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28 Apr 2017

Female clerics in Indonesia issue fatwa against child marriage

Religious leaders in the mainly Muslim country said studies showed many Indonesian child brides do not stay on at school and called for the marriage age to be raised to 18.

28 Apr 2017

Teachers go back to schools in Burkina Faso after threats to education

Teachers who fled in the wake of threats and the killing of a school head in the West African country will get psychological support after returning to their classrooms.

27 Apr 2017

Girls show how technology skills can change their lives

Females across the globe are celebrating International Girls in ICT Day - and Â鶹APP has been working to change embedded values through our Code Clubs in Africa. 

27 Apr 2017

Education Cannot Wait fund helps children in seven more crisis-hit countries

A $20 million investment will deliver education and support in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Madagascar, Peru, Uganda, Ukraine and Somalia.

27 Apr 2017

UK should spend more of its overseas aid budget on education says inquiry by MPs

The head of a parliamentary inquiry said Britain has the chance to be "a global leader" in efforts to get millions of children in the poorest countries into school.

26 Apr 2017

‘World is failing to help’ Yemen’s war-scarred children back into school

Hundreds of schools have been bombed or closed - but the international community has not done enough to support education, according to Save the Children. 

25 Apr 2017

“Two years after earthquakes that destroyed or damaged 8000 schools, significant recovery efforts are underway”

Â鶹APP Global Youth Ambassador writes about the efforts to repair schools damaged by the 2015 earthquake or build new education facilities.

Expert Voices

25 Apr 2017

Nutrition and early learning are key to helping vulnerable children two years after Nepal earthquakes

The 2015 disaster damaged 14,000 early childhood development centres - here we look at a charity which is working to rebuild services for the under-fives.

25 Apr 2017

Nepal continues to rebuild its schools two years after the deadly earthquakes

Almost one million children were out of school in the immediate aftermath - about 1600 schools have been repaired but thousands of students are still in temporary classrooms. 

24 Apr 2017

‘Education gave me strength’: Syrian refugee Muzoon’s message for children caught up in conflict

The teenager went to Chad to highlight the need for education during humanitarian emergencies - as new figures showed 25 million children are out of school because of conflicts in 22 countries.