 11, 2016

Educate A Child signs agreement with United World Schools to reach over 33,000 children in Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal

Ethnic minority and remote communities are often excluded from the public education system. They face challenges of poor infrastructure, insufficient government investment, low teacher attendance, marginalization for ethnic…

July 4, 2016

Confronting Barriers to Girls’ Education in Kenya

In Kenya, where primary education is free, families often must pay for textbooks, uniforms, and teachers’ salaries. Additionally, when children attend school, they are not contributing to the…

June 30, 2016

Bridging the Education Gap for Underprivileged Children in India

Unlike boys, girls such as Anjana from the Madari community in Rajasthan are not typically educated. “Before I would spend my mornings foraging through garbage looking for anything…

June 30, 2016

Charlène – A Student and a Mother

“Last year I got pregnant. My father was angry. During the school year, I had difficulty learning because of the pregnancy, and I did not pass my secondary…

June 30, 2016

Reversing the Tragedies of the Pristine Valleys: The Revolutionary Walk, Taking a Child to School in Swat, Pakistan

Today, Swat is hardly known for its breathtaking landscape. Instead it makes headlines for a violent insurgency and bans on girls’ education. Rebuilding Swat is a monumental task.…

June 30, 2016

Educate A Child and the UNHCR Work Together to Build a Better Future for Refugee Children in Chad

She snaps off peanut pods by day. “This work is exhausting,” she says. “I’d rather be in school, but classes started months ago. Every year I miss half…

June 28, 2016

Making quality education a reality for children in Chad

There is a magic tree on one of the streets of Moundou, in southern Chad. It may not look magical or even special through everyone’s eyes, but to…

June 26, 2016

EAC Congratulates Aluno Presente on its New Partnerships

It is with great pleasure that Educate A Child announces that Aluno Presente, a co-funded partner project with Associação Cidade Escola Aprendiz, has catalysed sponsorship with the British…

June 2, 2016

HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser tells WHS “Our schools are the battlefield. It is time to fight back"

Speaking as part of a special session at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, alongside Gordon Brown (UN Special Envoy for Global Education), Julia Gillard (Chair, Global Partnership…

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser