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April 17, 2017

A Dream Come True

“When I saw my friends going to school I was sad that I could not join them,” Neang says. At home, her older sister would try to teach…

April 17, 2017

Reaching for the Sky in Yemen

“I dream of becoming a pilot and flying people all over the world,” he says. Forced to leave their home in Darfur, his family fled to Yemen…

April 17, 2017

Going to School for the First Time: Educate A Child and UNICEF Somalia are Expanding Access to Education

Now she is a pupil in class two and her favourite subject is science. “I want to be a teacher when I grow up,” Malyun says. “I want…

April 17, 2017

Transforming Lives Through Education

Everything changed for her thanks to Educate A Child (EAC), working with its partner in the country, the Oando Foundation (OF), an independent charity established in 2011. Together…

December 28, 2016

Ouattara’s Story: How an Out of School Boy in Rural Côte d’Ivoire Made it back to School

But, in 2013, the administration informed him that he could not sit his final examination because he did not have a registered birth certificate. Exhausted by the daily…

December 28, 2016

A Future Reimagined: Fatra’s Story

The age of 12 is an important time in a child’s life, as the education many receive prepares them for the rigours of high school and beyond. For…

October 25, 2016

Shimuly Dreams of Being a Teacher

Shimuly grew up in poverty. Her father, Amir, a day labourer, had struggled to support his family of ve until his untimely death. Life, in turn, grew more…

September 6, 2016

Education Gives Suhani the Freedom of Choice

Her parents reasoned that since she was not gaining much from school, they would stop sending her. Rather, they thought she should focus on domestic chores like cooking,…

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…

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…

"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